Was the development of absolutism a response to the rising capitalist class and/or republicanism? My knowledge of late medieval history is really not as strong as it could be so I’m interested to hear what people think
Was the development of absolutism a response to the rising capitalist class and/or republicanism? My knowledge of late medieval history is really not as strong as it could be so I’m interested to hear what people think
Isn’t this telling. That after a few centuries, the same will be true of capitalism/fascism - one is simply a tool trying to maintain the other.
I mean, people already largely think of America as just capitalism, even though it’s had a lot of the features of fascism for a long time.
and by a long time you mean basically for it’s entire existence