Louis XIV - The Sun King Georgia Perry November 18‚ 2011 Louis XIV became the most beloved king of France and then became despised. The consequences of his childhood and the people who raised him developed his calm and confident personality. This led him to create his own destiny. “While he never doubted that he had been chosen by God to sit on the throne‚ and that he was His direct representative‚ that meant he considered himself something like a trustee
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Louis XIV had many great successes in the period of his ruling. One of his most significant achievements was to leave in his wake the image of grandeur and order that it be remembered in the future. In 1670‚ Louis finally finished his memoir of the early years of his reign‚ which was intended to advise his first son‚ the Dauphin‚ about the secrets of effective rule. Throughout the memoir Louis provides useful suggestions and information about being the king of France. He informs the Dauphin
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of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226
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time that it was built‚ the History of the Chateau‚ the Main Palace Buildings and Rooms‚ and the purpose of the Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles is located outside of Paris at Versailles‚ France‚ and was built in 1631 in the order of Louis XIII. It has served as the royal palace and numerous other purposes‚ which include it being a museum now in which many people visit daily. The Chateau was first constructed in 1623‚ as a hunting lodge made of brick‚ stone‚ and slate. Brick‚ stone
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St. Louis City Museum I know it’s impossible to turn back time‚ but don’t you wish that you could relive your childhood? Last week‚ during my visit to the St. Louis City Museum‚ I got a chance to do just that. Today‚ in this speech‚ I’ll take you on a short tour of the City Museum. As I walk you through this tour of the museum‚ I’ll focus on three things: the building style‚ the different attractions‚ and my overall experience at the City Museum. Let’s start with the building style‚ or architecture
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issue. The contribution of black musician/artist in the 1930’s and the1940’s had made an affect on society by Louis Armstrong‚ Chuck Berry‚ and James Brown. Not only are these people impacts‚ but is the music genre; such as jazz‚ and blues. These topics had made an impact on American society at the time‚ and in some sense it still does to this day. In the late 1930’s and throughout 1940’s‚ Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpet player. Or may have been the most legendary‚ inspiring‚ exhilarating
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into close contact with Muslims. Through this‚ Europeans learn more than ever before about these Muslims they were in contact with: both positively and negatively. Through Joinville’s account of the sixth and seventh crusades in The Life of Saint Louis‚ we are informed about a few of the things that the crusaders learned from their direct contact with these Muslims‚ or ‘Saracens’ as Joinville calls them. In the beginning of Joinville’s account‚ it seems intriguing how he knows so much about the
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External Influences on Stevenson’s Writings “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson was a familiar title to me and prior to reading it I believed I was well versed about the story. I knew that Dr. Jekyll was an intelligent man who experimented with the idea of creating a more powerful version of him that would release his deepest inhibitions. In addition‚ I believed that the people of the town were not fully aware of Mr. Hyde‚ only that there was a monster
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Pope in 1801 and what did it say? 6. What was the Civil Code? 7. What did Napoleon do in 1802 to give himself more power? 8. What happened on December 2‚ 1804? Considering the French Revolution and what happened to Louis XVI‚ why is that ironic? 9. According to Bertaud (in red)‚ why was it important that the Pope came to Paris for the ceremony? Finally‚ a kingdom as tiny as his ambitions were great. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide18/part01
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Saint Louis Union Station The Saint Louis Union Station (Figure 1)‚ located on Market Street between the 18th Street and the 20th Street in downtown Saint Louis‚ was built in 1894 to be used as a train shed and transportation for travelers. This enabled the travelers to get around whether it is around St. Louis‚ around the United States‚ and even into Canada. The architect of the St. Louis Union Station is a German-American man named Theodore C. Link after he had won the design competition for
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