Age of Absolutism
The Path To Royal Absolutism: The Renaissance and Early 17th Century
The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy: Grand Seicle and Enlightenment
The European Enlightenment: Absolute Monarchy and Enlightened Absolutism
(This site discusses Maria Theresa & Joseph II, and Catherine the Great
The European Enlightenment: Pre-Enlightenment Europe
(This site discusses Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, and Peter the Great.)
The European enlightenment: The Case of England
(This site discusses James I, Charles I, Charles II, & James II.)
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