Louis XIV of France

really shook some continents and the countries within their borders. One of those countries was France in the European continent. France was a powerful country within the continent Europe. The French was a power house that had the largest population and the most dominated culture in Europe. With France came the largest military and it contained more exports than any of the other European countries. France with its huge influences in Europe still struggled in many areas. The country was in huge…

The Bourbon monarchy ruled France in the 1700’s. Because of how harsh the monarchy was and food shortages, there was unrest in the French people. A crowd formed and began making its way to the Bastille, where a few prisoners were being held captive and weaponry. They began to fire at guards in the towers and then took cover when they were…

the citizens and got them to rebel against the king. “Robespierre and his supporters set out to build a ‘republic of virtue’ by wiping out every trace of France’s past”(McDougal Littell 226) demonstrates Robespierre 's power and courage to better France. The wording “Robespierre and his supporters” indicates that Robespierre was not alone and had willing citizens to help him gain power and demolish monarchy. The words “wiping out” and…

little girl out to the Queen of England who is in France who by chance was named Henrietta as well. By the time both lady Anne and the dear little princess arrived in France there were many rumors about…

the major issues was unfair taxes on the lower class by King Louis XVI to pay for the constant wars, but the upper class was exempt. The aristocracy of France believed they had “unquestioned privilege” (Nadis), and therefore should not have to pay taxes like the commoners. These taxes led to starvation, as the taxes on food became too expensive. As the Enlightenment occurred, people began to question the social classes more. When Louis XVI tried to get the upper class to pay taxes, they held a…

The Life and Times of Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France. Remembered for her dysfunctional marriage, ridiculous hairstyles, remarkable beauty by the times standard, and lavish spending habits she is attributed to causing the resent that started the French Revolution and labeled her ‘Madame Deficit’. Marie Antoinette is infamous from France to our own Canada, one of history 's most well known and controversial women. Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha…

When people think of Hitler, they think of the most hate-filled man in history. When people think of the French Revolution, they think of a crazed boycott of the Palace of Versailles. When people think of all the negativity in history, it is derived from some sort of external source. This external source is the corruption of society. Many have witnessed the severities of the tyrants of history, and often jump to the conclusion humanity is simply evil, however, many disregard the factors that…

order to understand the effect of Napoleon Bonaparte’s role in France, it is first necessary to understand something of Napoleon’s life, understand the ideas of The Enlightenment and understand the stage upon which the French Revolution occurred. These are massive and complex topics which can receive only the most cursory of glances in a short essay. Napoleon was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica, which had only belonged to France for a year at the time of his birth. It was an Italian…

Marie Antoinette was the Austrian queen of France in the mid-late 1700’s. She was married off to the king of France’s son at fourteen years of age and was executed for treason along with her husband Louis the XVI of France in 1793, late in the French Revolution. She lived the rich and extravagant life of a queen, which makes sense since she was one. Her careless spending during a time when food and resources in France were scarce, along with false accusations, were reasons for her execution.…

revolution which began in 1789 was an important point in world history because of the significant political turmoil it caused throughout Europe. One may ask how did this all started. The French revolution was a time of political and social change in France, during which the structure of the government changed drastically from an absolute monarchy to an enlightenment based principles of nationalism and inherent rights. The French citizens also eliminated the feudal privileges for the…