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Baroque (1600-1750) History Grids
(Document 1 of 4)

Marriage of Henry IV and Maria de Medici
(Ridpath image)

(Early Baroque CultureGrid) (Baroque Maps)

(Document 1) -- Early Baroque (1600-1630)
Britain -- France -- Germany/Austria -- Italy -- Spain/Portugal -- Other
(Document 2)-- Middle Baroque (1630-1670)
(Document 3) -- Mature Baroque (1670-1710)
(Document 4)-- Late Baroque (1710-1750)

 

Early Baroque (1600-1630)

Britain (1600-1630)

• House of Stuart
  • James I r.1603-1625
    • he had been James VI of Scotland, but when Elizabeth I died childless the English throne passed from the Tudors to the Stuarts
    • James I was proclaimed King of Great Britain
      • (technically Great Britain as we know it didn't come about until the Union of 1707)
    • Guy Fawkes (1578-1606) arrested in 1605 for trying to blow up Parliament in the Gunpower Plot
      • WWW -- Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
        • Center for Fawkesian Pursuits Electronic On-Line Classroom -- All about it.
        • Transcription of the Gunpowder Plot Trial (Philip Allen)
    • Jamestown founded in 1607
      • 1st permanent English settlement in America
      • founded by John Smith
      • MAP: British Colonial Grants, 1606-1620
      • WWW -- Jamestown
        • Jamestown Rediscovery (APVA) -- Overview of the archaeological project; nicely done.
        • Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center (historyisfun) -- Exhibits on America's first permanent English settlement and the American Revolution.
        • Founding of Jamestown (Library of Congress) -- Images, text and more.
    • The Authorized Version of the Bible (aka The King James Version), 1611
    • Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Colony (MA) in 1620 via the Mayflower
    • ART -- James I
      • James I -- Ridpath image.
      • Jacobus (James I) -- Ridpath image.
    • WWW -- James I (James VI of Scotland)
      • James I (British Monarchy Website) -- Image, overview and inter-archival links.
      • James I (britannia) -- Image and profile.
      • James I: Extracts from speeches to Parliament, 1603, 1605, 1609 on accession, Gunpowder Plot and the divine right of kings (British Monarchy Website ) -- Image and online text.
      • James VI (Royal Stuarts) -- Profile, image and inter-archival links.
      • James I (Victorian Web) -- Image and bio.
      • James I: Opening address at the Hampton Court Conference, January 1604 (British Monarchy Website) -- Online text.
      • Selected Poetry of James I (University of Toronto) -- Online text.
      • James I: A Trew Law of Free Monarchies (Northpark) -- Online text (excerpts); also available at Modern History Sourcebook.
  • Charles I r.1625-1649 (beheaded in 1649)
• (Early Baroque CultureGrid)

France (1600-1630)

• House of Bourbon
  • Henry IV r. 1589-1610
    • married Maria de Medici (1573-1642)
      • she ruled as regent for her son Louis XIII
    • Edict of Nantes
      • allowed religious liberty for Protestants (Huguenots) in 1598
      • revoked in 1685
    • assassinated in 1610 in continuing political and religious conflicts between French Catholics and Protestants
    • ART -- Henry IV and Maria
      • Assassination of Henry IV -- Ridpath image.
      • Maria de Medici -- Ridpath image.
    • WWW -- Henry IV
      • The Apotheosis of Henry IV and the Proclamation of the Regency of Marie de Medicis on the 14th of May in 1610 (CGFA) -- Painting by Rubens.
      • Henry IV (utexas) -- Portrait (source).
  • Louis XIII r.1610-1643
    • Cardinal Richelieu
      • developed the power of the French state and court that would be even further extended by Louis XIV
      • Minister of State for Foreign Affaires and War, then the First Minister of Finance
      • established the Academie francaise in 1634
      • Louis XIII's mother, Maria de Medici, demanded Richelieu's dismissal in 1630 -- he chose to side with the Cardinal and expelled her instead
      • ART -- Cardinal Richelieu
        • Richelieu -- Ridpath image.
        • Death of Richelieu -- Ridpath image.
      • WWW -- Cardinal Richelieu
        • Cardinal Richelieu: Political Testament (Hanover) -- Online text (excerpts).
        • Bust of Cardinal Richelieu (CGFA) -- Sculpture by Bernini.
        • Triple Portrait of Richelieu (CGFA) -- Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne.
    • WWW -- Louis XIII
      • Louis XIII (infoplease) -- Short profile with inter-archival links.
      • Louis XIII (jerry) -- Portrait.
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Germany/Austria or Holy Roman Empire (1600-1630)

