Charles IX of France

moderation, and compromise • Catholics and Protestants struggle for control of France, Netherlands and England • FRENCH WARS OF RELIGION (1562-1598) PG 392-397 • French protestants= Huguenots- from Besancon Hugues- leader of Geneva’s political revolt against House of Savoy 1520’s • HRE emperor Charles V captured Fancis I of France at Battle of Pavia ion 1525-…

Louis XIV (known as the “Sun King” of France), Louis XV and Louis XVI. Built beside the settlement of Versailles, the Palace of Versailles is located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) southwest of Paris. Before the construction of the palace by Louis XIV, the settlement of Versailles was a small hamlet, but when the revolution it had become much bigger with a population of more than 60,000 people. During this time, it was one of the largest urban centers in France. Before the revolution, the…

Catherine de Medici was the queen of France from 1547 to 1559. She was the wife of King Henri II and the mother of ten children, most notably King Francis II, King Charles IX, and King Henry III. Catherine is perhaps best known for serving as Queen Regent to her son Charles, during which time she orchestrated the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, but her influence also extended into more cultural achievements, like bringing high heels and ballet dancing to France. Catherine de Medici had a…

Thomas More's, Galileo's, and Joan of Arc's written work. In 1543 the church had stated that no book may be printed, censored, or traded without their permission, and in 1563, the King had abolished that law (Newth 10). Stating that only he, Charles IX of France could decide which books would be published. The church itself had created a list of books in 1559 that were banned; the list had been officially abolished in 1966 (Newth 12). America just like many other countries had an established…

and 10,000 years ago. During the antiquity the territory of France – known as Gaul from the Latin Gallia - was inhabited by a population called "les Gaulois" the…

while she was only six days old, she was handed the title of queen and Mary’s mom acted as regent (1). Mary had a tough life, as did anyone who lived in the 1500’s. She had many targets on her back being the Queen of Scotland and the Queen Regent of France. Mary Queen of Scots was significant for marrying King Francis II, her second and third husbands, and supposedly plotting against Queen Elizabeth I.…

He was born on October 7, 1955, in Paris, France. He is a songwriter and cellist and is of Chinese descent. He was a child prodigy and attended Juilliard for his formal training. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1976 with a Liberal Arts degree. Mr. Ma is married and has two children…

The establishment of Calvinism, rooting from reformer John Calvin, spread amongst the upper class in France. The new religion was the spark of controversy within the country and an opposing threat to the government. The government felt the religion of Catholics was already favored by the people was gradually being suppressed and persuaded to the conversion…

thousand peasants were killed and Martin Luther was viewed as a mis-leader. An additional conflict to the rise of Protestantism was the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. Approximately twenty thousand Protestants in Paris and France combined were killed after King Charles IX initiated an attack against the Protestant French out of fear that he would be overthrown. A dictionary definition of the term revolution “is a significant change that usually occurs in a short period of time”. Martin…

The conflict between Catholics and Protestants in France assumed many forms. It was a physical conflict, but also an ideological one where both parties used propaganda to fight each other. Pamphlets and images where used by both the Catholics and the Protestant to discredit the adversary and rally people to their cause. The Great Marmite Overturned, Le Renversement de la grand marmite in French (Fig. 1), is one of those images. It is a woodcut, which was first produced in 1562 by an unknown…