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Economic Renewal and the Wars of Religion
The Age of Exploration
Columbus sails the ocean blue
1492
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Treaty of Tordesillas
1494
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It divides the world between Spain and Portugal.
Da Gama arrives in India
1498
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Magellan cicrumnavigates the globe
1520
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Statue of Artificers
1563
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Regulates trades and wages
The Wars of Religion -Spain, the Netherlands, England, and France
Persecution of Hugenots (nobility was attracted Calvism)
1550 - 1560
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Philip II
1556 - 1598
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Various Incompetent kings; Catherine de Medici
1559 - 1589
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The Dutch nobles form an anti-Spanish League
1566
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They fear Spanish Inquisition and influence.
Mass revolts break out.
The Duke of Alva is sent to the Netherlands
1567
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Establishes the Council of Troubles, Inquisition
Dutch rebellion against Spanish rule
1568 - 1609
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St.Bartholomew's Day Massarce
1572
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Thousands of Huguenots are killed in Paris
The union of Utrecht
1581
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The Seven Northern proviences declare their independece.
Execution of Mary Staurt (Catholic threat in England)
1587
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The humiliating defeat of the Spanish Aramada by England
1588
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Henry IV
1589 - 1610
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He was a politique: the viewed political unity more important than religious unity.
War of the three Henrys
1589
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Herny III dies.
Herny of Guise is assassinated.
Herny of Navarre becomes king.
Henry IV converts to Catholicism "Paris is well worth a mass"
1593
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Edict of Nantes:Protestants and Catholics given equal rights
1598
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Protestantism is allowed to be praticed in private and in areas where it is the majority.
Twelve Years Truce
1609
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It divides the Netherlands into the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Republic.
Peace of Alais: modifies the Edict of Nantes
1629
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Eliminates the fortified cities and Protestant armies.
The Thirty Years War
The Bohemia Phase
1618 - 1625
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Bohemia deposes of Emperor Matthias and chose Calvist elector Fredrick V.
Bohemia is defeated and Catholicism gains a victory.
The Spanish entrench in the Rhineland
Danish Phase: Led by Duke of Holstein defeated by Wallenstein a Catholic victory
1625 - 1629
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Swedish Phase
1630 - 1635
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German states begin to unite against foriegners.
Swedish-French Phase
1635 - 1648
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France and Sweden continue to attack Germany, Spain invades France.
Germany drives out foriegn invaders.
Peace of Westphalia ends 30yrs war
1648
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Territorial gains, religious acceptance, divides HRE