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Royal Power and Conflict. City-states were replaced with nations Most rulers ruled under an absolutist government Group or individual ruling has total power Divine Right They were selected to rule from God Centralized rule helped unify people. Spain: Philip II. Ruled from 1556–1598
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Royal Power and Conflict • City-states were replaced with nations • Most rulers ruled under an absolutist government • Group or individual ruling has total power • Divine Right • They were selected to rule from God • Centralized rule helped unify people
Spain: Philip II • Ruled from 1556–1598 • Goal was to spread Catholicism • Got Spain involved in several wars • Unrest • Ferdinand and Isabella unified Spain • Failed to unify laws • Philip II made Madrid the capital • Religious Policy • Supported inquisition • Dutch Protestants rebelled • England helped them win independence
Spain: Philip II • Spanish Armada • Phillip supported Elizabeth I until she aided the Dutch • Decided to invade England • 1588 sent Armada to England • England sunk the Armada • Last of the Hapsburgs • Philip II’s decedents were ill-equipped to handle problems
England: Tudors • Henry VII – fist Tudor king • Rebuilt English commercial prosperity • Henry VIII • Fought wars, made England a great naval power • Had six marriages • Edward VI • 9 when he became king, and he died shortly • Mary I • Became queen, brought back Catholicism
England: Elizabeth I • Her reign was a great cultural period • Theater flourished • Refused to marry • Didn’t want to give up her powers • Government • Passed legislation • Justices of the Peace enforced the laws
England: Elizabeth I • Social and Economic Policy • Three classes • Queen and her court • Gentry, merchants, lawyers, and clergy • Yeomen • Laws regulated the lives of people • Elizabeth tried to get the monarchy out of debt • Costs of war, mounting inflation
England: Elizabeth I • Foreign Policy • Continued to build a strong navy • Fought to maintain a balance of power • Keep any one nation from becoming too powerful • Sought to make Scotland and Ireland an ally • So they could not ally with the Spanish