Henry I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte, a significant historical leader and dominant military general, is seen as the reviver of France after the initiation of the French Revolution in 1789. Napoleon Bonaparte was born August 15th, 1769 in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. At a young age Napoleon attended the military college of Brienne where he studied for 5 years, and his military interests were nurtured from a young age. Later on in 1785, Napoleon returned to Corsica for the death of his father…

The 19th century is regarded to be full of revolutions in the life of France as a number of them showed presence. Despite their objective to tackle giant and menacing problems such as unemployt, corruption and conflicts, France had come unexpectedly and unknowingly into an unstable position. Some historians put forward the standpoint that the instability of France between those years is due to political factors as there were wars between countries, conflicts within the government and,…

Biographical Background: Charles De Gaulle was a French general who served as President of France from 1959 to 1969. (Charles De Gaulle, 2015) De Gaulle was born into a Catholic and strongly patriotic family. Seeking a career as a military leader, he went to a military academy and joined the French military. Soon after fighting in one of the battles of World War I in 1916 and being captured and injured, he was promoted to become captain. After his promotion, he went on to serve on the Supreme…

restore government control, rise in military excellence, and (even after his death) leave his strategies for other countries to use centuries later. During the time Napoleon ruled France he made many changes that enabled the government to run more smoothly. After several victorious military campaigns Napoleon returned to France and was greeted by crowds of people for his courage and brilliance, qualities of a true hero. Soon after his arrival in…

A) Napoleon I and his French Empire: (1769-1821) Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th century. Napoleon rapidly rose through the ranks of the military during the French Revolution. After seizing political power in France in 1799, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon I successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and…

citizenship to everyone. However, through his ambition and need for power, Napoleon became a dictatorship and negatively affected France. Although Napoleon is viewed as the child of the French Revolution, he ultimately betrayed the ideals of the revolution through his dictatorship in France and his attempts…

The source is an excerpt of a biography about King Louis VI, who is a Capetian king of France that ruled from 1108 to 1137. It is written by Abbot Suger who was the abbot of the royal monastery of St. Denis, Paris from 1122 until his death in 1151.The excerpt is a primary source and it is located in Chapter 24: The Overthrow of Thomas of Marle’s castles at Crècy and Nouvion in The Deeds of King Louis The Fat. Suger served as an aide and advisor to the French king. He was the primary chronicler…

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452 in a farmhouse just outside the village of Anchiano in present day Italy. He and his father's family moved to Florence when he was 12. At 14 he started his artist’s apprenticeship in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio. Here he learned a wide amount of technical skills involving metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing, painting and sculpting. This is where he really started to appreciate science. Leonardo had little formal education (Basic…

He was loved by all the French people because they believed he brought back France from the pit of despair. So he was known as the leader of France. However, many people believed that he was a tyrant since he was crowned emperor of France. Although many people believe that Napoleon Bonaparte was a tyrant, he was an enlightened ruler since he granted everyone equality under the law. Napoleon united the people of France after the French Revolution and gave them equal rights under the law. Napoleon…

position. Every little action he made, though some were rather rash, was evaluated and determined whether or not it would make an impact on himself or not. I do not believe that he cared all that much about the unity of different countries, except to see them united under him. It is agreed that his accomplishments were great and very impressive, but I think that they were carried out with the wrong objectives and interests at heart, thus rendering them utterly meaningless. However, it is quite…