HIS243H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: English Civil War, Jousting, The Great King
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The wars of religion and the english civil war. Wanted calvinists and catholics to live together. Calvinists were lower gentry, but catholics in the east and north were nobles. Event: 1534, the affair of the placards nailed around the cities, that denounced priests, post, catholic practice, etc. it was a threat to the king and the crown itself. There were ritual burnings of ppl in paris to make a point. He was catholic married to the florentine niece of the pope, catherine de medici. Henry ii in a joust fought with his visor up and died. None of his sons were of age, so his wife catherine who was also clever and very protective of her kids, was regent for her 15y/o son francis ii (married to mary queen of scots) Catherine set fire to calvinists in paris to make a point. Francis ii was an ill child, not able to rule well even once of age.
