EURO ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: René Descartes, From Chaos, Nationstates
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Lecture - chaos to order within the 17th century europe. From chaos to order and certainty in mid-17th century europe. The treaties of westphalia and rene descartes. In the shadow of the 300th anniversary of the treaties of westphalia. The rise of formal armies to defend the new state entities. Unneeded soldiers are to be disbanded; only each party shall send to and keep up as many men in his own dominion, as he shall judge necessary for his security . England was embroiled in its own struggles. The english civil war (or the wars of the three kingdoms) Parliament, which objected to charles as tyrannical. Demanded more political say in taxes, land use, court proceedings. Eventually declared himself protector of the commonwealth. The monarchy was restored when king charles the second (son of charles the first) was restored to the throne in 1660.
