– Pierre Beauchamp Pierre Beauchamp lived from 1636 to 1705 he was born in Versailles a wealthy French area into a family of French dance masters; he was a French dancer‚ teacher and choreographer. He was the ballet tutor of King Louis XIV also known as the Sun King and was regarded as one of the finest dancers of his time. Beauchamp is also known to be the first to officially codify the five basic positions of ballet. The first assigned date of ballet is in 1581‚ when the so called Ballet Comique
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The French Revolution was a major transformation of the society and political system of France‚ lasting from 1789 to 1799. During the course of the Revolution‚ France was changed from an absolute monarchy‚ to a republic of supposedly equal and free citizens. The effects of the French Revolution were widespread‚ both inside and outside of France‚ and impacted all of Europe. At times the outcome of revolt led to social change and at times it just led to unnecessary bloodshed. Was this revolution inevitable
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years old when she was pledged to marry Louis XVI for an alliance that had nothing to do with love. She then was sent to France‚ ripping completely from her old life. As time had passed‚ Marie had found life at Versailles stifling. She was constantly hated for being a foreigner and not having produced a heir to the throne. As Marie gradually begins to adjust to her new life‚ she began treating her self to lavish pastries and gambling with the other women. Louis continued to invest in foreign conflicts
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Czar Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis the XIV of France were both examples of Autocrat whose actions helped and hurt their countries. Peter the Great’s autocratic actions like taking control by expanding and westernizing his country and building a new capital‚ both helped and hurt his country. Louis XIV was another example of an autocratic ruler who actions like building a magnificent palace in order to control the nobility and thinking that France revolved around him‚ both helped and hurt
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approximately twelve miles outside Paris‚ France and is viewed as a place to showcase modern art. Much of the art that the palace has put on exhibitions over the years has brought a lot of controversy including the most recent one by Japanese artist Takashi Murakimi. Looking back at the 400 years of history at the Palace of Versailles it was once a home for the French royal family‚ a center for political power and today is a symbol of absolute monarchy. King Louis XIV viewed Versailles also as a showcase
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King Louis XVI was the absolute king of France‚ and his wife Marie Antoinette lived in luxury in their palace of Versailles‚ while the people of France lived in extreme poverty. In 1789 he decided to call the Estates-General‚ a gathering which includes three different estates‚ the clergy‚ the nobility and the third estate which consisted of poor people and the middle class. The King locked the Third Estate out of the Estates-General‚ so its members created the Tennis Court Oath‚ swearing that they
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power and distribute societal roles according to era rather than practice. In contrast to not follow suit‚ strong leaders must learn from predecessors mistakes and success in conjunction towards a more successful future. During the late 1600’s King Louis XIV had great influence for many years on how to successfully alter a whole nation. Russia shortly followed suit with Peter the Great redistributing power‚ changing the 18th century into a more justified reign of power. Ultimately‚ the goal of a better
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enforced their power and struck fear into their people. Rulers did many things throughout the course of history to show and acquire dominance across their empire‚ Louis XIV of France & Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union are prime examples who used terror and manipulation to gain sovereignty of their empires. First‚ Louis XIV of France was an absolute ruler also known as the Sun King
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the philosophes alienate themselves from the Church? Intolerant of hierarchy and ritual 4. Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe? To symbolize virginity loss 5. Why do many of Fra To validate her role as Louis XV’s most trusted advisor 6. Why in the mid-eighteenth century did art criticism begin? To enable tourists to appreciate and understand art 7. Why is the music that arose in reaction to the Rococo called "classical"? Its symmetry‚ proportion
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nobles. It was broken up by reshuffling the royal council. He was taking over Henry IV who died before 1624‚ Richelieu would continue the legacy by lowering taxes and revive the annual tax in order to restore public order in France and foundations for the economy. Therefore later Louis XIV who is known as the “Sun King” took over the throne. To reach the greater level of French Absolutism‚ he had to achieve constituted collaboration with the nobility. After that he named Jean Baptiste Colbert‚ the controller
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