In 1685‚ Louis XIV revoked Edict of Nantes and resumed prosecution of French protestants. They were called Huguenots. A large number of them worked in the textile and silk industries which a severe effect in French economy. Henry IV‚ believed that there should be only one religion under one king and created the Edict of Nantes. For this reason‚ the Huguenots left France and took their talents to other countries like England‚ Boston and Charleston. During the Rococo period‚ fashion became for delicate
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family. As her son‚ Francis II‚ raised the persecution of the Huguenots as their plot unfolded in the Conspiracy of Ambroise. This plot lead to the death of hundreds of Protestants‚ while Catherine tried to give Huguenots religious rights by having the Edict of Toleration issued. By Catherine doing this infuriated many Catholics and more slaughtering of Huguenots evolved. As Catherine arraigned the marriage of her daughter‚ Marguerite Valois to Henry of Nevarre‚ a Huguenot from the House of Bourbon‚
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offered social mobility within a lifetime‚ unlike the other major religions of they time (Hinduism for example). Eventually‚ these religions even gained government support. Though each religion gained government support‚ Buddhism gained the support of Ashoka‚ and Christianity gained Constantine’s support. Also‚ Christianity was a reaction to Judaism‚ while Buddhism was a reaction to Hinduism. Each religion had its own individual representatives‚ as well. Gautama inspired Buddhism‚ while Jesus inspired
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growth of anti-Semitism has obligated the Jews to be placed everywhere in the world. Moving entire populations just because of the hate of their rulers. In order to understand this movement we will have to look into three events during history‚ the edict of expulsion of the Jews from Spain‚ the pogroms made by the Russian empire and of course the migration made by the Jews before‚ during and after the holocaust. The hatred towards Jews has existed since the beginning of it’s religion‚ but the four
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promise when they are being coronated. They make a vow wherein the ruler promised to love‚ thrive and die for his or her country. In history‚ great rulers represented someone who did the impossible and left a legacy such as Hammurabi‚ Confucius‚ Ashoka‚ Alexander the Great and Augustus Caesar. These leaders had most of the qualifications of a great ruler because they are examples of someone who had internal and external qualities such as generosity‚ great leadership and someone who showed no mercy
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under the sign of fatality. The Nurse is an addition to the Antigone legend. She introduced on everyday‚ element into the play that heightens the strangeness of the tragic world. Ismene she is reasonable and understands her place‚ bowing to creon’s edict and attempting to dissuade Antigone from her act of rebellion. Haemon is Antigone’s young fiance and son to creon. Haemon appears twice in the play‚ the first time he is rejected by antigone. In the second time he begs his father for antigone’s life
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His primary goals as king were “One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith.” He achieved this in such ways; he declared himself his own prime minister “I am the state”‚ he kept the nobility in check‚ disbanded the General Assembly‚ and the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. However‚ his great ambitions and lavish lifestyle would ultimately lead France into dept‚ and set the building blocks for the French Revolution. When Louis ascended to the throne‚ he was only four‚ at this young age Louis would not be
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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symptoms of illness in the first stages‚ the same way it was not apparent that Russia had been economically and industrially “sick” until the defeat in the Crimean War. The most significant reform to remedy Russian backwardness was the Emancipation Edict‚ followed by a number of jurisdictional‚ educational and military reforms. The essay focuses on emancipation‚ as it was the most radical change‚ representative for the trends and problems in Russia. It discusses the causes why such promising reform
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people before his religion. He converted from Calvinism to Catholicism to please the masses of France. In the Edict of Nantes‚ Henry made a formal religious settlement for the Huguenots. The Huguenots received religious toleration and private worshipping outside of Paris. The Edict was considered a truce rather than religious tolerance as it gave the Huguenots protection. King Henry issued the edict in order to save the national unity of France. He saved France from religious turmoil even if it meant for
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