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THE THIRTY YEARS WAR - Coggle Diagram
THE THIRTY YEARS WAR
England and the parliamentary system
Charles I was an absolutist monarch
A civil war broke out (1642-1648)
Between the King's and Parliament's supporters
Oliver Cromwell
Parliament consisted of the Puritan bourgeoisie and Anglican nobles
In Europe, republics governed by a parliament
English Parliament consisted of two groups
The House of Lords
The House of Commons
Freedom of the press
The war
Protestant uprising in Bohemia
Two sides were formed
The intervention of Denmark
Swedish participation
Swedish participation
War took place between 1618 and 1648
Peace of Westphalia
Spanish monarchy lost their dominance over Europe
German states was recognised
Sweden became the dominant state on the Baltic coast
France obtained territories in the Holy Roman Empire
France and absolutism
Absolute monarchies were established
King Louis XIV
Unrestricted power
Large court
Officials
Administrative officials
He had Prime Minister or Chancellor
Diplomatic corps
Professional army
He intervened in the economy
Absolute monarchy
Thinkers considered an absolute monarchy to be the best possible political system
Absolutism began to spread to the majority of the European states
