HIS 111 Lecture 12: History111Oct8
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African coast: monarchs granted land to hereditary nobility to colonize, and the nobility supported the monarchs in return. Colonizers established lucrative sugar plantations on the islands. Spain faced an arduous journey to state building because of rivalry among kingdoms and the lack of religious uniformity. The union of castile and aragon or the marriage of isabelle of castile and ferdinand of. Isabella and ferdinand attempted to drive out all non-catholics from spain. The struggles of france and england, and the success of small states. The french victory in the 100 years" war (1337-1453) against the english, started the process of consolidating french power under the house of valois. In england, civil war between the houses of lancaster and york in the war of the roses, led to the house of tudor seizing the throne in 1485. European states were very small, portugal"s 1 million or spain"s 9 million compared to.
