Unit 4 Timeline

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    Unit 4

  • King James I

    King James I begins his rule over England after Elizabeth I dies
  • King James I dies, replaced by son Charles I

  • First Dismissal of Parliament

    Charles I dismisses the Parliament for the first time, begins the "11 Years Tyrrany"
  • English Civil War Begins

  • Charles I is beheaded for Treason

  • Glorious Revoltuion of 1688

  • English Bill of Rights is passed

  • Montesquieu creates the "Spirit of the Laws"

  • Encyclopedie

    Jean-Jacques Rosseau begins writing the "Encyclopedie"
  • Encyclopedie

    Jean-Jacques Rosseua finishes writing the "Encyclopedie"
  • Age of Enlightenment

    Age of Enlightenment begins