History A-Level
Absolutism and its limits
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Royal authority remained constrained by powerful parlements and provincial estates, despite a legacy of centralisation under Mazarin.
Topics that use Absolutism and its limits
- 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643– 1715 (A-level only) – The Regency, 1643–1661 (AQA A-Level)
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