Home›The Early Modern World›Location›EuropeBrowse ByEuropeThis dimension names the place where a historical event actually occurred. Wikipedia notes that some branches of history "concentrate on particular geographic regions, such as the history of Africa," reflecting how tightly a specific event is tied to its own location. Browsing this way collects every event that took place in the same location.FactsEuropeSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested1500 CE 1End YearWell-attested1800 CE 1EuropeFilter Results15 entriesEvent TypeAllEconomic Event (1)Military Conflict (10)Political Event (1)Scientific or Technological Event (3)Group TreeAllEvents of Exploration and Reformation, 1454 to 1599 (5)Events of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, 1600 to 1788 (9)EraAllThe Early Modern Period (14)The Late Modern Period (1)Event Era (Year)All1440 (1)1497 (1)1519 (1)1529 (1)1562 (1)1568 (1)1618 (2)1639 (1)1641 (2)1688 (1)1740 (1)1760 (1)1775 (1)ParticipantsAllBenjamin Franklin (1)Charles I of England (1)Ferdinand Magellan (1)George Washington (1)James II of England (1)Johannes Gutenberg (1)Maria Theresa (1)Mary II of England (1)Oliver Cromwell (1)Suleiman the Magnificent (1)Thomas Jefferson (1)Vasco da Gama (1)William III of Orange (1)William the Silent (1)Participating StatesAllElectorate of Bavaria (2)England (1)Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1)Holy Roman Empire (2)Ireland (1)Joseon (1)Kingdom of Portugal (2)Kingdom of Sardinia (1)Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (2)Ottoman Empire (1)Scotland (1)Spain (1)Spanish Empire (1)Swedish Empire (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15American Revolutionary WarEuropeEighty Years' WarEuropeFrench Wars of ReligionEuropeGlorious RevolutionEuropeIrish Rebellion of 1641EuropeMagellan ExpeditionEuropeManchu Conquest of ChinaEuropePortuguese Discovery of the Sea Route to IndiaEuropePortuguese Restoration WarEuropeSiege of Vienna (1529)EuropeThe Industrial RevolutionEuropeThe Printing RevolutionEuropeThirty Years WarEuropeWar of the Austrian SuccessionEuropeWars of the Three KingdomsEuropeSources1. Wikipedia: Early modern periodtier 2WikipediaEarly modern period, lead section, span sentenceQuote, Early modern period, lead section, span sentenceThe early modern period, c. 1500 - c. 1800, is a historical period.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.