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Boyars Beards TrimmedIn his efforts to introduce Western customs into Russia, Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards. This satire shows him trimming the beard of a Boyar. Date: 1698
Montenegro RevoltInsurrection of Montenegro against Ottoman rule : Lukas Vukolowich, patriot leader, resists the Turkish invasion as best he can, and a treaty imposes compromise terms
Treaty of Campo FormioTREATY OF CAMPO FORMIO Napoleon imposes terms on the archduke Karl of Austria
Non-Smokers AttackedWhen Austria imposes a tax on tobacco at Milano, Italy, many residents give up smoking in protest : the Austrians then attack those who refuse to smoke !
French Clergy HarassedThe Constitution Civile du Clerge imposes sweeping changes on the Church, starting with doing away with submission to papal authority
Compulsory Bathing C1600Elisabeth Bathori, Hungarian countess, imposes compulsory bathing on her people
Sulla ResignsLucius Cornelius Sulla, after three years as dictator during which he imposes many useful reforms, retires to live peaceably in the country writing his memoirs
Prussia Imposes ForceBismarck sees to it that Prussia takes control of the German states, breaking up the Bund of Bavaria, Hannover, Sachsen and the rest