• Rudolf II r.1576-1612
• Matthias r.1612-1619
  • MAP: Baltic Lands, 1617
  • WWW -- Matthias
    • Matthias (infoplease) -- Brief profile with inter-archival links.
• Ferdinand II r.1619-1637
  • WWW -- Ferdinand II
    • Ferdinand II (Catholic Encyclopedia) -- Detailed profile.
    • Ferdinand II (infoplease) -- Brief profile with inter-archival links.
    • Ferdinand II (Encarta) -- Brief overview.
• The 30 Years War 1618-1648
  • began as a war of succession between the Spanish Habsburgs and the Austrian Habsburgs then it became Protestants vs. Catholics
  • Protestant Denmark (Christian IV), Sweden (Gustavus Adolphus), and even Catholic France sided with the Protestants
  • thus it was also a Bourbon/Habsburg struggle for Europe
  • Protestants
    • Duke of Saxony in Dresden, Elector of Brandenburg (Prussia), union of Brandenburg & Prussia in 1618
  • Catholics
    • HRE Ferdinand II -- Albrecht Wallenstein (1583-1634) became general of his armies
      • WWW -- Albrecht Wallenstein
        • Albrecht von Wallenstein (Catholic Encyclopedia) -- Detailed profile.
        • Albrecht Wallenstein (infoplease) -- Profile with inter-archival links.
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Italy (1600-1630)

• MAP: Italy in the XVII and XVIII Centuries
• Milan -- ruled by Spain
• Naples -- ruled by Spain
• Duchy of Tuscany (Florence) -- ruled by the Medici
• Rome and Bologna -- Papal rule
  • Clement VIII r.1592-1605
  • Leo XI r.1605
    • WWW -- Leo XI
      • Leo XI (Catholic Encyclopedia) -- Biographical overview.
  • Paul V r.1605-21
    • WWW -- Paul V
      • Paul V (Catholic Encyclopedia) -- Biographical overview.
  • Gregory XV r.1621-23
    • WWW -- Gregory XV
      • Gregory XV (Catholic Encyclopedia) -- Biographical overview.
  • Urban VIII r.1623-44
• Venice -- a republic with a doge and a senate
• Mantua -- ruled by the Gonzagas
• (Early Baroque CultureGrid)

Spain/Portugal (1600-1630)

• Four Kingdoms in North -- Aragon, Castille, Leon, Navarre
• Philip III r.1598-1621
  • Spanish Muslims exiled in 1609 by the Spanish Inquisition
  • WWW -- Philip III
    • Philip III (bartleby) -- Brief overview.
• Philip IV r.1621-1665
  • WWW -- Philip IV
    • Philip IV (bartleby) -- Brief overview.
    • Philip IV (CGFA) -- Portrait by Velasquez.
• (Early Baroque CultureGrid)

Other (1600-1630)

• RUSSIA
  • MAP: Growth of the Russian Empire in Europe 1482-1878
  • WWW: Expansion of Russia, 1300-1796 (Britannica) -- Map.
  • Boris Godunov r.1598-1605
    • WWW -- Boris Godunov
      • Boris Godunov (bartleby) -- Brief overview.
      • Russian History: Kieven and Appanage Periods (Bucknell) -- Scroll down for info and links about Boris and the key events and people of his reign.
      • Times of Trouble (globalclassroom) -- Overview by student.
  • Czar Michael Romanov r.1613-1645
    • founds the house which will last until 1917 (the Russian Revolution)
      • ART: Michael -- Ridpath image.
      • WWW -- Michael Romanov
        • House of Romanov (Bucknell) -- Outline of the family tree.
        • Russian History: Kieven and Appanage Periods (Bucknell) -- Scroll down for info and links about Michael and the key events and people of his reign.
        • Michael (Treasures of the Czars) -- Image, profile and inter-archival links.
        • Michael (Tardis) -- Geneological information.
• (Early Baroque CultureGrid)

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