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The seventeenth century could be described as the century of royal absolutism. Using to examples, compare how royal absolutism help create strong centralized states. What are the similarities and differences between the two cases? Were these states necessarily bad given the absence of any power sharing at the highest levels or did some carry out positive reforms even though power was concentrated in the hands of the sovereign?

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The seventeenth century could be described as the century of royal absolutism. Using to examples, compare how royal absolutism help create strong centralized states. What are the