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ABSOLUTISM AND THE END OF HISPANIC DOMINANCE
ABSOLUTISM AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
Absolutism: France under Louis XIV
proponents of absolutism
Jacques Bossuet
believed that kings had a divine right to power
Thomas Hobbes
believed that absolutism was the result of a social pact
the authoritarian monarchies of some kingdoms
developed into absolute monarchies
17th century
belived that kings held absolute power over everybody
absolute monarchies
a royal treasury able to raise revenue
a permanent army of professional soldiers
marginalisation of courts and parliaments estates of the realm
growing centralisation, political and administrative decisions in royal courts
an ideology defending the king’s supremacy over all others
The English parliament
Europe at the end of the 17th century
The House of Commons consisted of representatives
of the kingdom’s cities and counties
The House of Lords
consisted of the country’s most important
noblemen and the Church of England bishops
The parliamentary system in England
in England, this control was to protect against the absolutist pretensions of the monarchy
power was controlled by courts and parliaments
Bill of Rights (1689)
limited the monarch’s power and recognised the rights of the individual
establishment of a constitutional or parliamentary monarchy
Glorious Revolution (1688)
James II became king
tried to impose absolutism
led to a new confrontation with the Parliament
ENGLISH CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
parliament
monnarch
CHANGES IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Society
Atlantic triangular trade
worked in and around the West Indies and the East Indies
they exchanged silver for spices
trading system operated 16th to early 19th centuries
a triangular flow of trade was established in the Atlantic
Population
Poor harvests
economic activity was agriculture
affected the most disadvantaged social groups
Wars
broke out, affecting almost the whole continent
Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648)
English Civil War (1642–1651)
A rising death rate in Europe put a stop to the population growth
15th and 16th centuries
Epidemics
Malnutrition caused by failed harvests and the effects of successive
helped the plague to spread
affecting the weakest sectors of society
Poor hygiene
hygienic conditions and ineffective medical care
use of quarantines and masks, became more widespread
THE FIGHT FOR EUROPEAN DOMINANCE
HISPANIC KINGDOMS IN THE 17TH CENTURY
