King Louis XVI reigned from 1774 to 1793 as a brilliant absolute monarch. Some people may not have liked him‚ but God chose him as the ruler which is something of great importance. He ruled alongside his beautiful wife‚ Marie Antoinette. During the Old Regime‚ which traced its roots to the period of feudalism‚ the people of France were divided into three social classes called estates. The first estate had the Church‚ the second estate had nobles and wealthy people‚ and the third estate was made up
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needed a large financial support from the states that he conquered‚ Italy was one of the first (1796) of the invaded countries and in order to meet Napoleon?s high demand for the Italian money‚ Italy had to reform its taxation system to a similar that France already had‚ in order to pay off. However‚ taxation reform that was followed by other political changes that Napoleon had brought (equality‚ bureaucracy and judiciary)‚ had a very positive impact on Italian economic and political
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The French Revolution was a time in France where people wanted to do something about the Old Regime and new developed ideas. During this period‚ peasants and other lower-class people wanted the same rights and freedoms the nobles had. New assemblies of people were forming; trying to create laws to limit the power of the monarchy and eventually get rid of it. Jacobins‚ a group of radicals‚ became enemies of France because they were murdering the people of their own country. This is when Robespierre
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the government of France really did not have control of anything that was happening in the provenance. With the excessive spending and crime rates climbing‚ it was a very brutal place to be‚ and to live. As a whole it seemed that the people of France wanted to escape. The country was too deadly‚ and too dangerous to stay in. Many of the characters wanted to escape France to begin a new life‚ they want to forget their relatives‚ and the way of life that was being upheld in France. A quick example
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Napoleon’s Farewell Address To The Old Guard A truly dramatic moment in history occurred on April 20‚ 1814‚ as Napoleon Bonaparte‚ Emperor of France and would-be ruler of Europe said goodbye to the Old Guard after his failed invasion of Russia and defeat by the Allies. By that time‚ Napoleon had ruled France and surrounding countries for twenty years. Originally an officer in the French Army‚ he had risen to become Emperor among the political chaos following the French Revolution in which the old
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by the revolution of 1789. In his 15 years of ruling‚ he managed to consolidate many of the aims of the French Revolution.‚ However‚ whilst doing so‚ Napoleon also destroyed many aspects of the Revolution‚ breaking the trust and hope the people of France had in Napoleon when he promised to honour the revolution. Napoleon ruled the way he wanted to stay in power. Napoleon was a war hero to the French people. His great military tactics helped him to rise to power. Napoleon believed that the army is
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education system‚ growth of economy and approving laws to protect people in France and make people in the country equal to each other. France had a very hard time recovering from somewhat successful revolution which made a huge impact on the country. Napoleon - a man of his age‚ the mystery of his age: he shook the imagination of generations. To him‚ his fame and fate‚ to his rise and fall a lot of eyes are riveted. France after the revolution didn’t have money‚ harvests were bad and people were poor
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lot so I want to introduce you guys about him today. Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the greatest military leaders in history and emperor of France. He is the one who conquered much of Europe. Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769‚ the second of eight children. His family was from the town of Ajaccio‚ Corsica. This was a year after the island transferred to France by the Republic of Genoa. In 1779‚ he was sent to a military school in Paris. He was made fun of by the kids there for his accent and applied
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has a pretty straightforward title because this document is just that. The previous day the king and his family had tried to escape France‚ only to be discovered a day’s journey away from the border. In this speech‚ possibly given by an announcer on the square due to its lack of first person pronouns‚ the king gives his point of view about what he thinks about France‚ where it is heading‚ and what has happened. He tries to explain why he left. The king wanted to “see the kingdom’s order and happiness
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and authority over their choice‚ but also different by their rebellion purpose. France was one of the countries that Haiti was inspired to rebel because they gave hope to them. Influenced by similar events‚ such as the enlightenment‚ these two revolutions are intertwined with each other. At the end of their fight‚ both countries won their justice and lived a better life over time. Before the revolution started in France‚ it was a difficult time period for peasants “The Third Estate”. Their political
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