The Protestant Reformation happened because the breakdown of authority and power of the Catholic Church. The black death occurred, Renaissance, humanism, and secularism. Which starts the war between Catholics and Protestants. And leaders try to break from the century old grip of the Catholic Church.
Monarch’s wanted Huge armies. But to get them they had to raise taxes. Peasants revolted against raising taxes. The monarchs responded by increasing army and seize even more control.
An absolute monarch is a King or Queen who believes that all of the power rests in their hands. There is no limit to their power.
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