HIST 215 Lecture : CONT - England vs Dutch Republic
22 Apr 2012
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Catholic counter-reformation under ferdinand iii (1625-1657) and leopold. Westernized under the rule of peter i (1689 1725, the great). Tour of and import from western europe: among others, school system, calendar, fashion in dress, architecture, drill sergeants, cannon makers, engineers. St. petersburg the window to the west : st. petersburg built on shores/terrible marshes, bad location, used tons of people, disposable human lives. Deal with nobility: classification and service in military and state bureaucracy, in exchange for income and rule over serfs: distinct: tried to enforce western lifestyle** Both england and the dutch relied on it"s specific place in their roles in the. By the late 17th century, the current leaders of the atlantic trade go into a decline (spain and portugal): for over extension, lack of innovation, spain declines is rooted in its 80 year war. Merriman, chap 6 209-225 the english civil war. Wars with the dutch ( new amsterdam to nyc, 1664)
