Rise of Absolutism in France. In France the efforts to establish an absolute monarchy were much more successful in France than in England because of many reasons.

In France the framework for an absolute monarchy was established by the rulers of France before Louis XIV. Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin both made it possible for Louis to have complete control over the government. Richelieu  broke  the power of nobility and made it clear there was only one law - the King's. He also fought Hapsburg and made France a great national power. Richelieu was Mazarin’s mentor and successor to rule. Mazarin was a good leader who continued Richelieu’s policies and kept France strong. When Louis XIV took the throne he had complete control of the whole government. He became the embodiment of an absolutist rule.

    In England Charles I decided to tax the people and make laws without their consent (not even representative consent). This was a particularly bad move in England where the people were well represented in a governing body called Parliament. Parliament was well organized, wealthy, mostly secular, and overall quite powerful. It represented England as a whole and not the separate states of England or provinces of England.  James II met the same odds when he decided to be Catholic; and that since he was king, he could decide that Catholicism was allowed in England even though there were members of the official Church of England and a number of Protestant Puritans in the country as well as in Parliament. These two groups made up the vast majority of Englishmen and they would not stand for a heretic king, nor did they. If these Kings did what their people wanted they could have set up an absolute monarchy successfully.
    In the 17th century, France became the pinnacle of wealth, power, and prestige. They led Europe culturally and intellectually much like how Italy did during the Renaissance. This was due to Louis XIV’s absolute monarchy. Louis XIV was the supreme ruler of the government but there were still limits and power sharing. There were many forms of authority including the Estates General, Parlements, and even some towns and cities had power. This let Louis XIV maintain his absolute monarchy while still making the people happy. On the contrary, in England, Charles I and James II tried to establish absolute monarchies but failed to do so due to how they made very bad decisions for their country that led to their demise. These differences were the reason that absolutism was effective in France but not in England.
    In conclusion, there were many factors that contributed to the success of an absolute monarchy in France but not in England. In France the rulers before Louis XIV laid very strong groundwork for an absolute monarchy and in England Charles I took advantage of his people and failed to effectively enforce an absolute monarchy. As Louis XIV came to power he had absolute control while sharing powers effectively whereas Charles I was fighting against his own country for complete power. These events and conditions were the cause of the success of absolutism in France and the failure in England.