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| − | + | Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917. | |
| − | + | Henry VIII showed that he was an absolute monarchy when he stated, "I am the state." | |
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Revision as of 18:49, January 8, 2007
Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.
Henry VIII showed that he was an absolute monarchy when he stated, "I am the state."