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Period: May 21, 1527 to
Reign of Phillip II
king of spain. -
Period: Jan 16, 1547 to
Reign of Ivan the Terrible
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Jul 24, 1567
Reign of James I
king of england -
Aug 23, 1572
St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots. -
Period: Dec 13, 1572 to
Reign of Henry of Navarre
He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon. -
Period: to
Cardinal Richelieu appointed.
French clergyman, noble and statesman. -
Signing of the edict of Nantes.
granted Huguenots substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. -
Period: to
Reign of Louis XIII
king of france. -
Period: to
Thirty Years War
war over relegion, power and land. -
Period: to
Reign of Charles I
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English Civil War
series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. Ended 3 September 1651. -
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Reign of Louis XIV.
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Period: to
Signing of the Peace of Westphalia
these treaties ended the thirty years war. -
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Reign of Oliver Cromwell.
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Restoration of English Crown
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II -
Louis XIV assumes full control of France
His reign as king, of 72 years and 110 days, is the longest in French and European history -
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Palace at Versailless started / ended.
Versailles was the royal residence of France for little more than a century -
Period: to
Reign of Peter the Great
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Glorious Revolution
was the overthrow of King James II of England -
English Bill of Rights.
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Period: to
War of the Spanish Succession
fought between two alliances of European powers, including a divided Spain, over who had the right to succeed Charles II as king of Spain. -
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Reign of Frederick the Great
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Period: to
Reign of Maria Theresa
