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Aug 24, 1572
Bartholomew's Day
Huguenot and Catholic nobles gathered to celebrate a royal wedding and violence broke out. this led to a massacre of 3000 Huguenots. it symbolized the complete breakdown of order in France. -
Henry IV became king 1589
Came to French throne as a protestant and was afraid that he would face severe problems so he became a catholic. -
Eddict of Nantes
Protected Protestants by granting Huguenots religious toleration and let them fortify their own towns and cities -
Defenestration at Prague
two Catholics were thrown out of the window at a protestant church at Prague which started the thirty years war -
Cardinal Richelieu Strengthens Monarchy
He strengthened the central government. He wanted to destroy the power of the nobles and the Huguenots because they did not bow down to authority. -
Treaty of Westphalia
Protestants and Catholics were exhausted so they accepted this series of treaties -
Louis XIV becomes king
Disorder swept in France in the beginning. The Fronde took place during his rule. He wanted to be the center of the French Nation Life. The Sun is the center of the Solar System so he was known as the Sun King. -
Creation of Versailles
Louis XIV made this the most magnificant building in Europe. It was a symbol of his wealth and power and is still there today. -
Creation of St. Petersburg
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Charles signs Petition of Right
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English Civil War Begins
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Charles I Executed
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Creation Of the Commonwealth
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The Glorious Revolution