Absolutism in Eastern and Western Europe

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Absolutism was very prominent in Europe during the 16th century. Absolutism is a basic historical term meaning monarchial power that is unaffected by other bodies of power. This can include churches, legislatures, or social elites. This was brought up from the assumption of power. This also brings in the term of the belief of the "Divine Right". This power was very strong and meant that a certain person was chosen by God to be a King, Queen, or any position in high power. Both Eastern and Western Europe were very similar and contrasted in the way they used absolutism. In the body paragraphs below, it will be explained why they are similar and differ.

There were some similarities between Eastern and Western European Absolutism. There was absolute rule in both parts of Europe. The monarchs had an insane amount of power compared to a more fair type of government. Even with all this power, both East and West had to follow divine right. This made the monarchs very powerful and basically do whatever they wanted. The only people that could change power were the monarchs themselves. Easter and Western Europe both had standing armies. The result of having standing armies was positive because of high military defense against rival or opposing countries. They both contributed to the arts and literature. Europeans were advanced in this field. These were the similarities they shared. Both sides did share similarities, but the there were many differences between them as well.

Eastern and Western Absolutism had many differences. The ruler of the Eastern European monarch kept a substantially better connection with nobility than Western Europe did. As oppose to East Europe, the king or monarch in western Europe made all decisions. There was no parliament to control what the king was doing. Basically whatever the king says goes. The standing army in Eastern Europe only listened to the king. They were a symbol of his power in Western Europe. In Eastern Europe, the standing...
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