Absolutism

"It is legal because I wish it."

- King Louis XIV

Unit Topics

1. Spain's Empire and European Absolutism

2. The Reign of Louis XIV

3. Central European Monarchs Clash

4. Absolute Rulers of Russia

5. Parliament Limits the English Monarchy


Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701
Absolute Monarchs in Europe Vocabulary

Supplemental Videos

1. The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation (Crash Course World History)

2. Absolute Monarchy (Crash Course European History)

3. Dutch Golden Age (Crash Course European History)

4. The Seven Years War (Crash Course World History)

5. The Rise of Russia and Prussia (Crash Course European History)

6. English Civil War (Crash Course European History)