During the Age of Absolutism, several European monarchs intensified the power of their authority by emphasizing their divine right to rule and A) centralizing their power.
European monarchs clearly undrstood how powerful can get the local regional rulers. Considering the fact that they had armies and could always plot against the crown, monarchs had to do everything to prevent this from happening and establish all sources of power in the capital.
There are several reasons why James 1 clashed with his parliament are several but trying to marry his son off to a catholic was not one of them. James clashed with the parliament due to his ways of raising money without parliamentary consents, such as selling the seats of nobility, his high-handedness that included his believe that his seat was ordained by God,and failure to speak with the parliament.
