Louis XIII of France

and Bishop Bossuet. The era of absolutism was a time, 16th to 18th centuries, when monarchs ruled with all power to themselves in most countries, especially in France. Absolutism was favored among monarchs because it gave them complete power over their country and did not have to answer to anyone but themselves. Western absolutist France and eastern countries were similar by focusing on military aspects such as spending money to build large and powerful armies to win wars and gain land, and…

Renaissance. An erosion of papal authority was the most dramatic sign of dissatisfaction with the perceived wisdom of the High Middle Ages. Particularly disastrous, as Rabb notes, was the reign of Pope Boniface VIII. During his time as pope, monarchs in France and England began taxing the church, mostly to fund their ongoing wars against one another. Naturally, Pope Boniface VIII took a strong stance against this, and as a result he made a formal declaration that monarchs were subordinate to the…

While The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution written by Mariano Azuela depicts the character Demetrio Macias, an Indian man, who joins forces in the revolutionary army of Francisco “Pancho” Villa and rises up the ranks from a local leader to a general. Taking place during the time of the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1920) the conflict began as an attempt by a middle-class movement to overthrow the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz (1876 – 1911) with the goal of establishing meaningful,…

Napoleon Bonaparte, or more commonly know as Napoleon the Emperor of France, or just simply Napoleon, ruled the French Revolution from 1795-1815. He was a strong military leader who rose to power when the weakened Directory began to fail. Throughout his reign, he fought many battles with many countries with one main goal in mind: create a massive European empire by conquering warring countries. This goal was in the making before his own decisions in battle against Russia led to his downfall. He…

French monarchy. On July 14, 1789, a dissatisfied crowd stormed on the Bastille, a place where most political prisoners were housed in a medieval fortress in east Paris. As written in a secondary source “to many people in France, it was considered as a symbol of the much hated Louis’ regime.” Angered by the King and Queen’s corrupted actions and lack of consideration for the state’s finances, the “angry, unemployed, and hungry” revolutionists finally took action and…

The French Revolution was a revolution in France that overthrew the monarchy from 1789 to 1799 and is generally indicated as the end of the Enlightenment. The French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals and helped shape the nation. The Enlightenment was a time period during the 18th century that stressed thought and reason, as well as the power of individuals to have a say in how their country was run. Philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and many…

on the peasant. such example can be seen during the reign of Louis XIV in France ( 1643 - 1715 ) and peter the Great in Russia ( 1682 - 1725 ) when louis xiv taken the throne in 1643 he began to established a solid foothold and prevent anyone being a threat to his throne, he excluded the noble from his council to reduce their power and influence. In return he gave them status which they enjoy and exempted from taxes. all noble of France were invited to lived in Versailles which…

Between 1770 and 1780 France came into huge debt and this did not get any better because of their current leader King Louis XVI. King Louis XVI was a very weak leader and paid very little attention to this problem as France was already in debt from the American revolution. During this revolution they borrowed alot of money. King Louis wife, Queen Marie Antoinette spent all of their money on clothes, gambling, and jewelry. After…

During the French Revolution, many significant events took place. The beheadings of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, along with thousands of their aristocratic followers in 1792, was a pretty significant one because it meant the end of the terrible monarchy that was ruling over France. However, the change in the arts that the Revolution brought was probably the most important of all. From 1789-late 1790s, the people had enough of their country being bankrupt, and desperately…

officials, and new and fair taxation system. In 1791, the members of the Assembly worked together to make a new constitution. The church tax was abolished, the feudal title was abolished and women gained some freedom. In January 1793, Louis was executed. The period following Louis 's execution became known as “The Terror”. The Terror came to an end when the people got sick of all the killing in the mid-1794. After The Terror ended the Directory reached a crisis point. The government was running…