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1500155016001650170017501800185019001950Early modern period (Europe)Early modern periodEarly modern periodLong 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th century20th centuryFounding of the Casa de Contratacion In: The British EmpireFounding of the Casa de ContratacionThe encomienda system takes hold In: The British EmpireThe encomienda system takes holdBalboa crosses to the Pacific Ocean In: The British EmpireBalboa crosses to the Pacific OceanPizarro conquers the Inca Empire In: The British EmpirePizarro conquers the Inca EmpireFounding of Lima and the Viceroyalty of New Spain In: The British EmpireFounding of Lima and the Viceroyalty of…The Valladolid debate over Indigenous rights In: The British EmpireThe Valladolid debate over Indigenous r…Patio process spreads mercury silver refining In: The British EmpirePatio process spreads mercury silver re…Defeat of the Spanish Armada In: England 1588, The British EmpireDefeat of the Spanish ArmadaFirst Dutch voyage to the East Indies In: The British EmpireFirst Dutch voyage to the East IndiesAcquisition of Bombay In: The British EmpireAcquisition of BombayEngland seizes New Netherland In: The British EmpireEngland seizes New NetherlandCharter of the Hudson's Bay Company In: The British EmpireCharter of the Hudson's Bay CompanyThe Royal African Company and the Slave Trade In: The British EmpireThe Royal African Company and the Slave…The Glorious Revolution brings Dutch William to England In: The British EmpireThe Glorious Revolution brings Dutch Wi…Founding of the Bank of England In: The British Empire, The bankers, The central bankers and the road to war, The wandering center of moneyFounding of the Bank of EnglandThe English financial revolution and public debt In: The British EmpireThe English financial revolution and pu…The Acts of Union In: The British EmpireThe Acts of UnionPeace of Utrecht and Bourbon Spain In: The British EmpirePeace of Utrecht and Bourbon SpainThe Seven Years War In: The British EmpireThe Seven Years WarThe Battle of Plassey In: Colonialism: the conquest of the world, The British Empire, The British Empire and its dark historyThe Battle of PlasseyThe Fall of Quebec In: The British EmpireThe Fall of QuebecThe Treaty of Paris Ends the Seven Years War In: The British EmpireThe Treaty of Paris Ends the Seven Year…The Company Gains the Diwani of Bengal In: The British EmpireThe Company Gains the Diwani of BengalCook Charts the East Coast of Australia In: The British EmpireCook Charts the East Coast of AustraliaThe First Fleet and the Penal Colony of New South Wales In: The British EmpireThe First Fleet and the Penal Colony of…The Napoleonic Wars and Naval Supremacy In: The British EmpireThe Napoleonic Wars and Naval SupremacyThe Battle of Trafalgar In: Armies and navies: the machinery of war, Military and security, Pax Britannica and the primacy of the Royal Navy, The British Empire, The Napoleonic WarsThe Battle of TrafalgarFounding of Singapore In: The British EmpireFounding of SingaporeThe Cultivation System in Java In: The British EmpireThe Cultivation System in JavaAbolition of slavery in the British Empire In: Hinges of history, The British EmpireAbolition of slavery in the British Emp…Conquest of Sindh and the Punjab In: The British EmpireConquest of Sindh and the PunjabRhodes and the British South Africa Company In: Cecil Rhodes and the dream of empire, The British EmpireRhodes and the British South Africa Com…Gandhi's Salt March In: The British EmpireGandhi's Salt MarchThe Statute of Westminster In: The British Empire, The British Empire and its dark historyThe Statute of WestminsterThe Government of India Act of 1935 In: The British EmpireThe Government of India Act of 1935The Second World War and the Empire In: The British EmpireThe Second World War and the EmpireThe Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya In: Freedom movements: how the colonized won their independence, The British EmpireThe Mau Mau Uprising in KenyaHandover of Hong Kong In: Colonialism: the conquest of the world, The British Empire, The British Empire and its dark history, The wandering center of moneyHandover of Hong Kong6 events, 1492 to 1497. Click to zoom.64 events, 1518 to 1524. Click to zoom.43 events, 1542 to 1546. Click to zoom.33 events, 1565 to 1570. Click to zoom.33 events, 1579 to 1581. Click to zoom.35 events, 1600 to 1602. Click to zoom.53 events, 1607 to 1609. Click to zoom.35 events, 1619 to 1621. Click to zoom.53 events, 1625 to 1630. Click to zoom.38 events, 1648 to 1657. Click to zoom.814 events, 1775 to 1842. Click to zoom.149 events, 1845 to 1860. Click to zoom.913 events, 1866 to 1885. Click to zoom.135 events, 1895 to 1902. Click to zoom.59 events, 1914 to 1922. Click to zoom.97 events, 1942 to 1949. Click to zoom.78 events, 1956 to 1968. Click to zoom.8

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