painting Socrates is depicted as about to take poison‚ surrounded by all his pupils who looked up to him. With similarity‚ Louis XVI is about ready to feel the wrath of subjects. They are to accuse him of lavish spending‚ especially that of his wife Marie Antoinette. Louis and his wife would be guillotined in the coming years but the debt wasn’t exclusively brought about by the expenditures of the privileged. The Seven Years War and the American War of Independence cost the government dearly. Nevertheless
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Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. A rhyme EVERY child knows… according to many sites‚ Jack is a reference to King Louis XVI and Jill stands for Queen Marie Antoinette. In 1793‚ Louis XVI was beheaded during the infamous Reign of Terror. Therefore the line “broke his crown (head)”. What followed was Queen Antoinette’s beheading. Hence‚ “Jill came tumbling after”. Well‚ even if this ISN’T the real story behind
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voted for France to declare war on Austria. This vote was thought of because it was believed Australia intended to ‘export‘ the ideas of France’s revolution to other European nations. Many groups within France saw the advantage in war‚ these included Marie Antionette‚ wife of Louis XVI‚ Army Commanders and a significant group within the Assembly known as the Girondins‚ though a group called the Jacobins was strongly against this war. On April 20‚ 1792‚ France declared war on Austrlia. This was one out
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Although for the King and Monarch the Feudal System was considered ‘just’‚ to others it was considered unjust and not fair. Courts in Medieval Europe weren’t advanced therefore they didn’t have the technology we have nowadays to determine innocence. Medieval Courts didn’t have evidence to back up a case. Everyone no matter what in Medieval Europe were ‘guilty until proven innocent’. This was not a sufficient way as there was no evidence to support you if you’re proven guilty. Some evidence you could
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The French revolution took place in France from 1789 to 1792‚ during the reign of King Louis XVI. It was an expression of discontent from the poor towards the rich‚ and of how they thought France was governed unfairly. The revolution is considered one of the most important events in human history‚ as it has continued to shape societies and the ways we live today (Cody‚ 2008). Through examining political‚ economical‚ social and cultural factors that led up to the French Revolution‚ this essay aims
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important factor to make people rise up against the king. Since they hated the extravagant lifestyle the king was living out of their money they rose up together against the king. “A crowd of angry women stormed the palace and forced Louis XVI‚ Marie Antoinette and their family to return to Paris with them” (Pg 513). Since they didn’t have enough to eat and farming was impossible without water and seeds which cost money‚ they revolted against the injustice of the monarchy to become a democracy. The
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became more power hungry and bloodthirsty. After the guillotine was invented‚ there was a massive loss of lives and destruction of property. Many important nobles and clergy were executed along with other important people including King Louis XVI‚ Marie Antoinette‚ Jean-Paul Marat‚ and Maximilien Robespierre. In total‚ approximately 37‚000 people were executed by the end of the French Revolution. By 1792-1794‚ the revolution had became so violent‚ that a new “era” had dawned upon the people‚ this was called
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XXXXX (Ted) XXXXX HUM164 (Kathy Brinez) 925459694 Module 1 written assignment‚ chapters 16-18 Elizabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun was a French artist born in Paris‚ France on April 16‚ 1755. She is considered to be one of 300 women that changed the world and one of the most successful woman artists of her time for her work which was predominately portraits of women. Madame Le Brun was born to a portraitist and fan painting father and a hairstylist mother. Her father served as her first teacher
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Grace Halleck 1st hour Why was the Reign of Terror not justified? The Reign of Terror was not justified because it was not what the people of France wanted‚ which was equality. The government was not giving rights or actions they promised either‚ and both sides of the fight were put in serious danger. The Reign of Terror wasn’t justified due to many uncivil decisions made by the government which started a revolution of the people. In the Vendee region rebels fought against laws. The laws they
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was Louis XV’s mistress Madame Pompadour. She had a passion for her pastel colors and the light. The happy style is how it came to be known as Rococo‚ and was how light stripes and floral patterns became a trend. Towards the end of the period‚ Marie Antoinette was one who became the leader of French fashion‚ as did her seamstress Rose Bertin. Extreme embellishment was her trademark‚ which ended up majorly fanning the flames of the French Revolution ( "Baroque/Rococo 1650-1800 | History of
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