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The Ancient Régime - Coggle Diagram
The Ancient Régime
Key Aspects change
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy had all the power.
Exerted their power over all three estates.
Skilled craftsmanship and trade
Open economy was established.
Bourgeoisie
More powerful
Wealthier
Humanism
New ways of thinking
God wasn't centre of universe.
Advances in science and philosophy
New artistic styles
Parliamentary monarchy in England
Charles I
He tried to rule as an absolute monarch
Civil War
Supporters of the king
Supporters of Parliament
1649
He was defeated and executed
In 1649 a republic was established
With Oliver Cromwell on the control
After his death, absolute monarchy was re-established under Charles II
In 1688 tensions began
Between Parliament and James II
Glorious Revolution
Parliament offered the throne to William of Orange
Parliamentary monarchy
monarch's powers were limited by Parliament
In 1707
England and Scotland became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Parliament was divided
House of Lords
Represented the nobility and clergy
House of Commons
Represented the rest of the population, but only wealthy men.
What is Ancient Régime?
17th and 18th centuries
Political, economic and social transformations
Start of the Modern Age
Absolute Monarchy in Europe
In Western Europe, in the 17th century.
Louis XIV of France
Not call the Estates General
Controlled the government
Intervened in the economy
Spain's power began to decline
During the 17th-century reigns of the Lesser Hapsburgs
Main Reason: Spain's defeat in the Thirty Years' War