Abstract
The term ‘absolutism’ describes a form of rule and government, which evolved in the early modern period and dominated seventeenth and eighteenth century Central and Western Europe (though not England) during the formation of modern states. Intensive research into modern European history has brought to light the complex and multi-tiered requirements and conditions needed for the development of an absolute monarchy. It also revealed the limits of an absolute sovereign and highlighted the differences between the claim and reality of such rule. Comparative research indicates the various conditions under which absolutism thrived, was laid claim to or failed, and its consequences for the development of state and society.
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