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The Reformation in England
• Henry VIII makes very few changes
• However, Queen Elizabeth pushes for greater reform and begins to Persecute the Catholics of England
A Litany of Angry People
The Radical Reformation
Radical Reformers
Religion based Purely on the Bible
Calvin and the Anabaptists
Started a Theocracy in Cities like Geneva and Created a whole new Way of Life
The Radicals are Left Out
• With so much Religious strife in the Holy Roman Empire the Empire address the Problem at the Peace of Augsburg
• However this only legalized Lutheranism
Central Europe and the Holy Roman Empire
• Central Europe since the Middle Ages had been dominated By the Holy Roman Empire.
• However, With the Protestant Reformation and Religious Conflict the Empire’s Power is weakened.
The Thirty Years War
• Eventually the Conflict will erupt in War putting the Habsburg Family (Catholic) versus the German Princes (Protestants)
• The Protestants will control the northern half of the empire and the Catholics will control the southern half.
• The Habsburg family will amass a huge army and have early success.
The Tides Turn
• Eventually the Protestants will get help from outsiders from Sweden and other Northern European Countries.
• Finally the French will come to the aid of the Protestants and push the Habsburgs out of Northern Europe.
The Treaty of Westpahila
• Ends the Thirty Years War and recongnizes the right of local Princes to choose their own religious affiliation
• Religious Tolerance is the Goal• The End of the Holy Roman Empire• Resulting Powerful Kingdoms:– Prussia– Bavaria– Austia-Hungry