euro source mid term

King James l

start of the  Stuart Monarchy

ppl thought he would help reform church into Calvinist, but enjoyed being head of Anglican church

Charles I

Court of Star Chamber (court w/ no due process)

Arminianism: catholic like practice of salvation through service

Triennial Act

(caused by Charles l during Long Parliament)

parliament cannot go away without their consent, must be in session every 3 years (political)

Charles Il

treaty of Dover

reissued declaration of Indulgence

Treaty of Dover

Louis XIV send $ and military support in exchange for Charles to declare he is publicly Catholic

Declaration of Indulgence

ppl don’t have to practice Anglicanism

Test Act

Parliament’s response to Treaty of Dover, requiring civil workers to take an oath of loyalty to accept Protestant communion

James ll

OPENLY Catholic

violated test act as he hired openly Catholic people

reissued declaration of indulgence

English Bill of Rights

Constitutional Monarchy

only Parliament can approve or suspend laws

due process emphasized

no Catholic monarch

Peter the Great

Modernization thru Westernization

changed noble status from hereditary into recognition through civic work *Table of Ranks

established St. Petersburg where he required nobles to move there and work

Frederick Williams, the “Great Elector”

was able to convince Junkers to be taxed without consent (Great Compromise: gave Junkers full autonomy over serfs and positions in civic offices)

because he promoted a permanent standing army —> allowed him to foster absolute power as he held all the power (also leading to Prussia becoming a military state)

Test Act

act passed by Parliament stating that civic workers must take an oath staying they’ll only practice Church of England

William of Orange

begged by English nobles to replace James ll

He had to promise to follow English Bill of Rights

St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Catholic mob violence against (Huguenots), which resulted in the deaths of thousands across France.