When French forces under Louis XIV invaded the Netherlands‚ Dutch armies flooded vast portions of the country by opening the dikes‚ impeding French movement. William III of Orange‚ the Dutch monarch‚ oversaw the naval defense of key Dutch regions. Sweden united with France in gaining territory in the Spanish Netherlands and on the Rhine River. With assistance from Spain‚ the Holy Roman Empire‚ and Lorraine‚ the Dutch successfully resisted further French advancement.
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The Renaissance in France began in the mid 1400s. During this time period‚ there was a renewed fascination in arts‚ philosophy‚ and humanities. The word “renaissance” is defined as rebirth‚ so it is fitting that there was resurgence in interest in these topics. The period also offered an expansion upon more rational views of life‚ as well as new ways of thinking and expression. There was an abundance of “artistic experimentation” during this time‚ resulting in new styles of dance‚ music‚ and even
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Retold from the Alexandre Dumas ‚ Original by Oliver Ho Setting : In the seventeenth century during the time of King Louis XIV at Bastille prison in France Characters : Character Description Aramis clever and good fighter‚ ambition to be the pope of the world Philip quick learner‚ longing for freedom‚ unlucky to be locked in prison most of the time. King Louis XIV be influenced by others easily‚ easy to jealous‚ not trusting people D’Artagnan loyal to the king and to friends‚ brave
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leadership characteristics. King Louis XIV had constructed The Palace of Versailles built and had the longest reign in European History. Alexander the Great became known as one of the best military generals for carving out and empire that reached from Greece to India. Constantine helped spread Christianity throughout Europe. All three of these astounding leaders have transformed their own kingdoms and have shaped history in their own remarkable ways. King Louis XIV of France inherited the throne
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Can People Be Trusted to Govern Themselves? One question that has been pondered since the times of Greece. Should the people be trusted to govern themselves? There has been great arguments‚ points‚ and responses to the question but history definitely plays a role. Aristotle born in 384 BC in Stagira‚ Greece. Aristotle was a philosopher who believed that the government should be ruled by middle class men and that people should be trusted to govern themselves but only the properly educated middle
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– Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp lived from 1636 to 1705 he was born in Versailles a wealthy French area into a family of French dance masters; he was a French dancer‚ teacher and choreographer. He was the ballet tutor of King Louis XIV also known as the Sun King and was regarded as one of the finest dancers of his time. Beauchamp is also known to be the first to officially codify the five basic positions of ballet. The first assigned date of ballet is in 1581‚ when the so called Ballet Comique
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Versailles was certainly the shooting star in French history. Louis XIV‚ the sun king wanted to build a grand place to escape Parisian mobs and to keep an eye out on his scheming nobles. When his chief minister Cardinal Mazarin died in 1661‚ the 22-year old was prepared to show his kingdom his power. However‚ in exceptionally bad timing‚ his finance minister‚ Nicolas Fouquet‚ had finished his new palace‚ Vaux-le-Vicomte‚ and invited Louis XIV to his new palace for a weekend of extravagant entertainment
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Over the course of time‚ many leaders attempted to control their nation and increase their own power in order to dictate their citizens. Some examples of such leaders are‚ Louis XIV of France and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. During the age of absolutism‚ Louis XIV also known as‚ the “Sun King” became the ruler of France through the theory of divine right‚ which allowed him to rule his people as an absolute ruler. He controlled his people by implementing a centralized government and forcing
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Europe form the 1500’s until the 1700’s‚ some of the most notable autocrats were Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I of England‚ Philip II of Spain‚ Charles V of the holy Roman Empire‚ and Shin Huangdi Of China. Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis XIV of France are two of the most famous autocrats that ever lived because they made their nation more powerful and advance than before. Peter the Great was one of the greatest reformers in Russian history bringing about dramatic change in values and
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the biggest accomplishment was the establishment of the French marines. Since Louis XIV spends most of his wealth on the wars‚ French economy was falling down. By working with Louis XIV‚ Colbert tried to build up the economic strength of France by creating and protecting French industries‚ encouraging exports‚ and restricting import such as luxury goal. His exported more goods in different countries to gain profit. Louis XIV did not like the idea of importing goods because this would have affected the
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