Absolutism influenced the power and status of European nobility depending on the country in which they lived. In England the power of the nobility increased thanks to the victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However, in France, the absolutist regime of Louis XIV decreased the powers of the nobles but increased their material status. In Russia and Prussia, the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change, but retained prestige + power. Charles I considered himself an absolute monarch in England in 1630. Much of parliament disliked him because he wanted more say in the government and because the Protestant of the group did not agree with his Catholicism and the Anglican Church's rule. The English civil war was crushed, + parliament won, however, thanks to Cromwell's protectorate and the return of the Stuarts, Charles II and James II, it was only in 1688 that the Glorious Revolution placed William and Mary of Orange on the throne. . They signed a Bill of Rights, which gave Parliament more power, and this gave the nobles greater influence and responsibility in government. It also claimed that the new tax could not be passed without parliamentary consent, another example of their increased power. However, in France, the absolutist regime of Louis XIV took power away from the nobles. Although nobles were exempt ...