Louis VII of France

Louis and Madame DaBarra end up spending most of the day talking about flowers and Louis talked to her about how he wants to marry again. The King enjoys Madame Dabarra, by the way she speaks and how kind her words are. After they were finished talking Louis tells Madame DaBarra that it was a pleasure meeting her and that he hoped to see her again soon. Later that day Madame DaBarra…

French revolution The French Revolution was made to end monarch. It was made to provide equality. People in the 3rd estate about 97 percent and had no rights. All the power belonged to the king. People die from hunger they can’t even afford to get food on top of that they had to pay taxes about half of what they earn. Yes the French Revolution did lead to a better society for the 3rd estate. The French Revolution helped decrease the king's power, and it allowed people in the 3rd estate have…

Brunel’s massive bridges, railroads and ships fall under the category of romantic architecture, industrial advances and nationalism; their beautiful innovated design and incredible structure increased efficient transportation all while representing national identity in his country Great Britain. Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s background molded the possibilities for his success through a surplus of education and experience. Years of training and experience led to complete works that were a huge…

In France, Germany and Italy, Catholicism has traditionally dominated. Today many people in these countries are nominally religious, but the majority do not practice their religion. Although the majority of people are not as active in the church, it still holds influence over culture and politics. Religion is traditionally rooted in the political institutions of these countries and even though the majority of the population no longer practices religion, these roots are so far imbedded in their…

This is a comparison of two paintings, one by Jacque Louis David and the other by Eugene Delacroix, to demonstrate how the French revolutions influenced European art. David comes from the Neoclassical perspective and Delacroix comes from the Romantic perspective. These paintings show how art changed in the way it presented subjects as reaction to historic events. The Neoclassical period came about during a time when academic art was both classical and historical. That meant a lot of the art…

A peaceful society is a prosperous society; where there is peace, there is development, unity, and success. For there to be peace, it is essential that people respect each other regardless of their position in the society. When one party disrespects another, consequences follow, any action deserves a reaction. Our society for a long time has been depending on trade for survival with most of the trading activities happening in the Ohio Valley region. However, in light of recent happenings, a…

Cultural history has taken a turn from a boring old traditional history that examined the intellectual and artistic history, to a new exciting cultural history that is more relevant than ever. In What is Cultural History Now written by Miri Rubin, we look at the cultural turn in history that is best examined from an anthropological view and how the symbols and meanings in history can show us a more broad slow moving context of what was really happening at this time. With input from other…

To a large extent the ideas of Montesquieu heavily influenced the French Revolution because his theory of separation of powers, which largely attacked the nobility, was adopted by the National Assembly in 1789. Although Baron Montesquieu belonged to the French aristocracy he strongly criticised the ancien regime in his early eighteenth century writings. Dunn (2003) and The American Political Science Review (1984) argue that his attacks were rather subtle, as he was an expert in the use of…

was too late to reverse the vengeance towards the upper classes that had built up because of the economic hardships the former had endured. One might wonder how such a vast economic gap could form in a European society of the time. The society in France, however, had been flawed for a very long time. The country’s deficit spending had simply finally…

the reign of King Louis XVI, the French revolted against the monarchy and the systematic way society had been run until this point. The third order could no longer tolerate the neglect from the first and second orders and acted out to change the way the orders were represented. This was the first act in the chain of events leading up to the revolution in France in which the people sought radical change from the society they had known. The revolutionaries planned for a new France and a new…