Ch.24 Flashcards
a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.
Holy Roman Empire
a coastal region in western Europe, consisting especially of the Netherlands and Belgium, and the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Meuse, Scheldt, and Ems rivers where much of the land is at or below sea level.
Low Countries
the practice of, and belief in, magical skills and abilities that are able to be exercised individually
Witchcraft
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Huguenots and Henry Navarre
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
Elizabeth Tudor
Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1581. From 1554 he was King of Naples and Sicily as well as Duke of Milan. During his marriage to Queen Mary I, he was also King of England and Ireland.
King Phillip II
a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.
Spanish Armada
a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services
Inflation
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Thirty Year’s War {Motives and Effects}
a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster.
Treaty of Westphalia
the mainstay of European armies between 1660 and 1840
Flintlock Musket
ruler of the Holy Roman Empire,
Charles V
an unofficial appellation among historians for the countries and provinces that were ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg until 1780.
Habsburg Dynasty
King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later assumed the Kingship, of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France.
Henry VIII
a permanent, often professional, army. It is composed of full-time soldiers and is not disabled during times of peace
Standing Armies
established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.
Spanish Inquisition
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.
Heresy
England and the Netherlands
Constitutional States
a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government.
English Civil War
the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Parliament
monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
King Charles I
an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Olivia Cromwell
also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England, VII of Scotland and II of Ireland by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau
Glorious Revaluation
a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1689 that declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William and Mary.
English Bill of Rights