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Road to Revolution Sir Christopher Wren, 1632-1723 Astronomer, geometer, mathematician, ARCHITECT 1666 â Great Fire of London 51 churches St. Paulâs Cathedral Charles II…

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France becomes the Envy of Europe France and Absolutism Henry IV saw to lessen or curtail the power of large regional France parlements or groups of powerful nobles. Henry…