What was the difference between the french monarchy and the english monarchy in the 18th century?

For one thing, the French monarchy was more absolute. Although the English Kings has considerably more power than they have had since , Parliament was already stronger than its French counterpart. The English court also didn't go in for quite the degree of extravagant living as did the French court under Louis XIV and XV. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette actually toned down the royal lifestyle a bit, but they inherited all the ill will that Louis's predecessors had built up.