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  • Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453

    Hundred Years' War

    The Hundred Years' War was a lengthy conflict that arose between England and France due to many factors. These factors include the quarrel between Edward III and Philip VI over Gascony, the failure of the Capetian dynasty to produce a male heir, and the personalities of the French and English leaders.
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc killed

  • Period: Jan 1, 1455 to Jan 1, 1487

    War of the Roses

    The War of the Roses was an internal English conflict that was fought between the house of Lancaster and the house of York. In the end, the house of York was defeated and Henry Tudor established the new Tudor dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    This treaty divided the New World between the Spanish and the Portuguese.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1535

    Spanish Conquest of Mexico and the Inca Empire

    The Spanish subjected the natives of Mexico, which was currently the Aztec Empire, and wiped out a great number of their people. The leader of the Spanish force in Mexico was Hernán Cortés, who was known for his cruelty to the native Mexicans. Francisco Pizarro lead the Spanish to victory over the previously flourishing Inca Empire located on the west coast of South America.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Jan 1, 1544

    Habsburg-Valois Wars

    There were four main wars between the Habsburg and Valois. Spanish ruler Charles V of the Habsburg dynasty was pitted against French ruler Francis I of the Valois dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1537

    Sack of Rome

    The city of Rome was looted and sacked by mutinous troops of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1562 to

    The French Wars of Religion

    These wars were a result of the Reformation and were fought between the Protestants and Catholics. These wars were a huge threat to French Unity and involved violent outbreaks like the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. The struggle continued until the Edict of Nantes recognized the rights of the Protestants.
  • Jan 1, 1566

    Revolt in the Netherlands Begins

    The revolt in the Netherlands broke out due to a combination of taxation and religious differences. Philip II, known for his passionate Catholicism, failed to suppress the Protestants who rose up in the Netherlands.
  • Jan 1, 1571

    Battle of Lepanto

    This battle was fought between the Turkish fleet and the Spanish fleet of Philip II. It ended in decisive Spanish victory.
  • Jan 1, 1572

    Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Murder of three hundred Huguenots in Paris at the hand of violent Catholics.

  • Edict of Nantes

    Issued by Henry IV of France, the Edict of Nantes gave Protestants freedom from persecution and ended the French Wars of Religion.
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    The Thirty Years' War

    This war started as a religious one but is considered the last of the religious wars because, while it started as a struggle between Protestants and Catholics, it ended with the Catholic French supporting the Protestant Swedes against the Catholic Habsburgs of Germany and Spain. The war ended with the Peace of Westphalia, which granted religious toleration in all of the German states. The pope played no role in the Peach of Westphalia and it was now clear that church as state were separate.

  • Peace of Westphalia

    This peace ended the Thirty Years War and granted the German states the right to follow whichever religion they chose. It marked the end of period one and demonstrated the extent to which the church and state were now separate.