Absolutism and parliamentarismOnline version Absolutism and parliamentarism by Iciar Barreras 1 Absolutism 2 Parliamentarism Sovereignity of divine right The nobility had no military power The Church depended of the king, he named the church offices The royal trasury was fed by the taxes paid by the peaplo and financed a centralised bureaucracy and a permanent army. France Absolute monarchy The doctrine of divine right disappears The Monarchy cedes power to Parliament and eventually takes a representative office Bill of Rights for citizens The king could not decree laws or approve taxes without the approval of Parliament Parliament dictated laws and worked autonomosly England United Provinces Parliamentary system
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