MARS 1F90 Lecture 11: MARS 1F90 lecture 11 winter 2016
27 Mar 2016
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Lecture 11- lecture 10 cont"d: the wars of religion. With the reformation, both sides of the religions con ict came increasingly hard-lined/ in exible, this led to warfare. The hardening of attitude on both sides. In german lands: the right of the ruler to determine the religion of his subjects (the principle of cuius region emus religio) If the ruler was protestant, those residing in the state were protestant. Philosophers said if religion does this to people, then let"s get rid of it! France: the huguenots and the edict of nantes. Decreed that protestants would have freedom of worship in france. The thirty year"s war (1618-1648) and the peace of westphalia. The treaty of westphalia laid the foundation for the modern state. A new social order in europe (continues to this very day) The idea of sovereign states and the balance of power. The wars of religion and the anti-religious sentiment of the enlightenment (voltaire)
