Isabella of France

The Rococo artistic style of the 18th century greatly reflected the leisure and extravagance of the reigning aristocracy of France, so much as to where many Rococo paintings exhibited the excess of such wealthy lifestyles. The advent of the Enlightenment, however, challenged the existence of the ruling class through its focus on the sovereignty of the individual. The philosophy of the Enlightenment eventually led to the French Revolution, which ousted the ruling aristocracy and in return created…

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most well known military leaders and emperors to walk the earth. He rapidly rose through the military ranks during the French Revolution, and eventually crowned himself emperor. The intelligent and hard working Napoleon managed to conquer much of Europe in the early 19th century and dominated in many battles. One famous battles is the Battle of Austerlitz, or the Battle of the Three Emperors. In this battle, Napoleon demonstrates his genius military strategies,…

The French Revolutionary war began in 1793. Napoleon Bonaparte was the first French commander to show understanding of Artillery tactics to lead from the front. If it wasn’t for artillery, many French battles wouldn’t have been won. Napoleon, 24-year-old captain, changed the way artillery was used in battle and it all started during the Siege of Toulon. There were still significant pockets of royalist revolts against the young French Republic throughout the nation, especially in the Western…

Both men’s accomplishments are very impressive. Napoleon for learning three languages by the age of 9, as well as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas for becoming a four star general despite being an African American born into slavery – at the height of it! Of the two I was most impressed with Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, mainly for his ability to overcome all his impediments incurred since birth. This quote influenced by decision in why I found him more impressive of the two: “Overwhelmed by 1,000 Austrian…

Bastille was an incident that occurred in the afternoon of July 14th 1789 in Paris, France. The Bastille was a political prison represented by royal authorities in Paris in which there were only seven inmates in at the time of its storming. The political prison and armory was seen as a symbol of monarchy’s abuse of power. Its fall was the significant start of the French revolution. During Louis XVI’s reign, France was faced with an economic crisis due to the cost of intervening in the American…

Over the course of its history, France has experienced many changes in its government. We have seen it go through multiple constitutions, weak kings, absolutist kings, warrior kings, and cowardly kings. In this paper, you will see comparisons between pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary French government. The government structure before the French Revolution was the Ancien Régime, and the time following the Revolution was under the rule of King Louis XVIII. During part of the Ancien Régime’s…

The Pyrenees has been the host of the Tour De France for more than 100 years (History). The Tour De France is familiar all around the globe. Despite that, it is recognized as the biggest bike race in the whole world. Dozens of people have become famous for what they finished on the Tour De France. That said, Lance Armstrong, retired pro biker, is a downright example, cause everyone knows him for what he did in the Tour De France race. Even the competitors know how packaged the Pyrenees…

Emperors, was arguably Napoleon's most impressive and important victory during his lifetime. This battle was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition, and the opening battle to a two year war period ending the Third Coalition against France. This coalition, consisting of some of Napoleon's greatest enemies of Russia, Austria, and Britain, allied together to create a massive army that seemed indomitable. Due to his unique battle strategy, seemingly impossible victory, and now…

During the 18th century, France was involved in an independence war between the British and North American colonies. France was led into an economic crisis, as these wars cost France an abundance of money. The most costly war for France was the French Revolution of 1789, where the people waged war on each other. The French revolution was led by the Third Estate, who were mainly composed of the bourgeoisie class citizens. New taxes and loans were not talked about by the bourgeoisie class, which…

Napoleon Bonaparte the first, was the Emperor of France starting in 1804. With an addition of a being a general, he was able to have complete control of the army and military and decide what actions they would take. With this role he was able to lead the Grande Armee. The Grande Armee was created by Napoleon in 1802 and the purpose was to be able to train his officers in the way he would like for them to be trained. It had appeared that Napoleon and his army was winning all of the battles in…