Louis XIV - This is perhaps the most revealing site on Louis because it contains accounts of Louis by those who knew him. It is a very enlightening and educational read.

Gunpowder Plot - Great Site....Read about the attempt to assassinate the King of England and his family. Meet the conspirators, travel the escape route, even try your hand blowing up Parliament. A real bonus at this site: music, fashion and food of the period.

January 27, 1606 - Read about the trial and execution of the members of the Gunpowder Plot. This site as part of the Today in Shakespeare History is written as a newspaper account of the proceedings. One page text and an interesting read.

Creative Impulses Baroque Age -150 sites  - Info on England and France during the 17th Century a lot of politics, art, and philosophy.

Absolutism – Hundreds of primary sites on the absolute monarchs and their age.  Ultimate site for information on the topic.

English Revolution - Many sites showing the struggle to limit the power of the monarchy in England.  Many sites on the religious attitudes in England at the time.  A Great Site.***