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The thirty years war - Coggle Diagram
The thirty years war
Main phases
The intervention of Denmark
To prevent a Catholic victory
They were supported by England
Swedish participation
The German Catholics tried to plunder
The King of Sweden created a greater military balance
A peace treaty was signed
Religious persecution would stop
Two sides were formed
The emperor had the support of German Catholics
The Protestants formed an alliance with Germany
France joined the conflict
After surrender of Breda
Spain and The Roman Empire became more powerful
This preocupated France
If formed an alliance with the Protestants
Protestan uprising in Bohemia
A group of nobles expelled the Catholics and appointed a king
Ferdinand II fought against them
Because of the toll, the Peace of Westphalia was signed
Consequences
Spanish monarchy lost their dominance over Europe
The sovereignity of the German states was recognised
Sweden became the main power on northern Europe
France became the leading power in Europe
England and the parliamentary system
King Charles was an abolutist monarch
He needed money
He summoned parliament
The parliament demanded restrictions against the king
A civil war broke out
The parliament won, and the king was executed
The leader was Oliver Cromwell
Parliament consisted on burgeoisie and nobles
King James II tried to reinstate Catholicism
Another glorious revolution resulted
The Parliament replaced him with a new king
William III
In 1689
He signed the Bill of Rights
It recognised the Parliaments authority
England was the first parliamentary monarchy
It was divided in two groups
House of Lords
House of Commons
Freedom of the Press
It was not democratic
Only nobles and rich bourgeoisie were allowed to participate
It took place between 1618 and 1648
It was caused because of the comflicts between Catholics and Protestants
