The French Monarchy. Pg

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1 The French Monarchy Pg

2 After the Reformation Catholics and Protestants (aka-huguenots) are fighting They arrange a marriage to stop the fighting Catherine de Medici convinces her son (brother of the bride) to kill some people so the Huguenots will leave He orders it done, it fails, Catholics are scared the Huguenots will retaliate Catholics kill 20,000 Huguenots in one month to prevent it. Groom has to become Catholic or he dies.

3 France s king dies no heirs Asks Henry IV (the Protestant one) to be king He agrees has to become formally Catholic Writes an edict to give Protestants the same rights as Catholics 12yrs later he s assassinated What Next?

4 Prime Minister Chief advisor to the king Richelieu= advisor to Louis XIII (9yr old king) Destroys nobles stuff Took Huguenots weapons Gets France involved in war against Spain

5 Absolute Monarch All-powerful king aka- no advisors Louis XIV- 4yrs old assumes power at 22 Divine right= king s power comes from God and he s responsible only to God Made it illegal to be Protestant in France

6 Life in Versailles The palace let the king keep an eye on the nobles Banquets Festivals Let the nobles keep an eye on the king Grand Entries aka- breakfast Grand Public Supper Etiquette (manners) Knocking on doors Seating arrangements Peasants don t have a very good life taxed to finance wars

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8 The Gardens

9 Hall of Mirrors Courtiers meet here everyday

10 Salons Like a living room Where the king would host people Open to the public during the day Hercules Salon

11 Queen s Chambers Main room of the apartment Spend most of her time here Births watched by the public (19)

12 Clothes of the Era

13 Marie-Antoinette Married at 14 Very frivolous (didn t have much to do, so she did what she wanted) Everyone blamed France s problems on her Ended up being beheaded guillotine

14 The English Monarchy Pg

15 What s going on in England? Lots of queens Mary aka Bloody Mary (Catholic) Elizabeth I (Church of England) Fight the Spanish Armada (navy) Parliament- an elected group of representatives

16 Parliament House of Lords People with titles Nobles Born into it Passed down to sons House of Commons Landowners Merchants Lawyers Elected to serve Could disapprove taxes (and other laws) and could suggest new laws

17 Dismissed Parliament when it opposed him Wants to raise taxes to battle Scotland Parliament says only if you pass a law so you can t imprison whoever you want He says okay and then gets rid of Parliament when they say no more money Rules 11yrs alone Meanwhile Charles, King of England my way or the highway

18 Parliament keeps meeting and make laws to force the king to call Parliament every three years He tries to arrest them, they chase him, he runs away with an army And then The English Civil War starts 7yrs Ends with King Charles beheading

19 No More Kings for a while 4yrs, no kings just Parliament Commonwealth- nation governed by the people Cromwell turns bad

20 Protectorate Oliver Cromwell Military leader who wins the war against King Charles Later, things in Parliament didn t go his way He took over and made a new government Lord Protector People hate him just as much as Charles Ruled like a military dictator No gambling No horse racing No dancing No fancy clothes No going to the theater

21 Restoration Parliament invites royalty back to power Divide the governing power between monarchs/parliament Lots of drama Ended with the Parliament s Bill of Rights

22 Parliament s Bill of Rights 1) Monarch can only appoint officers Parliament approves by a majority 2) Monarch can t keep an army during peace/can t suspend laws without Parliament 3) Parliament has to hold regular meetings 4) A Catholic can t become king of England Constitutional Monarchy= the monarch s power is limited by law