In Early Modern Europe, countries were discovering and changing the ways in which they operated. While some, for a period of time stuck to their old traditional ways, others were embarking on a journey that would change the course of their country. This paper, will explore and evaluate the two different government styles of France and England - one keeping with the traditional ways of their ancestors while the other attempted and succeeded in changing their system of government forever.

The French government was ruled by King Louis XIV from 1643-1715 and was considered to be an Absolutist Monarchy. It was believed that the King had all the power and answered only to God, not the people of his country. It was believed that God ordained the King to be in charge and so if any were to go against the King, they were going against God. ".... Those who are its subjects must be submissive and obedient...otherwise they would resist God." This was very evident in the writings of Jean Domat and Jacques Benique Bossuet.

Jean Domat and Jacques Benique Bossuet were adamant supporters of the idea of an absolutist government. Both men felt that in order for a country to survive one person m

In Early Modern Europe, France and England started out with the same system of government: an Absolutist Monarchy. As tensions grew with the people and the monarchy in England, the Monarchy would give way to the Parliament, establishing, in theory, that all of England's subjects were created equally and were to be treated equally. The French government would remain with their form of government, for awhile longer believing that they would only remain a united country if one person governed them.

France and England both strived to keep their countries united each taking a different approach. France was unable to unite the lower classes as its government catered to the aristocracy and shunned those of a lower class. England, however, was able to break away from the class distinctions with the creation of the Parliament and create laws that were somewhat more equal to all English subjects, regardless of their class distinctions.

Absolutist Monarchy, according to Bossuet, was "the most natural.most enduring...strongest form of government." Bossuet argues that the people should not change what God has created and furthermore, since the government, which has been in place for hundreds of years, needed no adjustments, there was no reason to change or alter the political structure.

John Locke's writing, Second Treatise on Gover

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