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For a century and a half Europe’s religious-inspired civil and international wars had plunged Europe into anarchy so there was a need for order, a craving for strong rulers.
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Alcock, A. (1998). Continental Absolutism and English Political Liberty 1650–1789ad. In: A Short History of Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-50093-8_10
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