Age of Absolutism
Jan 15, 2016
Age of Absolutism
Louis XIVBy Katie Stern
Maps of France
Before
After
Important Events
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Seven Year War- it was a war that lasted 7 years that was fought between Britain and France over land.
On March 9th 1661 Louis weaken nobles and strengthened the government he did this by connecting with the local officials who helped him weaken the nobles
In 1774 Louis became king of France after his mother and father died
Louis died in 1715 at the age of 77 and was France’s king for 72 years
Living at the Palace of Versailles
• Louis XIV built the palace very detailed which made it
important to Europe’s history
• There were 30-35 thousand workers to finish the palace
• They started construction in 1669 and was not fully
complete until 1701
• Each room was named after the gods and goddesses
• The palace became home to thousands of noblemen
and women
This picture show the outside of the palace
This is a hallway in the palace called the hall of mirrors
This is the garden
This is one of the bedrooms in the palace
Achievements
• He had full control of all of France
• He achieved industrial growth
• He improved France’s taxes
• Formed a more stable government
• Created more arts into the French’s culture
• He secured the complete loyalty and dependence
of the old nobility to centralize authority in the
person of the king
By Pedro Gil
Queen Elizabeth 1
Background Information
• Born: September 7, 1533, Greenwich
• Died: March 24, 1603, Richmond Palace
• She would take turn living in these difference places
throughout the year depending on the season and
festival
• Whitehall, Hampton Court, Greenwich, Richmond,
Westminster, St James, Windsor Castle (Some places she
stayed at)
• Parents: Anne Boleyn, Henry VII
• Siblings: Mary I of England, Edward VI of England
Government• Elizabeth I - the last Tudor monarch - was born at Greenwich on 7
September 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife,
Anne Boleyn.
• Overall, Elizabeth's administration consisted of some 600 officials
administering the great offices of state, and a similar number
dealing with the Crown lands (which funded the administrative
costs). Social and economic regulation and law and order
remained in the hands of the sheriffs at local level, supported by
unpaid justices of the peace.
• Queen Elizabeth I was a monarch and she had to undertake
various official, ceremonial, diplomatic, and representational
duties.
Acomplishments• Queen Elizabeth I was a sometimes troubled, often successful monarch of
England whose rule is known for the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the
works of William Shakespeare
• Elizabeth brought prosperity and growth to England despite threats from
foreign powers
• The era was decorated with the great figures of literature, drama, art and
exploration with the work William Shakespeare
• Her reign in fact is considered one of England's most notable periods, dubbed
the Elizabethan or Golden Age
• A major accomplishment was the defeat of the Spanish Armada of 132 by the
English fleet of 34 ships and 163 armed merchant vessels under Lord Howard
of Effingham, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir John Hawkins
• The reign of Queen Elizabeth I also saw significant expansion overseas. Great
explorers were encouraged such as Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir
John Hawkins, Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Richard Greenville
The Battle of Great Britain 16th Century.
Mackenzie Harms
Who is involved?
• King Philip II of Spain.
• Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Why did Philip II want to attack England?
• Philip II wanted to change the
religion of England to catholic then
the religion protestant.
• And he was upset at queen Elizabeth
because her men where robbing the
ships.
How many ships and sailors where there? What was armada?
• There were 130 ships and 2,500
guns. And carried 30,000 sailors and
soldiers.
What happened when Spain and England fought?
• The English first scattered the ships when they put it on fire.
• They had to cut the anchors and escape from not dying
• Half of the ships sunk, because they had a storm and they
couldn't’t stay steady because they had no anchor to keep
them even.
• About 5,000 sailors died for Spain and only half of the
armada ships survived.
• England lost 100 sailors. And they celebrated with a medal
saying that they survived.
Frederick The Great
BY Eric Farnhagen
Before
In the middle of all of it.
After
Important things that happened when he was King
War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748
-War between Prussia and Austria.
Seven Years War 1756-1763War between North America, Central America, West African coast,
India, Philippines, and Europe.
How the Government worked
His government was for the people not about
just him and his officers.
He was a better leader then most
Corruption was not tolerated in his country
He was a people person. Ex: Whenever he was
riding in his carriage he would stop and talk to
people within his country
How he lived
Born: January 24, 1712
Died: August 17,1786
He married a lady named Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick.
Her and Frederick were well educated and loved the
richness of life.
He ruled from 1740 to 1786
People loved him because he was a good king.
He Lived in the Potsdam and it’s a large palace
POTSDAM
Phillip the IIKing of Spain
By: Eric Lohsen
Map of his territory
Important events that happened during his conquest
In 1588 his “invincible armada” was defeated which lost him control of the navy
In 1581 he beat the Turks in the Mediterranean and conquered the Philippines in 1580.
His treaty with France died shortly before he did himself, this also marked a slow retreat from Europe.
Peter the great
By nick
Peter’s birth and death
• Peter was born on June 9 in1672 in
Moscow. And his death was on
February 8 1725 at St. Petersburg
Peters life
• Peter was a grandson of Tsar Michael Romanov (who was crowned as
Tsar in 1613).
• In 1682 Peter was proclaimed Tsar at the tender age of 10.
• But due to power struggles between different political forces in the
country, the young Tsar was forced to rule jointly with his brother Ivan,
• under the patronage of their sister Sofia. In 1689, after a failed coup
d'état, Sofia was overthrown and exiled to a convent
• ( coup d'état means a sudden and decisive change of government
illegally or by force)
Peters wars• One of Peter's main goals was to regain access
to the Baltic Sea and Baltic trade. In 1700 he
started the Northern War with Sweden,
• which lasted for 21 years, and resulted in a
victorious Russia taking the vast lands on the
Baltic coast as its spoils of war.
• Peter development an army of 200,000
Peter founding of St. Petersburg
• St. Petersburg was founded (1703)
on the delta of the Neva River and
the city rapidly grew to become a
major seaport,
• as Russia gained greater and greater
access to European trade routes.
Peter Improving Russia
• Peter ordered men to shave their beards
and the women mingle in the public.
• Peter founded the Russian science
academy and peter copied western schools
and hospitals
• Peter adopt western clothing and Julian
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