Compare and contrast how each monarch discussed in this lesson (Peter the Great, Louis XIV, and Henry VIII) used their authority to shape both church and state (or religious and political authority).

The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar, yet had few differences as they each used forms of political, religious, and societal advantages towards national domination. Louis XIV and Peter were similar in the way they used political strategies for gain.

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