Marie Antoinette

The 18th century France was not the best place to govern. There were economic crisis, tensions between estates, explosion of new ideas (aka. The Enlightenment) and bankruptcy of the Crown. Undoubtedly, these factors undermined the stability of the French society. The monarch’s expenses were incredibly huge and caused the monarch extremely unpopular. Louis XVI, the leader of the country, the decision maker, the King, did not do a particularly great job in solving these problems. In fact, his poor…

Austria and Prussia were external enemies of France who tried to stop the revolution because they were afraid the revolution would spread to their countries. Both countries also, feared that Mary Antoinette would be executed. France finally defeated Austria and Prussia in 1792-1795. (Doc B). Which meant they took over the Austrian Netherlands. The extreme methods were terrifying. It was a full on bloody massacre, filled with the beheading of people…

Memorandum From: Marie-Alice Morel To: Senior Partner Date: 22th September 2015 Re: Primary Analysis of the Case Sophie Hess vs. Antoinette Royan In the case between Sophie Hess and Antoinette Royan, I would like to describe the role of law in a memo. It is structured in a short definition about the macro and micro function, followed by six important facts from the case and it ends with a detailed explanation about how law from a macro and micro perspective response to these facts. The…

In 1744, King Louis XVI came to power in France with his wife Queen Marie Antoinette. The King and Queen often did not pay attention to their people and rather spent a lot of money on whatever they wanted. They would have lavish and expensive parties with a lot of food, meanwhile starvation was a big issue in the country. The…

Louis XVI aka Louis Auguste of France was born on August 23rd, 1754. Louis Auguste was lucky enough to be born in the beautiful palace of Versailles, where he became the son of Marie-Joseph of Saxony and Louis. Louis grew up in his early years being a very bright and educated boy, however he was very shy due to the fact that he had tutors rather than going to school. With this tutor, he studied religion, moralities, and humanities.Louis XVI was known to be a very active person, he enjoyed…

King Louis XVI had complete power and often disregarded the advice especially when it concerned finance. Louis XVI didn’t really care too much for his citizens either it seemed. When he married Marie Antoinette a stampede broke out and 132 people were trampled to death, and the celebration in Versailles simply went on without acknowledging it. The main problem in the society of France was the social hierarchy. The noble people owned over a quarter…

To this day, one of the most significant periods would be the French Revolution, which lasted for ten years from 1789 to 1799. This was one of the first in a series of events that brought about the end of absolute monarchy and religious hegemony in Europe and paved the way for constitutional monarchies and representative government (French Revolution) The revolution hit its peak in 1789, which is why it is also called the Revolution of 1789. At the time France was one of the most dominant…

the girls face from their dreams, it signifies that men do still have power over women because they hold the majority of the money, and are therefore controlling of their lives. This relates to The Painted Girls because the two protagonists Marie and Antoinette, see men as a way to escape the financial hardships for young women in their societies. Male truckers have the power to bring girls across the border between the slums and the big city in the play, and in the novel, abonnés, men that…

Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present was a retrospective celebrating the four-decade-long career of Marina Abramović. It took place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from March 14th to May 31st, 2010, and it consisted of fifty works of hers, including sound pieces, video works, installations, photographs, and live re-performances by young artists, dancers, and performers. Her work and reperformances were located on the sixth floor of the museum, and was organized chronologically,…

father and brother at an early age due to a disease called (tuberculosis). When he lost his siblings, he was next up for becoming the king of the country. King Louis got married at a very young age. He married at age fifth teen to his wife Maria Antoinette which was fourth teen which was the king’s second cousin. King Louis XVI struggled to learn his duties as being king, because he grew up way before his time trying of becoming a man at an early age.…