New Monarchs Totally Explained

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New Monarchs were the rulers of European nations during the 15th century who unified their nations, creating a stable and centralized government. It was the centralized governments created under the New Monarchs in the 15th century that allowed for an era of colonization and conquest in the 16th century, and paved the way for rapid economic growth in Europe. The best examples of New Monarchs are, chronologically:

John I of Portugal - Terminated the Portuguese political anarchy and founded the Portuguese period of discoveries
Louis XI of France - United France, reorganized the French economy, and weakened the power of the French nobility
Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, brought their nations together under a single political dynasty, weakened the power of the Spanish nobility, and completed the Reconquista.
Henry VII of England - Ended the War of the Roses, brought England from bankruptcy to prosperity, built up the Royal Navy, and unified England politically by eliminating potential competitors to the throne, pacifying Yorkist resistance by marrying Elizabeth of York, and checking the power of the nobility.

Achievements of the New Monarchs:

Limiting the power of the feudal aristocracy

Creating efficient, centralized systems of taxation

Maintaining a standing army loyal to the monarch

Encouraging some sense of national identity (but by no means nationalism)

Fostering trade, both internally and externally

Enforcing religious unity within their countries While Peter I of Russia ruled two centuries after the New Monarchs, he's sometimes considered the New Monarch of Russia, accomplishing much for his country similar to what the New Monarchs did for theirs.
After the New Monarchs, the Absolutist Monarchs gained sway, to be followed by the Enlightened despots.

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