| A | B |
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| 1455 | Date the Gutenburg Bible was completed. |
| 1792 | First French Republic, National Convention in control of France |
| 1492 | Year of Reconquista, Inquisition, and Columbus’ 1st voyage to America. |
| 1815 | Congress of Vienna restructuring Europe after Napoleon. |
| 1795 | 3rd and final partition of Poland by Russia, Austria, & Prussia |
| 1618-1648 | 30 Years War in the Holy Roman Empire. **Starts as Catholics vs. Protestants (Defenestration of Prague), ** Ends as a balance of power war vs. the Hapsburgs ** Bourbons emerge most powerful dynasty in Europe |
| 1812 | Height of Napoleon's empire. Divided into France proper, satelites, and forced allies |
| 1517 | Martin Luther nails 95 theses to door of University Church in Wittenburg. Official start of the Protestant Reformation |
| 1519-1521 | Magellan's circumnavigation of the world |
| 1527 | Year Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (Hapsburg, Catholic, big chin) sacked Rome |
| 1545 | Year the Council of Trent begins - starts Counter-Reformation |
| 1572 | Catherine de Medici orders the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. War of 3 Henries |
| 1642-1649 | English Civil War |
| 1688-1689 | Glorious Revolution in England, William & Mary Take over |
| 1689 | English Bill of Rights |
| 1789 | Start of the French Revolution |
| 1756-1763 | Seven Years War, Treaty of Paris (1763), France gives up posessions in New World to Britain |
| 1750 | Beginning of the Population Explosion in Europe |
| 1453 | Constantinople (capital of the Byzantine Empire) falls to the Ottoman Turks. |
| 1524-5 | German Peasant's Revolt - Peasants misuse Luther's Priesthood of all Believers concept to justify political equality (Luther meant it to mean religious equality). Luther mad, writes Against the Murderous and Thieving Horde, proving him to be a political conservative. |
| 1555 | Peace of Augsburg: religion of the prince is religion of the people. |
| 1643-1715 | Reign of Louis XIV, "the Sun King" |
