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Isabella gave Christopher Columbus money for his voyage
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King Philip II's reign started
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Religious wars between the Huguenots and Catholics start
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Battle of Lepanto.
Spain defeated an Ottoman fleet -
Queen Elizabeth dies with no direct heir
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Louis XIII takes the throne at age 9
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Protestant noblemen tossed royal officals out of a castle window during Ferdinand responded quickly to
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Charles I inherits the throne
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Charles I was executed
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Peter set out to study western technology
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Warm-water ports became a demand
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Louis XIV died
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Maria Theresa begins her reign over the Hapsburgs (departments.kings.edu/womens_history/mariatheres.htm)
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Seven Year's War begins. Fought in India, North America, and Europe
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Catherine the Great gains the throne after her husband is murdered