HIST 1003 Chapter : IX 17thCentury Crisis
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Causes: religion, protestants and catholics, protestants (anglicans) and protestants (calvinists, constitutional troubles, absolutism (princes vs. estates, economic crisis, gold and silver from the new world leads to inflation and. Bohemia then bankruptcy: rudolph ii (habsburg and catholic), ruled 1576-1612, letter of majesty, 1609, religious toleration, rudolph grants calvinists the right to worship as they wish in. Bohemia: ferdinand ii, ruled 1619-1637, hardcore catholic, tells bohemian estates that he will not honor the letter of. Frederick instead (do they constitutionally have the right to do this?: ferdinand becomes king anyway and goes to war with the. Bohemian estates: catholic (princes) vs. calvinist (estates, catholics defeated the calvinists, but war spread to germany. England: possibly 30% of population killed, religious and constitutional issues, king (anglican) vs. parliament (calvinist, james i, 1603-1625, charles i, 1625-1649, issue of absolutism. Parliament, gets involved in a war with scotland, and need: 1629 charles i decides he is going to rule without money.
