Political Changes Europe 1400-1600
Nation-states Increasing centralization of gov’t and bureaucracies New Monarchs –Goal = Centralize their Power! Used standing armies, centralized tax collection, reduced the power & independence of the nobility (making personal armies illegal, etc.)
Wars 100 Year’s War – sense of national identity for France and England Reconquista – Aragon & Castille united under Ferdinand and Isabella; Moors kicked out in 1492.
New Monarchs Henry VIII (England) Charles V (Holy Roman Empire) Ferdinand and Isabella (Spain) Ivan III “the Terrible” (Russia) – stopped paying Mongol’s tribute & used violence to control Boyars (nobles)