History A-Level
Cultural Absolutism
What Cultural Absolutism means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cultural Absolutism
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The centralising of control over the arts and sciences by Colbert and Louis XIV.
Topics that use Cultural Absolutism
- 2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643– 1715 (A-level only) – The establishment of Absolutism at home, 1661–1685 (AQA A-Level)
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