The king had all the political power. Louis XIV and the kings who came after him were despots. ... Last French kings were not good rulers. ... The Bourbon kings on palaces, entertainment and gifts to favorites also spent large sums of money. ... They believed men were born equal and should have equal rights. ...
The absolute monarchy and divine right of the kings were gone forever. Despite the fact that there would be kings and emperors crowned once again in France, it would always remain to be ruled and governed by the will of the people, and not by their own whims. ... All were made equal politically, when all the citizens were given the right to vote. ... The declaration established equal rights of the citizen stating in the first clause, "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights-viii. which ensured employment to all citizens, without distinction of birth. ... Every country which Na...
Every part of Notre Dame was constructed very widespread all through the years. ... One of the controversies that Notre Dame had was that some of the citizens of Paris thought that some of the statues of saints that were located on the west front were representations of their kings, so they decided to behead them and take them down. ... But one of the men on the tour who was actually a real jerk said that once you've seen one cathedral then you've seen them all, but to me that wasn't the case. ... : We came in on a 6 a.m. train with 6 other people in a cab and we were all pretty...
Every part of Notre Dame was constructed very widespread all through the years. ... One of the controversies that Notre Dame had was that some of the citizens of Paris thought that some of the statues of saints that were located on the west front were representations of their kings, so they decided to behead them and take them down. ... But one of the men on the tour who was actually a real jerk said that once you've seen one cathedral then you've seen them all, but to me that wasn't the case. ... : We came in on a 6 a.m. train with 6 other people in a cab and we were all pretty...
The financial crisis in France would soon be solved once all of France has committed to free market capitalism. ... The Convention try's to make France a republic, which would mean no more kings. ... Robespierre and the committee practically led every aspect of the economy during this stage, therefore giving them all the power. Ultimately Robespierre becomes greedy and the super power by killing all of his rivals and leads himself to his own death where he meets Louis XVI. ... The houses include Council of Elders that had about 200 men, Council of 500, and Directory, which had five lea...
Throughout history, there have been various revolutions taking place all around the world. ... Of all the revolutions studied in global history, the French Revolution and the Philippine Revolution has had the greatest social, economical and political impact. ... France was in debt from previous kings, supplying money for the American Revolution and extravagant spending by Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette. ... All of this unfair treatment combined made the Filipinos revolt against their harsh ruling system. ... Although these two men argued with each other at one point of ...
From June 4th an estimated 217,000 new voters joined the franchise, bring the proportion of men who had the vote up to one in seven. ... Although contemporaries and historians alike have denounced the reforms as insubstantial, it should be remembered that there was a fifty percent increase in the number of men who had the vote. ... Despite resistance from both Kings and peers, the Reform Act was passed. ... The 1832 Act actually reduced the number of working-class vote, by standardising the franchise anomalies that had given working class people the vote, such as potwalloper boroughs where all...
The French had suffered big defeats and therefore had lost men and supplies. ... These ideas included that it is right to take up arms against tyranny, there should be no taxation without representation, all men should have liberal freedoms, and a Republic is superior to a monarchy. ... They decided to declare themselves the representative body of France (the National Assembly) and to disregard the Kings opinion. ... All judges were to be elected 5. ... The franchise was to be given to all who paid taxes equivalent to 3 days wages or more. ...
In the years between 1780 and 1914, there was an immense upheaval in the world of ideas in all spheres of life including political, economic, cultural, and social spheres. This was a period of time when men exuded audacity in their thinking, composers produced adventurous pieces of music, and painters painted revolutionary canvases. ... The media included the press and schools, as well as all the newspapers. ... Accordingly, more people were going to schools, which enabled many men to gain literacy and participate in politics, which very often attached to nationalism (Schroeder 60). ... Throug...
Thus begun the revolution of the bourgeoisie, a class struggle against the aristocracy which lasted until the creation of the National assembly in June 1789.7 The bourgeoisie aimed to form civil equality and establish a regime where all men obeyed the same laws. ...
In response to the new thinking that was sparked by the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the Industrial Revolution and other changes in society, bloody and peaceful revolutions took place all over Europe. ... After the grand yet tragic rule of Louis XIV, the Bourbon kings watched as their power slipped out of their hands like a bar of soap. ... It did away with all special privileges in landed property, abolished feudalism, and vastly improved the conditions of the working class. ... The bourgeois (mainly the men of property) was well satisfied by their Directory as they called it, because it gra...
