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Seven Steps to a Limited Monarchy

By Jpnahleal
  • 1300

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    The renaissance was a period of time that is characterized as the "rebirth" of Europe. People surged to interested in values and classical scholarly. The printing method was created and so with it the spread of the vernacular writings. This lead Europe to is religious reformation creating afterwards new political methods such as Limited Monarchies.
  • Period: 1300 to

    Seven Steps to a Limited Monarchy

  • 1517

    Publication of Martin Luther 95 Thesis against the Catholic Church

    Publication of Martin Luther 95 Thesis against the Catholic Church
    Martin Luther 95 Thesis against the Catholic Church publication was the spark that initiated the Reformation, leading Europe into new religious doctrines and ideals about the Church separation from the state. http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html
  • 1521

    Church Reformation

    Church Reformation
    During the church reformation, Europeans began to separate from the Catholic Church calling themselves as protestants. New religious doctrines were created; Lutheranism, Calvinism, Puritans and Anglicans. Ideas about the church separation from the state started to spread across Europe. Religious persecutions arose from this reformation, causing later on struggles between Europe countries such as The Thirty Years War.

  • The Thirty Years War

    The Thirty Years War
    Religious and Political conflict regarding to the The Catholic Church hypocrisy and injustice across Europe. Countries fought for their religious freedom. After thirty years of war, this conflict ended with the Peace of Westphalia, stating new political orders in Europe; such as the separation of the church from the state (in some countries).

  • The Long Parliament

    The Long Parliament
    The english parliament summoned the Long Parliament due to the pass of financials bills caused by the religious conflict that England passed through in the seventeenth century; such as The Thirty Years War. Regarding to the monarchs injustice and over-use of power from the parliament, the English Civil War sparkled in 1642.

  • English Civil War

    English Civil War
    The English Civil War was a political conflict between the Parliamentarians and Royalists regarding to the manners of England Government. The monarchs have been abusing of the Parliament Power towards the creation of new laws and religious obligations. However, this conflict ended the parliament injustice leading its restoration during the seventeenth century.

  • Reign of William III

    Reign of William III
    The parliament restoration throughout the seventeenth century, in my opinion, lead William III rule England in 1689, creating afterwards a limited Monarchy between the parliament houses and the king. All of these seven events, in my opinion, lead to the creation of a Limited Monarchy in England.