ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

PHILLIP II

• Was King of Spain and ruled for 44 years.
• Brought upon the Golden Age, a time of economic success, and civilian happiness.
• He had 4 wives
• Ruled one of the largest empires
• Known as Phillip the Prudent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&edufilter=TkZEbkhj6lafXjw2-aQZcw&v=...

LOUIS XIV

• King of France, ruled for 72 years.
• Believed that he was "The State"
• Believed in absolutism
• Known as a god given child
• Took over the throne at age 4http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=louis+xiv&FORM=HDRSC3&adlt=strict#view=detai...

HENRY VIII

• Ruled England for 36 years
• Brought upon the Protestant reformation
• Married 6 people
• Killed two of his wives, divorced two, and two died from natural causes
• Created a new law that allowed him to divorce his wives. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=henry+iii&FORM=HDRSC3&adlt=strict#view=...

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

• Fought off the remaining Mongols
• Blood thirsty and unforgiving, hence the name
• Killed his childhood abusers to take power of Tsardom
• Centralized government
• Large territorial expansion http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ivan+the+terrible&FORM=HDRSC3&adlt=stri...

PETER THE GREAT

• Emperor of Russia from 1689-1698
• Ruled with his half brothers
• A skillful diplomat
• Focused military on a strong naval system
• Rejected westernization and stayed in seclusion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&edufilter=TkZEbkhj6lafXjw2-aQZcw&v=...

ELISABETH I

• Daughter of Henry VIII
• Mother was executed when she was two
• Nicknamed the Virgin Queen
• Ruled for 44 years
• Wore a frog shaped earring http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ivan+the+terrible&FORM=HDRSC3&adlt=stri...

PHILLIP II

PHILLIP II

PHILLIP II

HENRY VIII

HENRY III

HENRY III

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

IVAN THE TERRIBLE

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