from bitter internal wars between Huguenots (Protestants) and Roman Catholics. Through these religious conflicts‚ thousands of individuals from both sides were killed. In the worst incident‚ known as St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacres‚ over 20‚000 Protestants were killed. Henry IV rose above the folly‚ converting to Catholicism to please his Catholic subjects. Furthermore‚ he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598‚ which was meant to allow for toleration of the Huguenots and effectively halt the violence
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Louis XIV of France Louis XIV‚ France’s Sun King‚ had the longest reign in European history (1643-1715). During this time he brought absolute monarchy to its height‚ established a glittering court at Versailles‚ and fought most of the other European countries in four wars. The early part of his reign (1643-61)‚ while Louis was young‚ was dominated by the chief minister Cardinal Mazarin. In the middle period (1661-85) Louis reigned personally and innovatively‚ but the last years of his personal
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official to serve as his regent. Explain how the following policies show the nature of Richelieu’s “raison d’etat”: · Use of intendants · Actions in the 30 Years War (1618-1648) · Treatment of nobles · Treatment of Huguenots 5. Describe the factors that led to the revolt (known as the Fronde) of the French nobility against the young Louis XIV and Cardinal Mazarin (1649-1652). What lesson did the Fronde teach Louis XIV? How did it help prepare the French people
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Colonization of the New World The discovery and colonization of the “New World” was one of the most significant and influential events in the known history of mankind. It has shaped our present by changing the course of our past and is a time of such great significance that it would be all but impossible to understand today without at least some comprehension of the why ’s of yesterday. What was it that drove such a myriad of people to risk so much to tame the wild and vast lands we now know
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The later Protestant Churches generally date their doctrinal separation from the Roman Catholic Church to the 16th century. The Reformation began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church‚ by priests who opposed what they perceived as false doctrines and ecclesiastic malpractice—especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof‚ and simony‚ the selling and buying of clerical offices—that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church’s hierarchy
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great changes in their forms of government and means of authority. After the death of Henry IV‚ France saw a great step towards absolutism with the work of Cardinal Richelieu‚ who was the advisor to King Louis XIII. He decreased the power of the Huguenots by taking away their military and political powers and also increased the taille‚ the annual tax by the Church to the public. England also saw changes to their government as the days of absolutist monarchs were over as Parliament and the crown became
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The essential point of the Constitution was to make an inclusive government‚ straightforwardly receptive to the general population’s will. The idea of self-government did not begin with the Americans; for sure‚ a measure of self-government existed in England at the time. Be that as it may‚ the extent to which the Constitution conferred the United States to run by the general population was interesting‚ even progressive‚ in correlation with different governments around the globe. When the Constitution
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The Protestant Reformation AP WOR L D H I ST ORY CHAPTER 16 NOTES RELIGION & SCIENCE (1450-1750) The Protestant Reformation Started in 1517 by a German priest named Martin Luther Issued a document called the 95 Theses Nailed it to a church door in Wittenberg‚ Germany Outlined his issues with the Catholic Church The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther was critical of the following abuses conducted by the Catholic Church: The selling of indulgences Pope Leo X (above) sold
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that most of their colonists were interested in economic benefits such as agricultural colonies that would yield cash crops for business. There were other intentions of claiming strategic lands in the name of their homelands. However‚ the French Huguenots were different from the British and Spanish colonists in that they were more interested in the safety of religious freedom and that they would be able to escape religious persecution. The British and Spanish were very imperial countries. They
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Peace of Augsburg‚ The Thirty Years war and the Treaty of Westphalia John Calvin‚ and the Institutes of Christian Religion and the absolute sovereignty of God—predestination The Society of Jesus or Jesuits and Pope Paul III‚ the Council of Trent Huguenots‚ the House of Bourbon‚ the Valois family‚ Henry IV and the Treaty of Nantes The English Reformation‚ Henry VIII‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ Anne Boleyn‚ Jane Seymour‚ Queen Mary and Elizabeth‚ and King Edward VI Kings James I‚ Charles I‚ Oliver Cromwell
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