Were the new monarchs really new?

1
Were the new monarchs really new?

• By Ben Whitehead, Jacob Wilkinson, and Matt
  Crosson

2
The new monarchs

• Louis XII of France
• Henry VIII of England
• Charles VII of France
• Queen Isabella I of Castile
• Henry VII of England
• Ferdinand II of Aragon

3
Characteristics of the new monarchies

• New monarchs imposed their own taxes and tariffs
• They also controlled their respective armies
• Tended to not use mercenaries
• Middle class usually allied and sided with the
  new monarchs
• Church and nobles feared losing their power and
  control.

4
Characteristics Continued

• Middle class income came from the trade of goods
• This meant that the king had more things to tax
• Local tariffs for the middle class disappeared
• Peace and stability was temporarily brought to
  the kingdoms

5
Louis XII of France

• Reigned from 1498-1515
• Reformed the French legal system
• Extended the power of royal judges
• Reduced taxes
• Improved overall French government
• Took control of Milan and Venice while on a
  conquest in Italy

6
(No Transcript)
7
Charles VII of France

• Possessed the first standing army in French
  History
• He controlled territories that are originally
  controlled by England
• Joan of Arc
• Established University of Poitiers in 1432

8
(No Transcript)
9
Henry VII of England

• Reigned from 1485-1505
• First English monarch of the house of Tudor
• Made nobles pay higher taxes
• Reestablished royal authority over the nobles
• Assigned Justices of Peace to oversee regions
  of England.

10
(No Transcript)
11
Henry VIII of England

• Reigned from 1509-1547
• Son of Henry VII
• Considered to have been lustful, insecure, and
  selfish by many
• Wanted desperately to have a male heir
• Married six times
• He had Anne Boleyn beheaded because she could not
  produce a male heir.

12
Henry VIII Continued

• Henry VIII is also very famous for his huge role
  in the slit of the church of England from Rome
• Henrys main reason was to annul his first
  marriage with Catherine of Aragon
• But the church refused and Henry VIII made
  himself the head of the new church of England

13
(No Transcript)
14
Isabella I of Castile

• 1451-1504
• Pushed forward reforms
• Wanted to decrease crime
• Sponsored Christopher Columbus
• Conquered Granada
• Married to Ferdinand II of Aragon

15
(No Transcript)
16
Ferdinand II of Aragon

• Reigned from 1479-1516
• Forced Muslims to convert to Christianity
• Sponsored Christopher Columbus
• Under Ferdinand and Isabella, Spain was finally
  united

17
(No Transcript)
18

• The End