HUMAN-111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Calvinism

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMAN-111
• Professor: Halm

Document Summary

1562: start of the religious wars catherine is blamed by the catholics for. 1562-63: beginning of the wars of religion. Protestants do considerably well for themselves, gain rights through each. By 1574, french protestants gain towns for themselves that they are allowed to successive war garrison in famous example is la rochelle, which becomes protestant stronghold. Neither side is satisfied, huguenots always wanted more, while cahtolics were horrified that people would give things to heretical protestants, wanted. Protestants removed from their midst women and already dead bodies for blood as they were continually fighting each other. Wars became bloodier and bloodier, fighters became more hateful, vengeful, out. As 60s progress increasing occurences of atrocities, killing of children and. Foreigners become involved in the wars, catholics looks to catholics abroad for. Calvinists turned to german princes, elizabeth i in england. 1572 wars come to their climax.