Vocabulary: edict, defenestration, tumult, verdant, sinew, polarize, hegemony, amalgamation, neo-stoicism, proxy, assertive, pacified,

Text Reading: 

Topic 2.4 (102-108)

Historical Perspective: None

Write as a Historian: 136-37 (Questions 1-4)

Assigned Reading:

The reading below is a supplement designed to help you understand the 30 Years War – it is not required reading, but recommended to those who may need further clarification on the subject.

The Thirty Years War

The reading below is for a Harkness if assigned.

Richelieu Grand Strategy During the 30 Year War

Guiding Questions for “Richelieu…”: 

1. What is raison d’etat and how does it apply to Cardinal Richelieu?
2. Was Richelieu successful in his ideals of foreign policy?
3. How did he view France’s role in the world?
4. What does Richelieu borrow from Machiavelli and how is he different?
5. How does Richelieu directly/indirectly challenge Habsburgs?
6. What can we learn from Richelieu’s statescraft today?

Assigned Video: None

Assigned Podcasts

Rival Queens:

 

Extras:

Primary Documents

Bloody Mary

 Edict of Nantes

Execution of Thomas Moore

St. Bartholomew’s Day

The Devil Laughed Hard