Chapter 17 - The Age of Absolutism. (1550-1800). (1) Extending Spanish Power. (2) France Under Louis XIV. (3) Triumph of Parliament in England. (4) Rise of Austria and Prussia. (5) Absolute Monarchy in Russia. (1) Extending Spanish Power. Setting the Scene. 1500s-1700s. Monarchs get powerful. Build royal army to replace nobles’ army. Take new lands and expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg
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Ideas of the renaissance can be traced back to lead to the Thirty Years War. Humanism‚ individualism‚ rationalism and most of all secularism first appeared in popular culture during that time period and are the core ideas. These ideas gave Luther the ideas for his reforms of the church and cause the protestant reformation which will then lead to a main force in the Thirty Years War which is secularism at the beginning. Protestant reformation drove Europe into a time a chaos such as the Middle
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The Bourbon Reforms were a series of changes imposed by the Spanish Crown‚ Charles III and IV‚ upon their colonies in Latin America in the 1780s. The central goals of the reforms included centralizing Spanish government‚ restoring finances‚ and reorganizing the military. These innovations also aimed at limiting the power of the Catholic Church‚ imposing taxes‚ limiting powers of the Creole elite‚ and largely merging political and economic interests for the progress of Spain. The Bourbon reforms
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Colton Blanchard 2/26/14 Kings and Queens Paper Henry IV Henry IV a Huguenot prince inherited the French throne in 1589. For four years‚ right after he took up the throne he fiercely fought for control of France against catholic oppression‚ and to end the fighting finally he changed to Catholicism. Even though he was now officially a catholic‚ he issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 that provided Huguenots religious freedom. After all‚ of that Henry IV set out to fix all the damage he had done
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Maria Theresa took great responsibility in attempting to shape and mold her nation into the way she hoped it would be. A large aspect of her drive in power would be her competition with other nations. In order to help fulfill her needs to gain power‚ Maria Theresa orchestrated military and political reforms within Austria. In order to hopefully take control of Silvia‚ Maria Theresa needed to increase military power. First she needed to reform the army. In doing so‚ she created a social ideology that
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The Bourbons never gave any thought to greater self-government in the American colonies‚ or of permitting them to trade more freely with the non-Spanish world. If anything‚ the Bourbons centralized colonial administration so as to make it more efficient. The commercial reforms were designed to stop smuggling and end the contraband trade that had flourished for decades and reinforce the exclusive commercial ties between Spain and its colonies. Spain was out to reconquer its colonies‚ both economically
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French music project Édith Piaf Birth name Édith Giovanna Gassion Also known as La Mome Piaf Born 19 December 1915 Died 11 october 1963 (aged 47) Genres cabaret‚ torch songs‚ chanson Early life Much of Piaf’s life is a big mystery. She was born Édith Giovanna Gassion in Belleville‚ Paris. Her birth certificate has the Hôpital Tenon‚ the hospital for the 20th arrondissement
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Causes: • Britain and Germany were competing to have the most powerful navy in the world. This caused tension in Europe. • The Scramble for Africa (when European countries had tried to get as many colonies as they could) had led to many small conflicts around the world. This meant that some of the major European powers were not very friendly towards each other. • The French were very distrustful of the Germans as a result of the war in 1870-1871 that the Germans had won. • The alliance systems
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“Marie Antoinette” In Vienna‚ on November 2‚ 1755 the thirty-eight-year-old sovereign‚ ruler of an empire‚ Marie Theresa‚ was to give birth for the fifteenth time in her life to‚ Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna. Since all the archduchesses were given the first name Maria‚ they were usually addressed by their second name. Maria Theresa would refer to her youngest daughter as Antonia. It was the French who would call her Marie Antoinette. In the meantime Antonia blossomed she grew and developed
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Objectives of Henry VIII’s Foreign Policy 1. Enhance his reputation and ambition. Comparisons with other great warrior Kings eg. Henry V. 2. Pursue rivalry with France. Claim to title of King of France. Nobility and soldiers keen to fight in France. Threat of close relations and possible alliances between France and Scotland. 3. Honour and Glory. Warfare was the way Kings achieved this. David Potter is quite sceptical about such high flown ambitions but other historians
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