00.1 Age of Absolute Monarchs

Declared his absolute power when he told his subjects "I am the state"

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Charles I

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

English king who broke with the Catholic Church over divorce rules.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

Russian Czar who took 18 month tour of England and the Netherlands to learn about Western Europe culture

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

French king known as the "Sun King"

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

English General who overthrew King Charles I after the English Civil War.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

Forced the Russian nobility to learn the western clothing and culture.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

Moved the palace to Versailles, France, where he built an elaborate and ornate structure with gardens and sculptures.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

King who ignored the Petition of Right (which led to the English Civil War) and was eventually executed.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

Had pheasants build a new Russian capital on top of a swamp so he could be closer to Western culture.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I

Puritan leader who closed pubs and theaters because he believed they led to unholy behaviors.

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I