1. Rise of Absolutism 1642- 1649 1547-1560 1560-1584 1649-1658 1618 -1648
A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or authority
30 Years War
1660
1688
1685
1533
1598
1624
1643
1696
1697
Ivan the Terrible (IV)
Comes to Power
Ivan’s “Good” Period
Ivan’s “Bad” Period
Henry IV Issues Edict of Nantes
Appt. of Cardinal Richelieu
English Civil War
Louis XIV Comes to Power
Oliver Cromwell’s
Rule
The Restoration
Louis XIV Cancels Edict of Nantes
The Glorious Revolution
Peter the Great Comes to Power
Peter the Great Embarks on “Grand Embassy to West”
Russia
Why does England develop differently than France and Russia?
England
France