Absolutism
- Resource Type
- Topic overview
- Authors
- COLLINS, JAMES B
- Source
- Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. 2004, v. 1, p1-7.
- Subject
- Political history
European history
State (Political science)
Political power
Divine right of kings
Monarchy
Absolutism
- Language
- English
ABSOLUTISM Early modern European princes liked to promulgate the myth that they held 'absolute power.' For modern observers, both words create confusion. In contemporary English, the word defines a dichotomy [...]