Thirty Years' War
Papists (Roman-Catholics)
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Divine Right of Kings
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Arminians (Anglo-Catholics)
Presbysterian Church
Anglican Church
The official church of England in which religion and politics are joint. Thus, the Head is the ruling monarch.
Term negatively used to refer to Roman Catholics whose loyalties laid with the Pope.
Church that is ruled by a council of elected elders. Its origins can be traced to Scotland.
Young people chosen by the ruling monarch that would advise them and in turn occasionally receive honours, riches, and/or political positions at court.
Religious (and political) conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism that took place primarly in central Europe.
Political doctrine that advocates the absolute power of monarchs, whose authority was believed to come directly from God.
Members of the High Church that advocate preserving their Catholic roots.
Socially and economically influential landowners that could live from rental income (unlike a yeoman, who was a working farmer).
Religious revolution, also known as Protestant Reformation, that took place in the 16th century.