The growth of nation states The 1400s
Strong, Centralized governments The Hundred Year’s War Ended with French victory in 1453 France unified English kicked out
Strong, Centralized governments The War of the Roses England, 1455- 1485 Civil War Yorks tried to steal the throne Killed lots of feudal nobles, decreased their power Lancasters won Henry VII began Tudor dynasty Married Elizabeth York to unite England
Strong, Centralized governments Ivan the Great Russia, 1480 Declared independence from Mongols Kicked out the Mongols Unified Russia First to call himself tsar Moved capital to Moscow
Strong, Centralized governments Ferdinand and Isabella Spain, 1469 Marriage United Spain politically (Aragon and Castille) Limited the power of the nobles United Spain religiously Began to Christianize it Ousted Muslims and Jews if they didn’t convert
Strong, Centralized governments Spanish Inquisition Spain, 1478 To create religious unity Drove out non- Catholics Ruined the middle class Ends religious tolerance/ creates suspicion Trials of those accused of heresy Property seized Some burned at the stake