Wars of Religion and The Thirty Years’ War

Wars of Religionand The Thirty Years’ War http://www.hand-painted-figures.com/contents/media/wargame_figures_30_year_war.gif Notes sections 5 & 6 p. 459-464 by Mrs. McGann

Wars of Religion Protestant Roman Catholic http://www.tgray.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ProtestantEurope.jpg

vs. • Philip II planned to attack England, so he could force them to become Catholic, along with the rest of Protestant Europe. http://lutherantheology.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/elizabeth_i_armada_portrait_npg.jpg https://libwebspace.library.cmu.edu:4430/posner/sp09/subcontents//images/philipii%202.6_4.jpg Philip II of Spain Elizabeth I of England ~Catholic~ ~Protestant~

The Spanish Armada • Philip II ordered an armada (large group of warships) to be built • 2 years → 130 ships built • strength → galleons (heavy ships w/square sails) • set sail in 1588 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eosGkndaIFM/SZqo4QqMSbI/AAAAAAAAHVg/S0ULpUbi2aE/s400/10011604~The-Spanish-Armada-the-Spanish-Fleet-in-the-Bay-of-Biscay-on-Its-Way-to-Attack-England-Posters.jpg

Elizabeth I had formed a new navy with 134 ships • Captain Sir Francis Drake led the way • to break the formation of the Spanish ships, the English set fire to eight of their own small ships and sent them into the Spanish fleet http://gerald-massey.org.uk/cooper/images/sir_francis_drake.jpg

they were then able to fight the Spanish ships one by one • the Spanish were defeated and the remaining half of the Armada returned home http://drewjustice.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/battle-of-gravelines-death-of-the-spanish-armada.jpg

English celebrated; northern Europe remained Protestant Microsoft clipart

The Huguenots • most people in France were Catholic • French Protestants were called Huguenots (followed Calvinism) • Why? “Protestants at Tours used to assemble at night near the gate of King Hugo…a monk said that the Protestants should be called Huguenots since like King Hugo, they only went out at night” (Davidiy 188).

the king of France wanted everyone to be Catholic • Huguenots were persecuted • 28 years later, civil war broke out • Charles IX- too young to rule • his mother, Catherine de Medici ruled http://tudorhistory.org/people/medici/medici.jpg

supported the Roman Catholic Church Huguenots were killed; homes burned; many left France In 1589, the French king was killed http://www.rtgenealogy.net/images/Waldensians/Massacre_saint_barthelemy.jpg

Henry IV, a Huguenot prince became king most people were still Catholic, so he converted to please the people signed the Edict of Nantes, which gave Huguenots the right to worship openly http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/espenett/book2/images/Chapt201_html_1b2523b7.jpg

this ended the civil war • France- 1st country to allow worship of two Christian religions *all are Microsoft clipart

northern province (Netherlands)- became an indept. Protestant country southern provinces (Belgium)- remained Catholic The Low Countries *all are Microsoft clipart

The (approximately) Thirty Years’ War • German states (Catholic) sent Jesuits to the country of Bohemia (Protestant; modern day Czech Republic) to convert people back to being Roman Catholics • Bohemia revolted against it, starting the 30 Years’ War *all are Microsoft clipart

The Thirty Years’ War • other countries, including Denmark, Sweden, and France (Catholic but joined on Protestant side to gain land & $) became involved; they all wanted to stop the spread of the Catholic religion • they also wanted more territory and wealth *all are Microsoft clipart

The Thirty Years’ War • 1648-all signed the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the war (German emperor lost some of his power; France became stronger) • After this, Europeans tried to gain power through trade and expansion overseas http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RMIeFF2Drjg/SQIQkvudGOI/AAAAAAAAAIY/HpNY1pGCFCo/s400/Peace+of+Westphalia.jpg

Bibliography Davidiy, Yair. The Tribes. 3rd ed. Jerusalem: Russell-Davis, 1993. Print. Greenblatt, Miriam, and Peter S. Lemmo. Human Heritage: a World History. Columbus, OH: McGraw Hill/Glencoe, 2006. Print.

Wars of Religion and The Thirty Years’ War

Wars of Religion and The Thirty Years’ War

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The Thirty Years War

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