1. Wars of Religion and The Thirty Years’ War
Notes sections 5 & 6 p
by Mrs. McGann

2. Wars of Religion Protestant Roman Catholic

3. vs.
Philip II of Spain
Elizabeth I of England
~Catholic~
~Protestant~
Philip II planned to attack England, so he could force them to become Catholic, along with the rest of Protestant Europe.

4. The Spanish Armada
Philip II ordered an armada (large group of warships) to be built
2 years → 130 ships built
strength → galleons (heavy ships w/square sails)
set sail in 1588

5. Elizabeth I had formed a new navy with 134 ships
Captain Sir Francis Drake led the way
to break the formation of the Spanish ships, the English set fire to eight of their own small ships and sent them into the Spanish fleet

6. they were then able to fight the Spanish ships one by one
the Spanish were defeated and the remaining half of the Armada returned home

7. English celebrated; northern Europe remained Protestant
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English celebrated; northern Europe remained Protestant

8. The Huguenots most people in France were Catholic
French Protestants were called Huguenots (followed Calvinism)
Why? “Protestants at Tours used to assemble at night near the gate of King Hugo…a monk said that the Protestants should be called Huguenots since like King Hugo, they only went out at night” (Davidiy 188).

9. the king of France wanted everyone to be Catholic
Huguenots were
persecuted
28 years later, civil war broke out
Charles IX- too young to rule
his mother, Catherine de Medici ruled

10. supported the Roman Catholic Church
Huguenots were killed; homes burned; many left France
In 1589, the French king was killed

11. Henry IV, a Huguenot prince became king
most people were still Catholic, so he converted to please the people
signed the Edict of Nantes, which gave Huguenots the right to worship openly

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this ended the civil war
France- 1st country to allow worship of two Christian religions
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The Low Countries
northern province (Netherlands)- became an indept. Protestant country
southern provinces (Belgium)- remained Catholic
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14. The (approximately) Thirty Years’ War
German states (Catholic) sent Jesuits to the country of Bohemia (Protestant; modern day Czech Republic) to convert people back to being Roman Catholics
Bohemia revolted against it, starting the 30 Years’ War
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The Thirty Years’ War
other countries, including Denmark, Sweden, and France (Catholic but joined on Protestant side to gain land & $) became involved; they all wanted to stop the spread of the Catholic religion
they also wanted more territory and wealth
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16. The Thirty Years’ War
1648-all signed the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the war (German emperor lost some of his power; France became stronger)
After this, Europeans tried to gain power through trade and expansion overseas

17. Bibliography
Davidiy, Yair. The Tribes. 3rd ed. Jerusalem: Russell-Davis, Print.
Greenblatt, Miriam, and Peter S. Lemmo. Human Heritage: a World History. Columbus, OH: McGraw Hill/Glencoe, Print.