| Term | Definition |
| 1571 | Battle of Lepanto |
| 1572 | Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre |
| 1588 | Spanish Armada defeated |
| 1594 | Henry IV crowned King of France |
| 1598 | Edict of Nantes |
| 1610 | Publication of "The Starry Messenger" |
| 1613 | Michael Romanov crowned Tsar of Russia |
| 1618-1648 | 30 Year's War |
| 1628 | Publication of "on the Motion of the Heart and Blood" |
| 1648 | Treaty of Westphalia |
| 1658 | Death of Cromwell |
| 1661 | English Restoration |
| 1673 | Test Act in England |
| 1684 | Edict of Fontainebleau |
| 1688 | Glorious Revolution |
| 1690 | Publication of "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" |
| 1697-1698 | Peter the Great toured Europe |
| 1699 | Treaty of Karlowitz |
| 1701-1721 | Great Northern War |
| 1707 | Creation of Great Britain |
| 1713 | Treaty of Utrecht |
| 1715 | Death of Louis XIV; Louis XV becomes king |
| 1642-1646 | English Civil War |