Modern Era Historical Milestones

Question 1

Spanish–Venetian fleet is defeated by the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Preveza

1558

1538

1642

1498

1721

1635

Question 2

The Protestant Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Saxony

1768

1704

1517

Question 3

William Shakespeare is baptized

1760

1522

1564

Question 4

Peace Treaty of Lisbon between Spain and Portugal recognizes Portugal as independent country

1546

1668

Question 5

War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied with the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied with the French

1540

1770

1552

1517

1542

Question 6

Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned by Elizabeth I

1567

1761

1597

1504

Question 7

The South Sea Bubble

1726

1720

1568

1620

1761

Question 8

Plague outbreak claimed 80,000 people in Elizabethan England. In London alone, over 20,000 people died of the disease

1727

1563

Question 9

The Yousafzais defeat Dilazaks at the battle of Katlang to found the Yousafzai dynasty in Pakhtunkhwa in modern-day Pakistan and Afghanistan

1521

1758

1498

1665

1693

1520

Question 10

The British attempt to capture St. Augustine, Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine

1576

1663

1740

1584

1683

1537

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