Big Events in Renaissance EuropeRebellion in Spanish Netherlands (537)

Spanish Armada (538-539)St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (541)

Edict of Nantes (541)Building of Palace of Versailles (543)

War of Spanish Succession (544)English Civil War (547)

Great Restoration (549)Glorious Revolution (550)

Thirty Years War (556)

Lesson #6

1. Who was involved & when it happened2. What happened & where it happened3. What was result and significance

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Rebellion in Spanish Netherlands• Who was involved & when it happened – • 1550 in North Europe (between France &

Germany)• What happened & where it happened – • Spain had owned Netherlands, but Neth.

was very different – Protestant, mercantile• Significance of it – Spain was

challenged successfully

Spanish Armada • Who was involved & when it happened – – 1588 – Spain attacked England

• What happened & where it happened – – Spain sent INVINCIBLE ARMADA to

England to teach them a lesson– English Channel– Spain lost good portion of fleet

• Significance of it - – Spain challenged successfully– England proved it was strong

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St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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• Who was involved & when it happened – • 1572 – Paris and Huguenot regions of France

• What happened & where it happened – • Daughter of King of France (Catholic) was to

marry Henry Bourbon (Protestant leader)• Protestants were attacked and killed –

thousands died across nation• Significance of it - • Showed level of seriousness

of wars of Religion in France

Edict of Nantes• Who was involved & when it happened – – 1598 in France

• What happened & where it happened – – Henry Bourbon ascended to throne and converted to

Catholic, but 15 years later issued this edict to create peace in France

– It gave full rights to Huguenots (Protestants) in France

• Significance of it - – Created a peace and prosperity– Henry IV (Bourbon) remained popular

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Building of Palace of Versailles

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• Who was involved & when it happened – • 1682 outside Paris

• What happened & where it happened – • Louis XIV built greatest palace in Europe• Louis had been overthrown in childhood• Goal was to tame nobility•Made it a privilege to live at Versailles

• Significance of it - • Nobility no longer threatened

Louis – wanted to serve him

War of Spanish Succession• Who was involved & when it happened – – 1700-1715 – war involving all European powers– They wanted to prevent France from getting all power in

Spain by letting Louis’s Grandson take throne of Spain

• What happened & where it happened – – Spanish king died without an heir– Next in line was grandson of Louis XIV– A coalition formed to prevent that

• Significance of it - – France lost supremacy – weakened by war

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English Civil War

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• Who was involved & when it happened – • 1640-1650 in England• Parliament vs. King

• What happened & where it happened – • King was an absolutist• Parliament rebelled & won• King executed by Parliament

• Significance of it - • England becoming more

democratic

Great Restoration & Glorious Revolution

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• Who was involved & when it happened – • Glorious Rev in 1688 gave throne of

England to James II daughter and her husband William of Orange (Protestant from Netherlands)

• What happened & where it happened – • Parliament made this decision

• Significance of it - • Greater voice to the

people

30 Years War

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• Who was involved & when it happened – • 1618-1648• Fought in Germany but joined by Spain (Cath),

France (Cath fighting on Prot side), Sweden (Prot), Denmark (Prot)

• What happened & where it happened – • Last of the wars of Religion• Returned Germany to Peace

of Augsburg, in which all section’s leaders to decide religion

• Significance of it - • Spain surpassed by France

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