Louis XIV of France

The Romantic Revolution by Tim Blanning Book Review Tim Blannings Romantic Revolution book reveals a movement that started 200 years ago and has continued to shape the world around us. He focuses on the political change that took place in France in 1789 when the French people overthrew there monarch that secured independence and freedom and an economic change that took place with the massive industrialisation of Britain. These revolutions changed the society, life, and culture and had massive…

The colonization of Algeria with France all started with a wrong move and a whisk. January 1, 1820; tension rises between Algeria and France as a result of France refusing to pay back debt to Algeria over grain investments. To make matters worse, the Dey of Algeria assaulted a French consul with a “fly-whisk” due to an intense trade negotiation later on April 29,1827. The king of France decides to use this as leverage against Algeria to initiate a blockade on their port. Unhappily, the Dey…

Before the revolution, France had spent the majority of their money helping the Americans gain freedom from the British. With their bank account spent, the leaders of the country would cut back on their share of the money to help the country get back on its feet. King Louis did not do this. Instead he spent “anywhere from 6-25% of the entire French government income” on the upkeep of his massive palace…

Inspired by the class revolt in France, the economic crisis of 1846-1847, and the industrial revolution, central Europe, including the nations of Germany and Austria, erupted in heated revolutions seeking equality/reform from their respective governments in February 1848. By March 1848, the German Confederation saw an uprising in the Urban and Rural Popular classes as a result of the “political powder keg” of Neo-Feudal regimes, the new political force of nationalism, and the alliance of middle…

The two opposing visions of government of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson cuckolded two different perspectives of American power and the American people. For Hamilton, America’s strength lays in its commerce, while Jefferson believed in independent farmers. Thomas Jefferson preferred farms and rural life, while Alexander Hamilton preferred the lavish city life style. Thomas Jefferson a native of Shadwell, Virginia. Jefferson was more than an ordinary renaissance man. He was…

place in the late 18th century and left France in complete disarray. The French Revolution is known for being extremely gruesome. The peasantry overthrew the oppressive First Estate using extreme brutality and violence. Charles Dickens describes the struggles people faced during the French Revolution in his classic novel “A Tale of Two Cities”. One of the main characters in “A Tale of Two Cities” is Charles Darnay, a member of the First Estate. He had left France for England before the…

Napoleon was a masterful ruler. He discovered a number of reforms that brought peace and strength back to France. Born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. Napoleon was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Buonaparte. Napoleon family was not wealthy. As a boy, Napoleon went to school in mainland France, where he learned French language. He graduated from a French military academy in 1785. He quickly rose through the military ranks, and through…

religious tolerance to a larger degree. The French Revolution failed to instill the rule of the majority to the people because Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor for life without giving citizens the choice to vote. To add, The Napoleonic Civil Code of France 1804 didn’t address and include clauses that reinforce the rule of the majority. On the contrary, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen included a clause stating that all citizens have a right to decide, however, in the end the…

commoners) of France revolted against the government. They were unhappy that they had to pay disproportionately high taxes, and were underrepresented in the voting of the Estates General (the governing body). As the Third Estate learned of the ideas of the Enlightenment, they became the leaders of the French Revolution. The common folk owned much more land than the First Estate (the Church) and the Second Estate (the Nobles), but they had to pay almost all the taxes. From Travels in France…

Charlemagne is considered as “the father of Europe.” During the years that Charlemagne ruled, he made many contributions for the future of medieval Europe. “Charlemagne was a determined and decisive man, intelligent and inquisitive. A fierce warrior, he was also a wise patron of learning and a resolute statesman.” (Spielvogel 215). Although Charlemagne corrupted the system of government to where we would maintain power, Charlemagne made many contributions for the success of medieval Europe. The…