Marie Antoinette

others nations to be independent. Why? Because the hungry, needy voices of the Third Estate echoed throughout France; voices that could not be neglected for long. It all began with the indecisive, pompous King Louis XVI and his Austrian wife Marie Antoinette. Succeeding his grandfather’s rule, which had run up extreme debt in France, the newlywed couple seemed apathetic to the cry for help. People snickered in the streets about Louis fiddling around with locks, instead of properly ruling a…

What happens when a country’s commoner population is worn-out, hungry and overtaxed by their King? And the peasants and commoners outnumber your ruling classes three to one? When they organize themselves because they are just tired of being hungry and watching as their children starve to death? You can only push your subjects for so long before they plan a revolt. The French Revolution was brought on by many factors but mostly because the king was out of touch. Beginning in the late 1600s Europe…

The Tennis Court Oath Oil painting by Jacques Louis David One of the most pivotal important moments in French History happened to also be a major turning point for the French society now seen today. That moment would be the Tennis Court Oath. The painting shows what appears to be the meeting of which was held June 20, 1789 as the Third Estate of France swore to each other never to disband until the Monarchy adopted a constitution limiting the King’s power for their New Assembly. The Tennis…

Intro In the mid 1600s to early 1800s, the Rococo fashion was very popular(think Marie Antoinette). It, of course, like many other fashion trends, faded away. Then, in the mid 1800s to early 1900s, the Victorian fashion style was big(think the movie Belle). These two styles are very similar, given that the Victorian style is styled after the Rococo fashion, just less ribbons and frills. Of course, all good things must come to an end. Well, usually. The next 80 years or so would bring about…

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…

most popular way of death during the Reign of Terror. An engraving created by Faucher-Gudin in the 1800’s shows a man holding Louis XVI’s head after being guillotined. The guillotine killed over 30,000 people, including King Louis XVI, his wife Marie Antoinette, and Reign of Terror advocate, Robespierre (Document F). The new invention of the guillotine was originally supposed to be used as a way to have a clean, swift death but ended up as a necessity for a violent execution. The guillotine…

The French and Haitian Revolutions took place around the same period of time, the Haitian Revolution came after the Radical phase of the French Revolution. Both Revolutions came about because the unhappiness of the majority of the people with their social, political and economic standpoints. Also, both revolution were manifested into parts, the moderate and radical phases. The two revolutions were different because of their consequences, France prospered economically while Haiti did not. One…

For example, France was left with a massive debt once Louis XIV died in 1715. Their participation in the Seven Year’s War and the American Revolution, plus the extravagant spendings of Queen Marie-Antoinette, only made the national debt worse (Sailus). This means that even though France was in debt to begin with, they still participated in the Seven Year’s War(French and Indian War) and the American Revolution while the Queen was being inconsiderate…

Aisha Barfield Blood 5/26/15 English 803 The Wealth is Unequal As the rich become more rich, and the middle class is a constant depletion the world is suffering from a rising inequality. The French Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu identified “real equality” as the soul of democracy, but acknowledged that in practice republics could only “fix the differences to a certain point.” Those who constructed the idea of American democracy shared a concern that political factions arising from deep…

King Louis XV liked it so much that he offered to provide Rousseau with a life pension (Rousseau declined it). The piece was performed during the wedding of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, and Beethoven later rearranged the famous duet into a song. Julie, or the New Heloise This book was inspired by Rousseau's romantic feelings for a girl named Sophie d'Houdetot. In “Julie, or the New Heloise”, Rousseau tells a…