Kings and Queens
This was the name given to King Louis XIV because of the brilliance of his court at Versailles?
Who was "The Sun King"?
A German Augustinian monk who broke away from the Catholic Church after being scandalized by the practice of simony in the Church. He believed the Church did not have the power to grand indulgences, taught that penance is unnecessary, and taught that the pope was the antichrist.
Who was Martin Luther?
A meeting of imperial officials called by the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, to figure out what to do about Martin Luther
What was the Diet of Worms?
These were fought between the Heugueots and the Catholics in France.
What were the French Wars of Religion?
The name for a mitigating or lessening of penance for sins already confessed
What is an indulgence?
This king was given the nickname "Defender of the Faith" before he broke away from the Catholic Church.
Who was King Henry VIII?
A reformer who wrote Institutes of the Christian Religion, taught the idea of Predestination, that Jesus only died for the righteous, that there should be no bishops, and that parishes should be ruled by groups of elders (presbyters)
Who was John Calvin?
The fleet of Philip II that attacked England and tried to remove Queen Elizabeth from the throne of England.
What was the Spanish Armada?
A war fought in England between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers.
What was the English Civil War?
This was the number of years King Louis XVI ruled as king of France.
What is 72 years?
This king and queen funded Columbus’ journey to the New World.
Who were King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
This king of England was known who broke away from the Catholic Church and founded the Anglican Church.
Who was King Henry VIII?
This was the battle between the Turks and the a group Christian of men from all over Europe known as the Holy League. The night before the battle, the pope called on all Christians in Europe to pray the rosary, and the Christians miraculously won the battle the next day.
What was the Battle of Lepanto?
When the Protestant Duke William of Orange invaded England, took the throne, and made anti-Catholic laws.
What is the "Glorious Revolution"?
The name for French Calvinists
What are "Huguenots"?
The daughter of Henry VIII who was an unpopular queen because she was Catholic and because she wanted to marry a Spanish prince. Her half sister, Elizabeth, later became queen.
Who was Mary Tudor?
A Calvinist preacher in Scotland who hated Catholics, hated Queen Mary, and believed that women should not be allowed to rule.
Who was John Knox?
A council called by Pope Paul III to clarify respond to the Protestant Reformation by clarifying the Church’s teachings on things like indulgences and the relationship between the Bible and the Church’s Tradition and by reforming the life and morals of the clergy.
What was the Council of Trent?
A war fought between the Catholics of Bohemia (led by King Ferdinand) and the Protestants of Bohemia (led by Frederick).
What was the Thirty Years’ War?
He was a friend of St. Teresa of Avila began reforming monasteries.
Who was St. John of the Cross?
These were three kings who were unpopular because they believed in the divine right of kings, ignored Parliament’s authority, and relaxed laws against Catholics.
Who were Charles I, Charles II, and James II?
These two men held the title of "Lord Protector of England"
Who were Oliver and Richard Cromwell?
The century during which the Council of Trent occurred.
What is the 16th century?
Fighting broke out when this king started enforcing Catholicism in the Low Countries, and this queen started supporting Protestants who were fighting against this king and the Catholics
Who were King Philip II and Queen Elizabeth I?
An English Catholic man who tried to blow up Parliament because he was angry at the English government’s treatment of Catholics.
Who was Guy Fawkes?