Louis XIV was

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Louis XIV was an absolute monarch in France.
And Peter the Great was an absolute monarch in
Russia. But absolute monarchy did not develop in
England.
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In England, the power of the king was limited.
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In England, a constitutional monarchy developed.
A constitutional monarchy is a political system
in which political power is shared between the
king and Parliament.
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In 1215, English nobles forced King John to sign
the Magna Carta.
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The Magna Carta was a document that guaranteed
that an Englishman could not be fined or
imprisoned except according to the laws of the
land. As such, the law became more powerful
than the king.
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In addition, in England, a parliament
was established. Parliament is a
legislative body. Parliament limited the
power of the king.
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In England, Parliament is made up of nobles in
the House of Lords and elected representatives in
the House of Commons.
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Parliament claimed the right to approve taxes.
In other words, the power of the purse rested in
the hands of Parliament.
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In addition, the British fought two revolutions,
the Puritan Revolution and the Glorious
Revolution, to establish the supremacy of
Parliament over the king.
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The Bill of Rights of 1869 confirmed that
English monarchs could not collect new taxes or
raise an army without Parliaments consent.
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John Locke was a British philosopher. He
published a book on government. He believed that
people had rights.
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He did not believe in a rulers absolute power.
Locke believed that people were born with
the right to life, property, and liberty.
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Locke believed that the government had a
responsibility to protect these rights! He did
not believe in absolutism.
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Compare and Contrast
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy