HIST108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cuius Regio, Eius Religio, Natalie Zemon Davis, Gaspard Ii De Coligny
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France turned into a battlefield in the 16th c. Medieval europe: unified religiously by christianity (roman catholicism) Division of christianity was slow burning but finalised by the german monk martin luther, protesting against the "corrupt" roman church. Europe in the sixteenth century: martin luther"s protest (1517) Priests had the authority to interpret the bible in the. The bible: the only source of revealed truth. Whoever can read the bible is virtually a priest. Protestants thought that the roman catholics were corrupt. Early modern europe consisted of "estates", not modern "states" Military class: making wars was the main occupation of european rulers. Loose and unstable systems of 16th and 17th c europe not modern states but estates. Kings and princes of political landscapes, owners of land = power. Land was the only source of wealth in early europe. Henry ii (1559) --> francis ii (1544-60) sickly teenager died within a year of becoming king.