Age of Religious wars (1562 - 1648) - Overview - 1st half of 16th century - catholics vs lutherans - Settled at Augsburg, central Europe - Second half - catholics vs calvinists - France, England, Scotland, Netherlands - Calvinists and Catholics are both dogmatic, aggressive, and irreconcilable - Politiques - rulers who put political unity before religion - tolerant - Elizabeth - anglican and not religious - Most were not - Mary I, Cromwell, Philip II - I) French Wars of Religion (1562 - 1589) - 9 civil wars - Huguenots - French Prot (Calvinists) - Francis I - Kept France Catholic during first half of the century - Henry II (B1519, R1547-1559) - end of Habsburg Valois wars - Killed at accident at wedding