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1492
Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews.
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1533
Ivan IV (the Terrible) became the Czar of Russia.
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1556
Philip II became the leader of Spain
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1568
The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule begins.
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1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre occurred.
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1581
The Dutch Republic was created.
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Philip II's palace, Escorial, finished construction.
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Philip II's Spanish Armanda was defeated by England.
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Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France.
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
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James I became the King of England.
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Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote.
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Beginning of the Thirty Years' War
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Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance in France.
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Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England.
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Frederick William became the Elector of Brandenburg.
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The English Civil War began.
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The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War
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Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England
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Charles II became the King of England (thus beginning the Restoration)
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Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed.
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Peter I (the Great) became the Czar of Russia.
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Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes.
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James II became the King of England.
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William and Mary become the King and Queen of England (Glorious Revolution).
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The English Bill of Rights was issued in England
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Louis XIV became the king of France.
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Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler.
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Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria
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Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg.
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The War of the Austrian Succession began.
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Frederick II (the Great) became the leader of Prussia
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The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed.
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The Seven Years' War began.
