Early Modern period - reasons Flashcards
(23 cards)
when did Hans holbein settle
1532
when did Holbein become court painter? to which king?
1535
henry 8th
what was the name of the [ainting he drew? what was significant about it?
the ambassadors (1533)
a painting of other migrants, ina s tyle that used perspective, more realistic human figures and focus on individualism and emotion
why did flemish strangers migrate to england? where specifically?
seeking religious freedom from their catholic spanish rulers + william cecil, liz’s political advisor, saw them as a means to revive SANDWICH’s economy
Why did the walloons come? From where? TO where?
- fleeing persecution under catholic spanish rule in late 1500s
- southern Netherlands at the time
- Canterbury
when was the levant company formed
1592
what did the merchants from the middle east bring?
spices, textiles and other goods
when did the queen negotiate access for english merchants in the ottoman empire?
1580
How long did the levant company prosper?
1592-1750
When was the EIC formed
1600
What happened by 1630 regarding the EIC
set up trading centres on mainland of India, boositng trade drastically
what did EIC do
explore direct trading with sppice markets of asia
When was the royal african company made? century…?
17th
What did the royal african company do?
Led by James Duke of York,
the company built forts along the coast of west africa, where enslaved african people were to be transported from across the atlantic to englands new plantation colonies in the west indies.
when did england become involved w TAST
by 1650
why did the german palatines come?
- hopes of economic gain after financial ruin
- their land in West germany has been devastated by wars in the 17th century
- specifically the palatinate
- planned to eventually settle in the nglish colonies in north america
What were the religious reasons why the jews came?
puritans believed that jewish peple returning to england could speedup the return of jesus christ to earth
what was the economic reasons for jews migrating?
- they had transformed amsterdam into a wealthy city w their business expertise
-so the english invited them back in hopes that theyd have the same impact in england
How was the ban w the jews dealt with?
- manasseh ben israel, a dutch rabbi, visited oliver cromwell to overturn the ban on jewish people in england, which was then withdrawn
which king repealed the edict of nantes?WHen?
King Louis XIV
1685
What did the edict of nantes do?
establish religious freedom in france for protestants
Give the time frame and amount of protestants that came
1670-1710
around 50,000 proteestants settleed in enggland, mainly in major towns like london for religious proteection
