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Jan 1, 1479
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabelle become monarchs in Spain
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile become the 'Catholic Monarchs of Spain. They supported many of the naval expeditions from Europe to the Americas and Asia. -
Jan 1, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan Sails
Ferdinand Magellan is the first European to circumnavigate the world. His courage inspired many other explorers, such as Vasco da Gama. -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias sails
Bartolomeu Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope. Some new trade routes were established after his travel. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus and the Americas
Christopher Columbus sails to the New World. This was the beginning of a huge discovery: Columbus landed on Caribbean islands, what was probably the Bahamas back then. Considered to be the first European to find the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1498
The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci finishes The Last Supper. It would become one of the greatest artworks in human history, preserved and admired in modern days. -
Jan 1, 1517
The 95 Theses
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses at Wittemberg Church, in Germany. It is the beginning of the Reformation, that led to a whole new world regarded the influence of Catholic Church on governments and population. -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernando Cortez Sails
Hernan Cortes sailed to Mexico and conquered the Aztecs. Cortez's men destroyed the city, killed thousands of Aztecs, and ushered in centuries of Spanish rule. They also introduced the Spanish language to an area with a variety of indigenous languages, changing South America for ever. -
Jan 20, 1527
Philip II Rules
Philip II was part of the Hapsburg royal family. Made Spain the richest country in the world (1554). Waged wars to increase the Catholic power. He died Sept. 13 1598 -
The Armada fleet
Queen Elizabeth's English Army defeats the Spanish Armada and took control of the Atlantic Ocean. Spain would never get over this loss. -
British Civil War Rages
The Civil War between the Cavaliers (Royalists) and the Roundheads (Puritans) begins, and lasts until 1649, when the Parliament won and Oliver Cromwell began his moderate rule. Charles I was captured and severed. -
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Louis XIV rules over France
Th e"Sun King" begins his 72-year rule as the last absolute ruler in Europe. His main architetural accomplishment was ordering the built of Pallace of Versailles. -
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Cromwell and the Commonwealth
After there civil war victory Oliver Cromwell and the purtians decided to ban drinking and kill anyone who had sex before marriage. The effects of this event was that the people were happy at first but later on they wanted a king, so after Cromwell diead they got Charles II back from his exile to rule. -
King Charles I is Executed
After the Civil War was over, the Parliament held a trail for King Charles I, where they found him gulity and then executed him, The Parliament would rule for 11 years with Oliver Cromwell (who later died and a new revolution began). -
Cromwell and the Commonwealth
After there civil war victory Oliver Cromwell and the purtians decided to ban drinking and kill anyone who had sex before marriage. The effects of this event was that the people were happy at first but later on they wanted a king, so after Cromwell diead they got Charles II back from his exile to rule. -
John Locke wrote Natuaral,Rights
John Locke said that not everyboby was bad and had natural rights to liberty and property, and that the government' s main job was to protect the people's natural rights if failed the people could overrthrow the government. He influenced many philosopher and people in general, just like other enlightenment thinkers. -
Glorious Revolution
James II fled and led by the Parliamen, William III and Mary took over England Pacifically and started the Limited Monarchy rule pacifically.. The Declaration of Rights was also created during the Glorious Revolution.
