the Early Modern Era Throughout history‚ there has been an extreme discrimination against different groups of people. Women have been disrespected just because of what their religion’s holy book says. The Pope had the authority over state‚ not the monarch. The color of your skin has even determined your rank in society. Even though this was more in the early modern era‚ it still happens today. People have had to work their way to gain rights. Examples of social inequality in the modern era are the
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social elites‚ or churches. Both Kangxi and Louis X1V were absolute monarchs associated with the coming to power of professional bureaucracies‚ professional standing armies‚ and the coding of state laws. They possessed ideologies that justify the absolutist monarchy. As absolute monarchs they spent significant sums on flamboyant homes for themselves as well as their nobles. It is mandatory in an absolutist state‚ by the monarchs for nobles to live in the royal palace‚ although in their absence‚ state
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the ruler is confined to the law and parliament. Theoretically‚ England planned to follow the constitutional model but the Stuart monarchs thought otherwise of this and conflicted with the Parliament throughout the century. This conflict centers on the evolution of England to becoming a world power. Ending the Elizabethan era of England‚ James I‚ the first Stuart monarch‚ ascended to the throne but didn’t plan on using the theoretical model England sought. Believing in divine right‚ he ruled with little
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Civil War that followed between the Royalists and the parliamentarians the powers of the monarch were gradually reduced. The UK’s constitution is not formally written but it consists of certain historic documents such as Magna Carta written in 1215‚ the Petition of Rights in 1628‚ the Bill of Rights in 1689 and the Act of Settlement in 1701‚ which gradually gave more power to the Parliament over the Monarch. The body of the political life is also established by Acts of Parliament on the common law
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of these categories‚ the extreme differences‚ in the end‚ caused them to take different courses in their evolution toward modern government. The politics of England during the 17th century follow two absolute monarchs‚ a dictator‚ two more monarchs‚ and then the first constitutional monarch ever. When James I became the first Stuart king of England in the dawn of the 17th century‚ he was completely unfamiliar with the English Parliament. He believed in the Divine Right of Kings‚ or the belief that
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Imperial Spain: 1469-1716. London: Penguin Books‚ 1963. 423pgs. In Imperial Spain‚ J.H. Elliot examines the history of early modern Spain from the reign of the Catholic Monarchs‚ Isabella and Ferdinand‚ to the reformation of the Spanish government by the first member of the Bourbon dynasty. According to the author‚ at the start of the 15th century‚ Spain was internally weak‚ hopelessly divided and isolated from the continent
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political systems‚ absolute monarchy of France and the constitutional monarchy of England‚ have affected Europe. Absolute monarchy is when a ruler rules with absolute‚ or total‚ power. A constitutional monarchy is when laws limit the power of the monarch so they cannot rule absolutely. These two political systems affected not only their own country‚ but the whole of Europe as well. Mainly under the influences of the two leaders Louis XIV‚ Charles II‚ James II‚ Prince William‚ and Queen Mary.
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In the words of Louis XIV‚ “L’etat C’est Moi” (the state is me)‚ in other words “I am the State”. (___) Absolutism is when a person claims a right to be the leader based on their birth right or gain it by force of power‚ they use this divine authority from God to justify their position‚ since this in one of the oldest forms of government. However‚ a democracy seems more in line with fair practice due to the fact that there were no rulers or judges in the Bible until the people asked God for them
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unlike Democracy‚ which wasn’t as effective during these times. Absolutism is a form of government in which one person has complete power. There is Absolute Monarchy and some monarchs were known to have Divine Right. Divine Right is the belief that God gave the monarch the entitlement to rule. Absolute Monarchy is when the monarch doesn’t have constitutional limits. Democracy is a form of government in which the people have the right to choose their own leaders. This government wasn’t as effective in
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to be inferior to men. Early Modern England was a monarchy. The monarch was advised mostly by his/her privy councillors‚ a group of advisers she/he elected themselves. The monarch also ruled with the aide of Parliament‚ who they called and dismissed themselves. Parliament gave the King or Queen advice‚ which they did not have to take. The Monarch and the Parliament made the Acts of Parliament‚ which were the laws. The monarch did not have complete rule over parliament; there were several things
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