Absolute Monarchy

Historical Example of Absolute Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy is a form of government where a single ruler, usually called a king or queen, has complete control over all parts of the government. His/her power is not limited by a constitution or by the law. In an absolute monarchy, the transition of power is hereditary. In the sixteen hundreds Charles the first was the King of England and used his control to make England a Absolute Monarchy. In 1628 there was a Petition of Right passed which prohibited the king from infringing on specific liberties of the people. The king was not allowed to Imprison subjects without due cause, levy taxes without parliaments consent, house soldiers in private homes or impose martial law in peaceful times. In 1629, a year later, King Charles the first dissolved Parliament and did not call it back into session. He violated the Petition of Right by imposing many taxes on the English people. At this point he is the monarch in an absolute monarchy.

Fictional Example of Absolute Monarchy

In the story of Alice and Wonderland a young girl visits a magical under land and has no memory of it. When she is a teenager she ends up falling down a rabbit hole back to the magical under land to be reunited with her old friends. While she is there she figures out that the Red Queen has complete reign over the land. The Red queen has her soldiers paint the white roses red or they will be beheaded. This is just one small example of her need to control and strike fear into everyone in the land. If things don’t go her way or exactly as she wants she will be head anyone and everyone. Soon Alice realizes that her destiny is to end the Red Queens reign of terror and bring back the peace of the land.