The Big Idea
Why it matters now
A Powerful Spanish Empire
Defender of Catholicism
The Spanish Empire Weakens
Absolutism in Europe
Crisis Lead to Absolutism
In the time of religious and economic instability Philip II ruled over all of spain.
Many head government took on additional economic/ political power
Charles did not only fought the muslims but he also opposed Lutherans.
When Philip II assumed the throne, all of Europe was encountering religious wars caused by the reformation.
In the age where Cervanets wrote was a materialistic one, the gold and silver had came from the Americas that made Spain temporarily wealthy.
All though Philip II have lost his dutch possessions,he was a forceful ruler in lots of ways
In the 17th century was a period of great upheaval in europe.
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