HUMAN-111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Calvinism, Louis Xi Of France, Protestantism
12 Oct 2020
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Whigs invite james"s son-in-law, dutch prince william of orange, to invade. With parliament"s support, but hardly bloodlessly, william"s forces defeat. James"s by 1691 o further jacobite rebellions in scotland, 1715 and 1745 o. Victory for those who want limited monarchy. Bill of rights, 1689 o enshrined protestant rule: you had to be a protestant to be in the line of succession o monarch subject to rule of law. France: lurching towards greater monarchical authority, c. 1200-1453. The hundred years war leads to the monarchy emerges and becoming stronger. French monarchy emerges from hyw with few checks on its authority (eg little to no power) Louis xi (1461-83) o builds royal authority that does not have any counter balance. Charles viii (1483-98) o loved tennis o smacked his head on the door and died: had a significant influence. Francis i (1515-1547) o highly intelligent and capable man. Each of these kings added to monarchical power all with little checks.
