Unit 5: Age of Absolute Monarchs

Absolutism

Political theory that a ruler has a complete authority over the government and lives of the people

How do absolute monarchs stay in power?

• Strong army

• The nobility(aristocracy)

• Control over religious authority

• Law making

• Divine right

Absolutism

Political theory that a ruler has a complete authority over the government and lives of the people

How do absolute monarchs stay in power?

• Strong army

• The nobility(aristocracy)

• Control over religious authority

• Law making

• Divine right

Divine Right

Justification for being in absolute power using “God’s word”

What land was King Philip ruler of?

Spain

King Philip II of Spain

• Very Catholic ruler

• Causes inflation.

• Married to Bloody Mary

Who does King Philip II get in a battle with?

Queen Elizabeth I

How did Spain have to invade England?

On ship with the Spanish armada/Navy

Why did King Philip dislike Queen Elizabeth?

Because she was Protestant and supported pirate invaders

What was King Louis XIV known as?

Sun God

What land was King Louis XIV ruler of?

France

What quote is King Louis XIV known for?

L’etat c’est moi

What does “L’etat c’est moi” mean?

I am the state

What does King Louis XIV do that costs him?

Spends a bunch of money on the Palace of Versailles which led him to debt

At what time was King Louis XIV in rule?

At the height of France’s power

Czar Ivan the Terrible

Ruler of Russia for a small portion of time that had boyars

Boyars

Russian nobility

What family was Czar Peter the Great apart of?

The Romanov family(the last Russian empire)

What did Czar Peter the Great attempt to do to Russia?

Westernise Russia

How did Czar Peter the Great try to Westernise Russia?

By changing fashion styles( fashion police)

What did Czar Peter create for trading purposes?

The warm water port that does not freeze for trade in the winter. Location: St.Petersburg

Who is Elizabeth I?

• Henry VIII’s daughter

• Protestant

• Ruler of England

• Has no children

Who does Not like James I?

Puritans and Parliament

Who hates Charles I?

Parliament

Why doesn’t Parliament like Charles I?

Because Charles I does not abide by Parliament’s rules

What battle happens because of Charles I?

Royalist vs Roundheads which leads to Charles being captured and beheaded

Royalists

People in support of Charles I

Round heads

People in support of Parliament and Oliver Cro

Oliver Cromwell

A member of parliament/military leader that becomes a military dictator after battle of Roy vs Rou.

Charles II

He was a good leader but died

James II

• Charles II’s brother

• Super Catholic

What makes James II give up the throne(flee)?

Parliament invited Mary Stewart and Wiliam Duke of Orange to take the throne

What is signed by Mary and William to take the throne?

The English Bill of Rights

English Bill of Rights

• NO MORE CATHOLIC RULERS

• Constitutional monarchy

• Trial by jury

• Parliament and Monarch work together