History 311

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History 311

• Religion and Politics
• Part Two
• January 17, 2008

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Religious Situation in Europe
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French Wars of Religion,1562-1598

• Catholic vs Huguenot
• Major Families Valois, Guise, Bourbon
• Henry II (1547-1559) Valois Dynasty
• Francis II (1559-1560)
• Charles IX (1560-1574)
• Henry III (1574-1589)
• Henry IV (1589-1610) Bourbon Dynasty
• Edict of Nantes, 1598

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Catherine de' Medici 1519-1589
Power Behind the Throne During
The French Wars of Religion
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St. Bartholomews Day Massacre, August 23, 1572

• Religious Violence
• The Importance of the State in Catholic Revival

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Henry IV of France 1589-1610
As Duc of Navarre he was the Leader of the Hugue
nots. Established the Bourbon Dynasty in Fran
ce
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Reign 1558-1603
Henry VIII (1491-1547) Reign 1509-1547
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Philip II 1556-1598
King of Spain and Ruler of the
Netherlands and the Spanish
Colonial Empire
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Battle of Lepanto 1571
Painting by Paolo Veronese
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William of Orange Leads Rebellion in 1568
Duke of Alba Enters Netherlands in 1567
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United Provinces, Spanish Netherlands
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The Spanish Armanda, 1588
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Stuart Monarchy

• James I (1603-1625)
• Charles I (1625-1649)
• Interregnum (1649-1660) Cromwell
• Charles II (1660-1685)
• James II (1685-1689)
• William (1689-1702) Mary (1689-1694)
• Anne (17-2-1715)

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The English Civil War
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Execution of Charles I, 1649
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The Thirty Years War