How The Renaissance Viewed As New Monarchies?

Jesters, knights, kings, queens, damsels and monks, these were all part of the medieval and renaissance era in Europe. The Renaissance was a time period of rebirth and revival of classical art. Similarly, interest in classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome increased during this time period and it was a time to rebuild for many countries. Historians refer to the monarchies as “New Monarchies” or “Renaissance States” because Spain, England, and France were trying to build their authority and empire up again after the Black Death. The kings or people in power in the seperate countries used this time to gain more power and authority, people in power were focusing on gaining control and stabilizing their countries. In Spain the
With the establishment of this new monarchy the rest of the kingdoms were able to keep their own cortes. Moreover, in their joint kingdoms Ferdinand and Isabella were able to improve the royal council by replacing the aristocrats with middle class lawyers and limiting the power and authority of the cortes. In addition, with the improvements made to their army Spain was able to become one of the most powerful monarchies in Europe. With the help of their of their strong and powerful monarchy, Spain was able to gain control of the Catholic Church of Spain, helping them establish reforms. However, in order to gain more control over the other kingdoms Ferdinand and Isabella began instituting a religious reform to build religious uniformity throughout all of the kingdoms. First, they started off by expelling the unconverted Jews from Spain in 1492 and then expelling the Muslims from Granada in 1502. Regardless of their success in expelling the other religions, not all of Spain agreed with their decision. For instance, Barcelona did not agree with the inquisition of Ferdinand and Isabella “until a papal bull of 1487 reiterated the powers of
England’s economy was affected greatly by the Hundred Years War with France, leaving England in internal distress. For example, when deciding who would inherit the throne the War of the Roses broke out between the ducal house of York and the ducal house of Lancaster in 1455. The war involved many aristocratic families in England and lasted 30 years. After the end of the war in 1485, Henry VII started a new dynasty in England called the Tudor Dynasty after marrying the daughter of Yorkish king and unifying the Lancaster house and the York house. During his reign he was able to restore peace between the nobles and establish the Court of Star Chambers. Not only did the Court of Star Chambers make the power and authority of the king known throughout the kingdom but it was also able to ensure the nobles obeyed the laws by using torture as a form of punishment even when the courts were not available to make a decision. Moreover, Henry the VII was successful despite having to fix all of the problems in England caused the Civil War and the Hundred Years War. For instance, he improved the court system by creating the special council and the Court of Star Chambers. Additionally, he gained the trust and support of the middle class by not imposing as much taxes on them. To conclude, King Henry VII left England in better shape than when he started his reign, he was able to raise the levels of