Absolute Monarchs of Europe
by Rees Draminski
1. England
1.1. Importing absolutism didn't go over well
1.2. Trying to enforce Divine Right led to conflict
1.3. Absolutism major cause of Bishops War
1.4. Absolutism major cause of English Civil War
2. Russia
2.1. Tsars were absolute monarhcs
2.2. Last absolute monarchy to survive
2.3. Survived until the Bolshevik Revolution
3. Divine Right to Rule
3.1. Claimed power to rule from God
3.2. Said subjects had to no right to limit power
3.3. King/Queen has total governmental control
4. France
4.1. Louis XIV had legislative, executive, and judicial powers
4.2. Reduced power of nobility
4.3. Built Palace of Versailles to reduce power of nobility
5. Sweden
5.1. Not exactly absolute, didn't have arbitrary power
5.2. Had much less oversight and did not need a council
5.3. Charles XI and Charles XII