The completion of Versailles contained and restrained the French aristocrats, denying them of their previous political power while permitting them a courtly life. ... In his speech, James states that the power of Kings comes from god himself; therefore Parliament has no power over the monarch. ... The period of Charles" rule marked the first time Parliament held more power than the monarch. ... Throughout the seventeenth century the French aristocracy lost political influence and power while retaining its privileges, which consisted of direct service to the monarch. ... During the seventeenth ...

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Not surprisingly, these changes were predominantly religious and political, as we shall see. ... Ultimately, the intellectual origins of the conflict were about power, or more aptly, about the struggle for power. ... The trick was that there were limitations on the King's power. ... Over the century, every British monarch would add to this reduced inheritance. ... In this sense, the Revolution did help to begin turning the wheels - politically and socially - towards "modernity". ...

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Though he had become a Member of Parliament when he was under thirty and had been active in local affairs, it was not until he was over forty that he had turned energetically to politics and discovered his genius as a soldier. " He was a prominent voice of opposition to Charles I. ... His political power was enhanced by the removal of Presbyterian leaders from Parliament. ... "During Cromwell's reign Parliament was summoned several times, only when Parliament choose to increase Cromwell's power did he allow it to remain in place. ... Cromwell's zeal in conquering land for the En...

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The Bourbon king Louis XIV, the powerful monarch of the early seventeenth century (1661-1715), had been the most successful absolute monarch in history, but his grandiose imperial ambitions led to massive military failure and had left his country in economic ruin. ... As hard as he might have tried, he couldn't exercise the power that divine right absolutism claimed. ... Napoleon proved to not only be a genius at war, but also at politics and domestic reform. ... The Magna Carta was a feudal document that was intended to limit the power of the king. ... One of the main stipulations of ...

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