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How has the monarchy power changed from the middle ages to now?
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∙ 13y ago
In the Early Middle Ages, monarchy was sometimes absolute, meaning the king could do whatever he wanted. Early on, kings were often elected from the ruling clan, a practice that continued in the Holy Roman Empire, and in Scotland for the course of the Middle Ages; in time, monarchies tended to become hereditary.
As time passed, kings became not longer absolute rulers, and especially lost some powers relating to Church organization in such developments as the Investiture controversy. Kings also lost more and more power to parliaments.
Most monarchies have disappeared altogether. Now, in Europe they exist mostly in Scandinavian countries, the low lands, the UK and Spain. And in those countries, the function of the monarchy is largely ceremonial.
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Who By the end of the middle ages in Europe who had won the struggle for power in Europe along the monarchy the church and the nobility?
Neither.... They both died out after the war
What kind of government did France have in the middle ages?
France was a feudal monarchy.
How have castles changed since the middle ages?
No castles have been built since the middle ages
What date was Sweden built?
Sweden was not "built" The monarchy was established in the middle ages
What ruled over the people in the middle ages?
The Catholic Church and the monarchy of Europe.
Was France rich in middle ages?
The monarchy was rich, but for the most part people weren't.
Who had power during the Middle Ages and why?
The church had the most power in the middle ages because it was the one thing that united people.
Who lost power in the Middle Ages?
The nobles of the Middle Ages gave way to the power of the Monarchies as this period of history in Europe was coming to an end.
What was power based on in the middle ages?
Property
Did the nobility have the most power in the middle ages?
The church had higher power
Why were people in the Middle Ages clever?
The Enlightenment gave people a reason to believe in their own thoughts and not have the king or monarchy tell them what to think. The began to use their own reason. The Enlightenment however was after the middle ages.
How windmills and watermills changed life in Europe in the middle ages?
Yes it did changes life in Europe. This machine reduced animal power and things were done faster.
