consent of the estates general in order establish many things‚ fund a series of wars‚ build a bigger and stronger military and to build his palace‚ the Palace of Versailles‚ when it was built he insisted that the nobles spend more time there (Doc 2). This eventually led the nobles into debt because they spent most of their time and money at the Palace of Versailles. The nobles being in debt meant that they lost status and power‚ which ultimately fed the basis for the French Revolution. Document 3 states;
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Historical Analysis Paper: Film Analysis Paper “Ridicule” Desperate for a solution to the sickness and death plaguing his village‚ Baron Grégoire Ponceludon de Malavoy journeys to the palace of Versailles in hopes of receiving monetary support and assistance from King Louis XVI. Along his journey‚ Ponceludon comes to know and acquire the support of Marquis de Bellegarde‚ who conveys to him the importance of wit‚ and stresses that wit‚ and wit alone‚ is the only way that would allow him to make
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The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment as natural rights were supported by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ women’s equality displayed in the women’s march‚ and freedom of speech expressed through the speech expressed through Marat’s newspaper “Friend of the People.” The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment by promoting women’s equality. Women’s equality expressed that all people should be treated equal which was an idea believed by
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third estate could use to overthrow the higher classes and promote equality. Another problem for the third estate was the lack of food. The women of paris were very mad because the children were starving. The women marched to Versailles. Versailles was the kings palace. When they got there they kidnapped the king and his family. After overthrowing the king a man named max Robespierre decided to destroy anyone who opposed the revolution. He killed enemies of the revolution with the guillotine
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onwards. Honour‚ H & Fleming‚ J. 1982. Part 3: Chapter 13. A World History of Art. United Kingdom: RB Macmillion. Page 426 onwards. Wikipedia. 2008. Baroque.[online].[Accessed August 20‚ 2008]. Available from world wide web:< http://www.wikipedia.org> Versailles. [online]. [Accessed August 20‚ 2008]. Available from world wide web: History of Baroque Architecture. [online]. [Accessed August 20‚ 2008]. Available from world wide web: Baroque Age. [online]. [Accessed August 20‚ 2008]. Available from world
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Innocents" by Peter Paul Rubens Other famous Baroque painters include Caravaggio and Rembrandt. In the Baroque style of architecture‚ emphasis was placed on bold spaces‚ domes‚ and large masses as seen in the Royal Palace at Versailles‚ Trevi Fountain in Rome‚ Salzburg Cathedral and Mirabell Palace in Salzburg. In music‚ the Baroque style makes up a large part of classical music. Important composers include Johann Sebastian Bach‚ George Handel‚ and Antonio Vivaldi. This style’s popularity was encouraged
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Louis XIV "L’Etat‚ c’est moi." Louis is the embodiment of an absolute monarch. He is the chief example of absolutism throughout the second half of the 17th century. Greed is defined in the dictionary as selfish and grasping desire for possession; especially of wealth for one self’s benefit. It is also described as a noun. This definition can be directly related and best describes Louis XIV‚ the king of France in the sixteen hundreds. Louis XIV‚ also known as the Sun King‚ was not indeed such a
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march on Versailles: On October 4‚ 1789‚ a crowd of women over 7‚000 demanding bread for their families gathered others including some men‚ and marched toward Versailles‚ marching through rain they arrived soaking wet. They demanded to see the Baker‚ the Baker’s wife‚ and the Baker’s boy. The King agreed to meet with some of the women and promised to give all the bread in Versailles to the crowd. But they wanted more. They took the king back to Paris and forced him to never return to Versailles. Then
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The French Revolution is arguably the most important event in Western history. It has been said that ‘Never was any such event so inevitable yet so completely unforseen’.” The events prior and during the French Revolution eventuated in the execution of the king and effectively the end of the monarchy as well as radical changes to the French hierarchy and society. Some may reason that King Louis XVI was in fact the most influential personality of the French Revolution. However Louis and his incompetence
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move into the city. The women got furious and joined the men to demolish the king’s despotic power- Bastille. Women’s march to Versailles The Women’s March on Versailles‚ also known as The October March‚ The October Days‚ or simply The March on Versailles‚ was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French revolution. Around 7000 women marched from Versailles to France in rain chanting “BREAD BREAD”. This was due to the subsistence crisis‚ that there was a scarcity of bread and the
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