History 2403E Lecture : France - Wars of Religion
22 Mar 2012
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Power of the monarch: gallican french catholic church. French kings had siginificant control over their church. Signed concordat (1516) french monarchs had the ability to appoint the high positions in the gallican church i. e. abbots, bishops. Three estates 1st clergy 2nd nobles 3rd everyone else. French kings had to call the estates general whenever they needed money ie had to raise taxes. The parlement have the right to veto laws. If a french king wants to override a veto he must go to parlement physically to do so. 8 wars and 7 truces: civil wars but they are different than what you would normally think of. They are fought in the absence of government. Fought between two different world views and 2 different ideologies. There are men wandering around the country side. There are no clear armies just bands of men that constantly change size.
