1. Absolutism and Constitutionalism, 1648-1715
1. Absolutism and Constitutionalism,
1648-1715
1.1 The Dutch Republic 1.2 The English Revolution 1.3 France under Louis XIV 1.4 Formation of Austria and Prussia 1.5 The “Westernization” of Russia
1.1. The Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands • “80 Years War” (1568-1648) • Thirty Years War (1618-1648) • Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
1.2. The English Revolution
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James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
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James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
English Civil War • “Roundhead” (Parliament) • “Cavalier” (Royalist) • New Model Army • Oliver Cromwell
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James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
Charles II • Whigs and Tories James II • Test Act (1673) • William of Orange Glorious Revolution • English Bill of Rights
1.3 France Under Louis XIV
Absolutism • Thomas Hobbes • Leviathan • Bishop Bossuet • “Divine Right”
Jean-Baptiste Colbert • Minister of Finance • Mercantilism
Wars of Louis XIV • War of Devolution (1667-1668) • Dutch War (1672-1678) • War of the Grand Alliance (1687-1697) • War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
1.4 Formation of Austria and Prussia
Prussia • Thirty Years War • Great Elector Frederick William (1640-1688) • Frederick William I (1713-1740)
Austria • Thirty Years War • Conflict with the Ottoman Empire • Leopold I (1657-1705) • Treaty of Karlowitz (1699)
1.5 The “Westernization” of Russia
1.1 The Dutch Republic 1.2 The English Revolution 1.3 France under Louis XIV 1.4 Formation of Austria and Prussia 1.5 The “Westernization” of Russia
1.1. The Dutch Republic
The United Provinces of the Netherlands • “80 Years War” (1568-1648) • Thirty Years War (1618-1648) • Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
1.2. The English Revolution
• • • • • •
James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
• • • • • •
James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
English Civil War • “Roundhead” (Parliament) • “Cavalier” (Royalist) • New Model Army • Oliver Cromwell
• • • • • •
James I Charles I English Civil War Charles II James II “Glorious Revolution” (1688)
Charles II • Whigs and Tories James II • Test Act (1673) • William of Orange Glorious Revolution • English Bill of Rights
1.3 France Under Louis XIV
Absolutism • Thomas Hobbes • Leviathan • Bishop Bossuet • “Divine Right”
Jean-Baptiste Colbert • Minister of Finance • Mercantilism
Wars of Louis XIV • War of Devolution (1667-1668) • Dutch War (1672-1678) • War of the Grand Alliance (1687-1697) • War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
1.4 Formation of Austria and Prussia
Prussia • Thirty Years War • Great Elector Frederick William (1640-1688) • Frederick William I (1713-1740)
Austria • Thirty Years War • Conflict with the Ottoman Empire • Leopold I (1657-1705) • Treaty of Karlowitz (1699)
1.5 The “Westernization” of Russia
