Huguenots
French Calvinists, persecuted by French government
Politiques
Political rules who prioritize the well-being of the state above all else (values tolerance and compromise)
Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
1572 massacre of over 20,000 Huguenots by Catherine de Medicis and Charles IX of France
Edict of Nantes
1598 Signed by King Henry IV, granted Huguenots religious freedoms and ended conflict between Catholics and Calvinists
King Phillip II of Spain
wanted control of the Protestant Netherlands as a weapon against England, also to convert them to Catholicism
Pacification of Ghent
1576 treaty in which northern Protestant and southern Catholic provinces in the Netherlands united against Spain and declared internal religious sovereignty
William of Orange
William III of England (also ruled scotland and ireland) 1689-1702, he was an important Protestant figure who resisted Catholic centralization.
Duke of Alba
Sent by prince phillip to suppress the dutch revolt, leader of the council of blood. The Duke of Alba was hated by the dutch because of the sales taxes (tenth penny) he put in place to fund military occupation.
Spanish Fury
The destruction of cities by Spanish mercenaries, resulted in Southern Catholic and Northern Protestant provinces uniting against Spain.
Southern Provinces
Formed the Union of Arras and made peace with Spain
Northern Provinces
Formed the Union of Utrecht; the Union denounced King Phillip as their legitimate ruler in 1581 after he placed a bounty on William of Orange.
Mary I
Queen of England from 1553 to 1558. Married Phillip II of Spain which was a symbol of militant Catholocism; she reverted to Catholocism and prosecuted Protestant leaders
Elizabeth I
Marged the Episcopal system, Protestant doctrine, and Catholic ritual to create the Anglican Church.
Act of Supremacy
1559 repealed anti-protestant legislation and asserted Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Forced people who took a Church of Public office to swear allegiance to the Monarch as the head of Church and State
Thirty-Nine Articles
1563 Made protestantism the official religion of the Church of England (Queen Elizabeth)
Thirty Years' War
1618-1648 conflict between Protestants and Catholics over religion in Germany France, Denmark and Sweden vs. Holy Roman Empire and Spain some sectional Lutheran/Calvinist conflict in Germany
Treaty of Westphalia
1648 ended hostility in H.R.E. and reasserted religious sovereignty of religions (ruler of a region determines its religion)
English Civil War
1642–1651 Cavaliers (Charles) vs. Roundheads (House of Commons) conflict over the power of the king
Puritan Republic in England
1649-1660 Leader: Puritan Oliver Cromwell, abolition of monarchy strict, hated rule due to atrocities against Irish Catholics
Louis XIV
1643-1715 French King, absolute monarchy and Palace of Versailles repressed Protestantism (revoked Edict of Nantes)
Thomas Hobbes
absolute government control was necessary (humans were inherently evil)
John Locke
government exists to protect people's rights (humans are inherently good) people can replace a corrupt leader
Galileo
originally allowed to publish work by Pope Urban, but then criticized papacy in the name of science forced to renounce views