tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post3055433945942921104..comments2023-10-23T16:48:31.631-04:00Comments on AP European History: Ms. Isikdaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562151343256475720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-87563728474986569902008-10-27T08:53:00.000-04:002008-10-27T08:53:00.000-04:00Hillary said it all.Hillary said it all.Gordon Webster Ellinwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593400831311558824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-25291315541706517152008-10-26T21:21:00.000-04:002008-10-26T21:21:00.000-04:00The French aristocrats kept their privilege but lo...The French aristocrats kept their privilege but lost most of their political power. Especially when Versailles was finished, the privileged and high-class lifestyles were intact, but the French aristocrats lost all of their power. The English aristocrats, on the other hand, formed the Houses of Commons and Lords and were able to keep some of their privilege and power.Hilary Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281197952606126134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-84851476479814569382008-10-26T18:22:00.000-04:002008-10-26T18:22:00.000-04:00"I think absolutism succeeded in France, as oppose..."I think absolutism succeeded in France, as opposed to in England, because the French aristocrats had very little political power."<BR/><BR/>THAT's the question! Why did they end up with little political power?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-940475386241677098.post-10359859750847180842008-10-26T16:35:00.000-04:002008-10-26T16:35:00.000-04:00You're right that the aristocrats in England were ...You're right that the aristocrats in England were more directly opposed to the king. Their was a whole group the Whigs that disliked him (James II). The main reason for their opposition towards James II was because he was Catholic and almost all of the aristocrats/members of parliament were either Anglican or Puritan. Since Catholicism or "popery" was hated intensely by Puritans and not supported by Anglicans (The Church of England) either, the boldness of the King's religious views ignited extreme disfavor of him throughout parliament. <BR/><BR/>In the case of James I and Charles I, it was their need for money (similar to Louis's) that drove parliament to become annoyed with them. And when Charles decided to take matters into his own hands by taxing the people himself it was an incredible gesture of disrespect toward the entire governmental system of England.<BR/><BR/>If Louis had been so different and disrespectful he probably wouldn't have won so much support from the nobles even if he had been able to tax them without their consent. It wasn't that Louis didn't tax them, it was that he respected the laws that had been made before he came to power.Cote Laramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765812635024603492noreply@blogger.com