CGS SS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ancient Germanic Law, Feudalism
6 Apr 2016
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Rationalization & centralization of european political order: machiavelli"s message. Offered solution for political disorder (rational/secular rule) Build state to satisfy political human needs. Ethics and traditional society pushed aside think realistically: the need for new order. Centralization and rationalization of political power due to chaos from reformation: replaced church to provide integration for europe"s stability. Used protestant religion to justify rebellion against monarch: the french wars of religion. Middle of 16th century monarchy of france start to collapse. Huguenots: well-organized and believed religion and politics need to be intertwined, catholics and huguenots vent deep hatred for one another. Henry of navarre (huguenot prince: escaped st. bartholomew"s day massacre, converted to catholicism for political reasons, brought peace and order to france huguenots given tolerance, depicted rationalization without religion. Germany 1618-1648: strong central gov"t developed institution of kinship, new monarchies: restricted & unrestricted. England: monarchs power limited by church or other aristocrats, had to share power with parliament, henry vii (tudor) (1485-1509)
