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- Elizabeth I (1553-1603)
- Furthers the Anglican Church Defeats the spanish in the Spanish Armada of 1558
- The Spanish Armada took place under which Sovereign? In which country?
- Elizabeth I of England
- What is the Spanish Armada
- Spain tries to christianize England and fails
- James I (1603-1625)
- Unifies Scottland and England because he was also the King of Scottland Creates the House of Stuarts Clashes with parliament because he is an absolutist Re-instates old taxes Fought with Puritans because they didn\'t recognize him as the head of the church
- Who started the house of Stuarts?
- James I
- Charles I (1625-1649)
- Clashed with parliament Quartered troops 1628: Signed the petition of rights so he could get a new tax 1629-1640: Thorough Years 1640: Long Parliament
- What are the Thorough Years
- Charles I\'s attempt at absolutism in England He neglects to call parliament Issues the Anglican Act Issues the Anglican Act in Scottland which promts their rebellion and a war
- What is Long Parliament
- In order to get $ to pay for the war, Charles I signs the Petition of Rights and the Trennial Act Parliament remained in session for two years
- What happens when Ireland Rebels against England
- Charles I asks for $ and a larger army but Parliament says no because they are afraid he will arrest them again.
- Puritan Revolution (1642-1649)
- Royalists vs. Roundheads Roundheads hire cromwell and he creates the New Model Army for the Puritans Cromewell and the Rounheads Win 1648: Charles I was captured and executed 1648: Pride\'s Purge
- What is Pride\'s Purge
- When Cromwell arrests all of his opposition in 1648 and creates Rump Parliament
- Who were the Royalists
- Anglicans, Catholics, Nobles, House of Lords
- Who were the Roundheads
- Puritans, House of Commons, Scottish (who were payed to help fight)
- What is the Commonwealth or the Republic (1649-1660)
- Cromwell creates a \"dictatorship\" Cromwell issues the Blue Laws which makes all of England Puritan
- What are the Blue Laws? When were they issued? By whom?
- -Law that puritanized England -The Republic aka the Commonwealth -Cromwell
- Restoration (1660)
- Charles II invited back to become king Signs the Petition of Rights and the Trennial Act Gets rid of the Blue Laws Signs the treaty of Dover Presented the Clerendon Code and Test Act by Parliament
- What is the Trennial Act
- Parliament must be called atleast once every three years
- What is the Treaty of Dover?
- Signed by Charles II of England and King Louis Louis agrees to give Charles II money if he agrees not to continue warring with Louis and converts to christianity It was a secret treaty that made Charles II not dependant upon Parliament
- What is the Clerendon Code
- Favored against Christians and Puritans Promoted Anglicanism
- What is the Test Act
- No catholics can hold government positions
- James II (1685-1688)
- He immediatley violates English laws and parliament. Gets overthrown by his daughter Mary and Parliament in the Glorious Revolution
- Glorious Revolution
- William and Mary overthrow James II in a bloodless revolution.
- William and Mary (1689-1702)
- William vs. France in a war Issue the Act of Succession which guarantees that no Stuart will take the crown (goes to Mary\'s sister Anne and then Sophia of Hanover)
- Queen Anne (1702-1714)
- Fought the War of Spanish Succession and won the Asciento Priviledge Issued the Act on Union Made England the strongest trading empire
- What is the Act of Union
- Issued by Queen Anne which formed Great Britian by unifying England, Scottland, Ireland and Wales
- George I
- 1st Hanover Ascended the throne due to the Act of Succession by William and Mary
- James II (1685-1688)
- He immediatley violates English laws and parliament. Gets overthrown by his daughter Mary and Parliament in the Glorious Revolution
- William and Mary (1689-1702)
- William vs. France in a war Issue the Act of Succession which guarantees that no Stuart will take the crown (goes to Mary\'s sister Anne and then Sophia of Hanover)
- Henry IV: 1589
- Issued the Edict of Nantes Created the Intendants and the Corvee
- What is the Edict of Nantes
- Gives the Huguenots the right to fortify and freedom of religion
- Who are the Intendants
- French beurocrats that collect taxes. Started by Henry IV
- What is the Corvee
- A labor tax created by Henry IV
- Louis XIII: 1610-1643
- Took away the Huguenot\'s right to fortify Destroyed the nobility\'s castles Sided with the protestants in the 30 years war
- What is the 30 years war
- The emperor of the HRE wanted to unite all the states. France sided with the princes to weaken the HRE and guarantee that they\'d never be strong enough to attack France
- Louis XIV: 1643-1715
- Affected by the Fronde Created and moved to Versailles Protected by Bishop Boussuet\'s \"Divine Rights of Kings\" Absolutist: Sun King, Christianized France, Secret Police, Promoted Mercantilism Downfall: Tried to expand french borders and participated in 4 expensive wars over Flanders. Including the War of the Spanish Succession
- Louis XV
- Mississippi Bubble Fought in the wars of the austrian succession, diplomatic revolution and the 7 years war
- Louis XVI
- Huge debt due to all wars and Versailles Married to Marie Antoinette 1788: Calls estates General and looses control of Absolutism 1971: Flight to Varennes Died in 1973 under the National Convention
- Tennis Court Oath
- 3rd estate vows not to disband until France has a constitution
- Storming of Bastille
- The National Assembly (aka 3rd estate) storms bastille to fortify themselves in response to Louis XVI calling his army to Versailles
- Great Fear
- Louis XVI has guards in the towns and upsets people so the townsmen start attacking the nobles\' homes and ect. Forces a lot of them to leave
- On August 4th the Nat\'l Assembly abolishes absolutism through the signing of what document?
- The Declaration of Man and Citizen
- What were the October Days
- The women of France terrorized france and forced Louis to move from Versailles to Paris