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    and owning luxurious items; he had the true image of a King. This could have led to his and England’s weakness, as the French and Habsburgs monarchies were great in size and wealth, and England couldn’t even compete with them, it was too weak. Another aspect was that Henry didn’t and couldn’t have a lot of victories, this was due to England being poor. Instead, the 20 year old French successor, Francis I invaded northern Italy and recaptured Milan from the Habsburgs. Francis, like Henry, wanted…

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    The Inequalities of Living Conditions Before the French Revolution Before the French Revolution, normal people’s life quality was so bad that they could barely survive. They had low income and had to spend most of it paying taxes and purchasing bread in order to stay alive. In 1787, even the bread was too expensive for them to afford which meant probable starvation. A traveller, Arthur Young, noted that, “The price of bread had risen above people’s ability to afford. This caused great misery”…

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    combatants while others were bloodless, achieved through diplomatic means. More often than not, political transformations that occurred up into the 18th century were bloody and violent. Perhaps the bloodiest political transformation of the 1700s was the French Revolution in which the monarchy in France was overthrown. However, history has seen a shift to bloodless revolutions and by the 20th century governments tend to be restructured or even deposed altogether without the loss of a single life.…

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    The late 17th and 18th century was a period of many changes. Because this period was a time of high intellect and bright new ideas, historians called it the Age of Enlightenment. Philosophes, intellectuals in the 18th-century enlightenment, were beginning to be hopeful that they might discover new ways to understand and improve their society. Philosophes believed that there were natural laws, or truths that people do not always recognize. They also believed these laws were universal or could be…

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    Abstract French revolution is a great historical event of the world which brought a great revolution in history of Europe. French revolution is the background of A tale of two French cities. Charles dickens wrote a novel in which he told the story of two cities and also the condition of the cities in the 18th century. The purpose of study is to understand the elements of French revolution in a tale of two cities. The philosophers of that time awakened the peoples of that era. Through their ideas…

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    Dickens also primarily focuses on dehumanization, for the purpose of criticizing the French government and its justice system. Doctor Manette is imprisoned and even though the reason behind it remains a mystery for the most part of the novel, Dickens conveys how he struggles to move on from his haunted past. Jean Valjean differs from Doctor Manette as Manette becomes feeble and is weakened by years of prison instead of a search for vengeance and overpowering hatred, which still contributes to…

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    The Romantic Period was an artistic, literary movement that started in Europe at the end of the 18th century. The Romantic movement was partly a reaction to the industrial revolution that dominated at that time; it was also a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature. After a grueling revolutionary war, America finally gained its independence from the great British Empire. Nevertheless,…

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    Chapter 3: Rasputin’s Reputation and its Effect Much of the Rasputin’s negative public perception stemmed from his reputation of being sexually aggressive and indulgent in alcohol to the point of belligerence. This behavior was unacceptable for someone who claimed to be righteous and appointed by God, and also from someone who was so prominent in the royal court. This view of Rasputin was common between both the nobility and the common people of Russia. There was also an appeal made by the Duma…

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    The difference between old money and new money has nothing to do with currency. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, Published in 1925 manifests the corrupted idealism of the elite caste. This fictional story portrays the life of Jay Gatsby, a self-made man residing in the lucrative, newly wealthy West Egg section of town. Furthermore, Gatsby is stubbornly committed to climbing the social and economic latter and to winning back his beloved previous lover Daisy. Daisy now married to Tom…

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    The 18th Brumaire of Napoleon Bonaparte contained the timeline of the French revolution. The first revolution took place in 1789-1799 wherein the bourgeoisie overthrew the Bourbon dynasty. This is also the time when Napoleon Bonaparte ousted the constitutional government that was established by the bourgeoisie class. After Bonaparte overthrew the government, he held the power himself. Meanwhile, the second revolution occurred when the revolt against Louis Philippe took place. In the second…

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