Mazzarini "Mazarin" - Chief Minister (Louis XIV 1643-1715) Trained by Richeleiu Increased taxes to continue war with Spain Hated because he was Italian Fronde A children’s game in Paris - throwing dirt at passing coaches A disorganized rebellion against the monarchy prior to 1789 Bosons legacy By 1659‚ Mazarin defeats the Spanish Louis XIV marries the daughter of Philip IV of Spain France becomes the leading power on Europe In 1661‚ Mazarin dies Louis XIV announces he will be his own first
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reunited to the empire. In 542 the Goths revolted under their king‚ Totila; by 553 they were again crushed. Narses became the first Exarch of Italy. Verona and Brixia (Brescia)‚ the last Gothic strongholds‚ fell in 562. The Roman armies then marched on Spain and conquered its south-eastern provinces (lost again in 623‚ after Justinian’s death.) Meanwhile the Crimean Goths and all the Bosporus‚ even the Southern Arabs‚ were forced to acknowledge the rule of Rome. A second war against the Persians (540-45)
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between Protestants and Catholics and the battles between parliament and the monarchy that engulfed the seventeenth century. The Protestant/Catholic divide was settled‚ for a time‚ by the Elizabethan Religious Settlement‚ and parliament was not yet strong enough to challenge royal absolutism. England was also well-off compared to the other nations of Europe. The Italian Renaissance had come to an end under the weight of foreign domination of the peninsula. France was embroiled in its own religious battles that would only be settled
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last Roman Emperor in the West in 476/ in the East in 1453 8th – 15th / 16th century→ Dominance of feudal structures; and the Papacy 14th – 16th century→ Decline of the Church and of feudalism; polity of Estates Around 15th -18th →The rise absolutism 18th -19th centuries →The emergence of the modern state B. A Typology of The States (in European History) a. Empires: Ideal Type: Roman Empire Requirement: Accumulation and concentration of coercive means (war-making ability) Boundaries:
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How big a threat to international order was Napoleon? Was Napoleon a threat to international system? Did he change international rules of behavior and transformed the European order? These questions are open to much debate‚ discussion and argument. In my essay‚ I will determine what international order was at the beginning of the French Revolution and analyse Napoleon as a military and political threat to international system. International system of the 18th century was different from the one that
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1/26/2014 Chapter 15 - Survey of World Hist From 1500 Section 304 Spring Semester 2014 Chapter 15 The Protestant Reformation Until 1054 there was one main body known as the “Church” within Christianity. Then came what the Great Schism of 1054 (not to be confused with the Great Western Schism of 1378) The capital of the “Roman” Empire was moved to Byzantium The Emperor Constantine had the city named New Rome. Eventually the city became known as Constantinople. The bishop of Rome was
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(1632–1704)‚ Pierre Bayle (1647–1706)‚ Voltaire (1694–1778) and physicist Isaac Newton (1643–1727).[3] Ruling princes often endorsed and fostered these figures and even attempted to apply their ideas of government in what was known as enlightened absolutism. The Scientific Revolution is closely tied to the Enlightenment‚ as its discoveries overturned many traditional concepts and introduced new perspectives on nature and man’s place within it. The Enlightenment flourished until about 1790–1800‚ at
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Chapter 13: European society in the age of the Renaissance I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan
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Hnrs. Renaissance History Chapter 17 & 18 Study Guide 1. The two most important influences on Enlightenment thought were who? John Locke and Isaac Newton 2. After 1688‚ Great Britain permitted religious toleration to which groups? Lutherans‚ Jews‚ and Muslims 3. This nation was significantly freer than any other European nation at the beginning of the Enlightenment. What nation is this? Great Britain 4. An expanding‚ literate public and the growing influence of secular printed materials
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(mother)‚King Henry VIII (husband until 1533) ‚ Queen Mary Tudor (daughter) Role: Mother to Mary Tudor‚ wife to Henry Tudor VIII Motto: “humble and loyal” Early Life: Catherine was the daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. She was born in Spain‚ but was sent to live in England at a young age as she w betrothed to Aurthur Tudor (the older brother of Henry VII) who was meant to become king of England ( succeeding his father). At 14 she married Arthur‚ however he died 6 months after
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