Absolutism

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Henry IV's reign

1589 - 1610

James I's reign

1603 - 1625

Louis XIII's reign

1610 - 1643

Thirty Years' War

1618 - 1648

Ferdinand III's reign

1637 - 1657

Louis XIV's reign

1643 - 1715

Fronde

1648 - 1653

Peace of Westphalia

1648

Protectorate

1653 - 1658

English Bill of Rights

1689

Peace of Utrecht

1713 - 1715