Who's who
known as the "Virgin Queen"
destroyed the Spanish Armada
Limited Monarchy
Executed Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth 1
English Civil War
French Protestants persecuted by Louis
Hugenots
Citizens have a bill of rights that outlines the powers that the King and Queen have to follow.
Constitutional Monarchy
Puritan leader of Parliament during English Civil War
Beats Charles I in the Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
King James II tries to tax the English people like Charles I. Mary I signs the English Bill of Rights and this establishes the first constitutional monarchy
Glorious Revolution
Ottoman Sultan who was religiously tolerant, supported the arts and culture, and expanded the empire.
Suleiman the Magnificent
the government in Japan, the emperor was at the top without any real power. The Shoguns have the real power and control the daimyo.
Tokugawa Japan
Hapsburg Ruler
Responsible for Peace of Augsburg
Charles V
A serf rebellion where Russian citizens pledged their allegiance to the dead monarch Peter III instead of Catherine. Catherine suppressed this rebellion.
A mughal emperor known for his religious tolerance as he rebuilt hindu temples
Akbar the Great
Checks on the power, usually have a parliament or congress to control king
Limited Monarchy
French King known as the "Sun King"
Made nobles spend lots of money on parties
Country was bankrupt after his reign
Louis XIV
Peace of Augsburg
Hapsburg ruler of Spain and the Netherlands
imported gold and silver to build Spanish Armada
Catholic (forced Jews to convert or leave)
Phillip II
Divine right, hereditary, no checks on their power
Absolute monarchy
Westernized Russia
Built St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
Enlightened ruler of Russia (good treatment for serfs)
Put down the Pugachev Rebellion
Catherine the Great