1. 2017-10-09, 11:56 AM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #1
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    Default What exactly is the difference between absolute monarchy and feudalism?

    Prior to the French Revolution, France had an absolute monarch. And yet, the country still had feudal lords with their old privileges more or less intact.


    So what I'm not getting is, what's the difference here?

    What made this form of absolute monarchy different from feudalism?

    I suppose what I'm asking is... How did the role of the feudal lord change under an absolute monarchy?

    Or is the distinction arbitrary?
    Last edited by MonkeySage; 2017-10-09 at 11:59 AM.