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Databases ~ Scroll over an image for a complete description.

~ Example search: enter Peter the Great > Click search > Choose a biography. The database will find alternative names for each monarch, i.e.: Peter the Great is also called Peter I, Czar of Russia

Example biographies:

Frederick II (the Great)
Henry IV (Navarre)

~ Example search: enter "Philip II" > Click search > Choose an article > Be sure to check out the Table of Contents links and links to images on the left-hand column.

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~ Example search: enter "Maria Theresa" > click search > choose an article.

Example articles:
Absolutism and Revolution in Europe, 1460-1800
Louis, XIV

~ Example search: enter "Charles II" > click search > choose an article. You may need to change "Search by Subject" to "Search by Keyword" to produce more results.

Example articles:
Glorious Revolution of 1688 (William, Mary, James II, Louis XIV)
William, III, King of England (1650-1702)

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Internet Resources

Absolutism

• The Age of Catherine the Great ~ from the New York Public Library exhibit, Russia Engages the World
• Catherine the Great ~ Information and images from The Alexander Palace Association.
• Catherine the Great ~ A series of articles from the Modern History Sourcebook, Fordham University, New York.
• Charles I ~ Information from the official website of the British Monarchy.
• Charles I ~ A brief biography from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Charles I ~ An extensive article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Charles II ~ Information from the official website of the British Monarchy.
• Charles II ~ Information from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Charles II: The Masquerading Monarch ~ An extensive article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Frederick the Great ~ Scroll down to the Frederick the Great section. From Richard Hooker, Washington State University.
• Henry of Navarre (The Path to Royal Absolutism) ~ from the Library of Congress exhibit, Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France
• Ivan the Terrible ~ from the New York Public Library exhibit, Russia Engages the World.
• Ivan the Terrible ~ Minnesota State University, Mankato

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• James I ~ Article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• James I ~ Information from the official website of the British Monarchy.
• James I (Overview: Civil War and Revolution, 1603 - 1714) ~ An extensive article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• James II ~ Article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• James II ~ Information from the official website of the British Monarchy.
• Louis XIV ~ From Chateau de Versailles.
• Louis XIV ~ Article from Professor C.T. Evans, Division of Humanities, Northern Virginia Community College
• Louis XIV ~ Scroll down to the Louis XIV section. From Richard Hooker, Washington State University.
• Maria Theresa ~ From the History Department of King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
• Mary II of Orange (1662-1694) ~ Article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Oliver Cromwell ~ From the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Peter the Great ~ Article from Saint-Petersburg.com, official guide to St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Peter the Great and His Legacy ~ from the New York Public Library exhibit, Russia Engages the World.
• Peter the Great and the Rise of Russia ~ A series of articles from Fordham University, New York.
• Philip II (The Spanish Armada) ~ Article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• Philip II (The Spanish Armada) ~ Information from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
• William III ~ Article from the BBC, the British Broadcasting Company.
• William III and Mary II ~ Information from the official website of the British Monarchy.

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  N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Last update: 2/7/08