Louis XII of France

IAH 207-021 The Pit and The Pendulum by: Edgar Allen Poe “The Pit and The Pendulum” is a story about a man who was sentenced to torture, in the city of Toledo. In the beginning, the man is strapped to a wooden plank, surrounded by a bunch of men in black robes. He then closes his eyes and wakes up to a dark room with no one else there. He tries to size the perimeter of the room to no avail, then decides to check the middle of this dark room. This is when he trips, and almost slips in what…

Abbe Emmanuel Sieyes, “What is the Third Estate?” Abbè Sieyès aka Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, was born May 3, 1748 in France. At the beginning time of the Revolution, Sieyès was an abbè for the church. Even though he believe more into the science aspect of life. The financial crisis in France forced the King to assemble the Estates General, so then the minister Necker asked for opinions on how the Estate General should be established. And this is when Abbè Sieyès created and presented the pamphlet,…

people of France did not like her which gave her no chance for mistakes. Throughout her reign she made sure she kept the best interest of Austria even though as Queen of France she should have the best interest of France at mind. Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI of France tried to flea to Austria during the French Revolution but were unsuccessful as they only made it as far as Varennes in which they were recognized by some local people and they were captured and arrested. In 1791 Louis and…

aristocracy including King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette. This time period is such mixture for the arts. With the flamboyant and dream like Rococo style representing all the luxury that Royalty where having while leaving the French people to starve, artists started looking for new styles to lead the way of the Revolution. Jacques-Louis David was one of these artists and his work not only captured France but also the eye of Napoleon Bonaparte, who would rule France as emperor after the…

Some historians may analyze the Louisiana Purchase and argue that when Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, he altered the shape of a nation and the course of history. However, there is considerable evidence that shows that the Louisiana Purchase influenced the United States Ideas and policies of citizenship by challenging the social hierarchy, bringing groups together, and establishing a democracy over all of the United States. The addition of the Louisiana territory…

Terror began in 1793, in France. A man named Robespierre had seized power after King Louis XVI was beheaded via the guillotine. King Louis was an absolutist ruler, who was to blame for the Reign of Terror. Also another big factor was internal rebellion along with outside invasion. All of this had taken it’s toll, and started the tragic event that was the Reign of Terror. The Reign of Terror was necessary because King Louis created the situation. The 3rd Estate in France didn’t have many…

discipline became part of the Soldiers nature. Prior to Napoleon’s reign, the French Soldier did not fight for its country and often times disserted from the duty as a Soldier. However, Napoleon’s Soldiers steeped in patriotism due to fighting for France were now willing to live off the land and often resupply was unnecessary. The new patriotism led to Soldiers foraging off the land, living without the comforts of abundant resupply and returning to their units.5 This enabled Napoleon to move…

Buddhist ideal. Because of this enthusiasm for Buddhism among the wealthy and powerful, Buddhist clergy enjoyed many benefits. Buddhism also appealed greatly to the peasantry of early China. Buddhism gave the common people hope for salvation when Taoism could not. Across China, Buddhism was a part of people’s daily lives and began to shape China in many ways. One of Buddhism’s most profound influences in China was on the Chinese economy. The economy was changed in both good and bad ways by…

During the French Revolution in 1700s, people of France were separated into three social classes or what’s better known as, the estates ("French Revolution.." 1-3) . The first of the three estates was the clergy. The clergy was divided by a higher class and a lower class. The first clergy was formed by the Catholic Church. There then was a second estate, who was made up of rich nobles. These nobles got a lot of privileges that the lower class didn’t. For example they had party’s in the castle in…

considerably more Des Esclaves, Gens de Colour, and Petit Blancs, held the power in the colony of Saint Domingue. All of that began to change, when, to oversimplify it, the combination of the Grand Blancs wanting to get rid of their trade agreement with France, the Petit Blancs wanting to get as rich and powerful as the Grand Blancs,…