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Ch 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre | fighting begun on Saint Bartholomew’s Day in 1572 between Catholics and Protestants, in which many Huguenots were killed |
| Henry IV | Huguenot who converted to Catholicism in order to be accepted as king |
| Edict of Nantes | proclamation by Henry IV that gave certain rights to French Huguenots but stressed that Catholicism was the official religion of France |
| Louis XIII | French king who took the throne after Henry IV was assassinated; Cardinal Richelieu served as his adviser |
| Cardinal Richelieu | prominent Catholic priest who became chief minister and adviser of King Louis XIII |
| Louis XIV | French king who held absolute power, became known as “the Sun King” |
| War of the spanish Succesion | costly war fought by Louis XIV over the successor to the Spanish throne |
| Treaty of Utrecht | ended the War of the Spanish Succession; forced Louis XIV to give up territory and forbid France and Spain from being ruled by the same monarch |
| Puritans | Protestant religious group that demanded reforms in the Church of England |
| Charles I | son of James I, became king in 1625 |
| Royalists | supporters of the king during the English Civil War |
| Oliver Cromwell | commander of Parliament’s army in the Civil War, later Lord Protector |
| Commonwelath | republican government based on the common good of all people |
| Restoration | the return of the monarchy to England in 1660 |
| Charles II | son of Charles I, became king of Great Britain when monarchy was restored |
| Glorius Revolution | bloodless transfer of power from James II to William and Mary |
| William and mary | James II’s Protestant daughter and son-in-law, who succeeded him |
| Constitutional monarchy | A monarchy limited by law |
| Huguenot | French Protestant |