HIS 102 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I The Council of Trent 1545 1563 II The counter crusade Society of Jesus Jesuits III Policing heresy papal index and inquisition Outline of Current Lecture I The starting place late medieval crisis A Breakdown of Feudalism leads to the emergence of national monarchies 1 Power begins to be centralized 2 Only the state has the right to exercise violence war II Defining Absolutism A Dynasticism one family rules 1 Absolute states are dynastic in nature 2 Requires rules of succession Ex Habsburg s of Spain Bourbon s of France Tudor s of England and Hohenzollern s of Prussia B Sovereignty and royal law 1 Absolute state has no set rules no constitution because monarch holds all power 2 No parliament 3 King can impose royal law C Divine authority Religion and role of church 1 Church invents divine right king regent of God 2 Justification for life 3 Challenge king because of God 4 Church cannot be a rival it has to serve the state Ex Galligan church Catholic Church in France 5 Church doesn t challenge but gets to rule religion D Business of war a military revolution 1 34 major wars in the 16th century 29 major wars in the 17th century 2 Invention of permanent standing armies a Prior to this kings would rely on Lords and such to provide soldiers 3 Tax increases to pay for wars These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute a Size of government increases because they need people to deal with the tax issues
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