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    Ch. 16 Outline XVI Revolution and Change in England A) The Tudors and the Stuarts 1) The Reign of Mary Tudor a) revolution: a radical attempt to change the very structure of a country’s government b) in the late 1400’s the Tudor family became the rulers of England. 2) The Reign of Elizabeth I a) Mary Queen of Scots i)When Mary I died her half-sister‚ Elizabeth‚ became queen. ii) Elizabeth had no children so the crown went to Mary Queen of Scots‚ a Catholic. b) The

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    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 Empire
First Hapsburgs were dukes of Austria. Got in carefully arranged marriages. Charles V (1500-58).
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    Borderlands I The Early Chesapeake A) The Founding of Jamestown 1) In 1607‚ three ships from the London Company reached the American coast and founded a town called Jamestown (i) However‚ the town was located horribly (geographically & Indian territory) (ii) They were extremely susceptible to malaria‚ lacked proper food & housing‚ and no women were sent with them 2) Jamestown was almost extinct until 1608‚ when John Smith came to lead the country out of its collapse B) Reorganization 1) The London Company

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    because King James II was infringing on human rights and individual liberties‚ such as life‚ liberty‚ and property. Before the Glorious Revolution‚ the people of England felt restless and held down by unacceptable restrictions in society and religion by James II. In 1685 James II‚ son of Charles I and brother of Charles II‚ ascended to the throne. During this time‚ there was great tension between the Catholics and Protestants‚ and James II happened to be Catholic. The citizens of England began to feel

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    ruler is confined to the law and parliament. Theoretically‚ England planned to follow the constitutional model but the Stuart monarchs thought otherwise of this and conflicted with the Parliament throughout the century. This conflict centers on the evolution of England to becoming a world power. Ending the Elizabethan era of England‚ James I‚ the first Stuart monarch‚ ascended to the throne but didn’t plan on using the theoretical model England sought. Believing in divine right‚ he ruled with little

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    by the campaign in Scotland. After a crushing victory at the Battle of Pinkie in September 1547‚ he set up a network of garrisons in Scotland‚ stretching as far north as Dundee. This was a great success for England; it is estimated that more than 5000 Scots were killed in the battle and England controlled vast amounts of Scottish land. His initial successes‚ however‚ were followed by a loss of direction‚ as his aim of uniting the countries through conquest became increasingly unrealistic. The garrisons

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    Monarch England (1603-1660) A different conception of sovereignty While France pursued absolute monarchy‚ England was developing a constitutional monarchy. House of Commons The Lower House Represented the landed gentry of the countryside and the richer merchants if the towns Paid bureaucrats More unity between classes Tudors The Tudor line ended with Queen Elizabeth I James I‚ son of Mary of Scotland‚ became first king of the Steward line James I King of Scotland and of England - Protestant

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    escalating‚ with the rise of William III of Orange and Mary II to English Regency. The Glorious Revolution had immediate and long-term impacts on the English Colonies‚ especially‚ Massachusetts‚ New York‚ and Maryland. After a period of religious and civil war in the late 1640 ’s‚ Oliver Cromwell‚ leader of the Parliamentary and Puritan Forces‚ executed King Charles I‚ rose to power over England‚ and established the Commonwealth of England. The commonwealth and Cromwell ’s rule was short-lived. In

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    your constitutional monarch HERE. A better place to live ? Phillip II was the king of Spain he was the king of a lot more places like naples England ‚Ireland and he was the lord of 17 17 provinces of the netherland‚ he was know in spain as phillip the prudent‚ he rise to power because he was the son of charles V ‚ he build the el escorial palace ‚ lost the spain netherlands colonies in the ductch revolt ‚ he tried to invade england‚ he was judge a lot and this make a little bit difficult to rule and

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    Britannica on Puritan Revolution: Puritanism under the Stuarts (1603-49) Events under James I. Puritan hopes were raised when James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth as James I of England in 1603. James was known to be Calvinist in theology‚ and he had once signed the Negative Confession of 1581 favouring the Puritan position. In 1603 the Millenary Petition (with a claimed thousand signatures) presented Puritan grievances to the King‚ and in 1604 the Hampton Court Conference was held

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