When she reached the age of fourteen, she wedded the duke of Orléans who was later crowned King Henry II of France. ... For the first time in history, mime, music and dancing were all sensibly combined to tell one story. ... In his version, however, Circe did that by the majesty of the French king and queen. ... Unlike any other production before this point in history, Ballet Comique de la Reine cost several million francs and was considered a great political and social success. ... Unfortunately, professional dancers in France were acrobats and were not considered respectable. ...

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The French Protestants were called Huguenots. ... The essay will now be discussing events and wars which shaped European history from the 1500's to 1650. ... Two major battles were fought between the French and the Spanish but France was defeated in both battles. ... The French King converted to a Catholic so that France would not be captured. ... The Conclusion for today is that there have been many wars in history motivated by religious, political and economic reasons. ...

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Throughout history people possessing the same cultural identity (history, language, and customs) have felt a sense of coming together as one nation. ... France was a divided nation prior to this revolution. ... This instigated nationalism among the French. During the late 18th century when the French armies were at war with the rest of the European nations, French nationalism was at its peak. ... The French nationalism arose as a consequence of the French revolution and was civic in nature as it was based on common beliefs and ideas. ...

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Gothic Cathedrals "Throughout the earlier half of this millennium, one of the grandest stories in European history was written primarily in stone,"" (Gothic Dreams 1). ... The restored large central rose window (circular stained-glass window) became standard in French-Gothic architecture. ... During the reign of Napoleon III, the French Gothic structures were threatened with extermination by Imperial order. ... Gothic style was introduced through the French monastic orders into England. ... Many Italian Cathedrals resemble early Christian basilicas more than gothic cathedrals in Fran...

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French development money paid for the construction of apartment complexes, canals, and port facilities at Abidjan, Libreville, and elsewhere. ... To the British, French, and Germans, the primary colonizing nations, the individual needs of their colonial subjects were not important. ... Through history civilizations have rose and fell, carved out of nature, dependent on nature, in the end nature took them back. In spite of the fact that individuals in those colonized nations had settled for a huge number of year, had rich and differed history, some of them, particularly in a piece of Africa, we...

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Who would have guessed that this single person would be written down in every single history book being considered a genius in military tactics and leading a nation to an empire? ... This is where his importance to the French at his time lies. ... (http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/napoleonic/section7.rhtml) And even today, nationalism exists in many ways and Napoleon is the reason for it. ... Although one man alone cannot alter the course of history as we know it, Napoleon was responsible for many things that, if they never happened, our world would in fact be quite different. ... Na...

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There were four periods in the war, which include the Bavarian Period, Danish Period, Swedish Period, and the French Period. ... England, France, and other western European powers were alarmed at the increasing might of the Habsburgs, but France who was catholic and England who was protestant, were then allies against Spain and refrained from immediate intervention in the war because of domestic difficulties. ... In its final phase, the French Period, the war became an imperialist conflict in western Europe between the Habsburgs and France, which was still under the leadership of Richelieu. Re...

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France France industrialized more slowly. ... France did, however, increase production of coal and iron between 1820 and 1870, and mechanize textile production. ... Social Darwinism held that individuals and nations were both part of a struggle for survival, with the fittest winning.MarxismMarxism was the application of scientific ideas to socialism and history. Karl Marx and Freidich Engels developed communism, based on a new conception of history. Marx stated that history was a process of economic development, culminating in communism. ...

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August 1914 one of the most historic events in history began. ... The cost of living in France during this time steadily increased with the realization of a long drawn out war. ... For Britain, France and Italy they had to borrow money from the United States to keep the war effort going. By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. ... The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. ...

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According to Brian Levack, "around 75 percent of all witchcraft persecutions occurred in combined Germany, France, Switzerland and the Low Countries, and together these countries contained about half of the entire European population.... The largest witch-hunt in French history occurred in 1643 - 1645. ... Its clear that witches will continue to be a valid part of our history and our future....

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While there would be numerous things that happen I believe that future American History students would be read about events such as, The scandals of Clinton Presidency, The United States war with Iraq, and terrorist attacks on the September 11, 2002. ... Finally, in the present time we get to see the positive and negative reactions from the decisions made by our forefathers what could we do today to help ensure a favorable history for the next generation? ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society....

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The movement started out in Italy and spread to England, France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and other countries. The Renaissance overlapped a period in European history called the Middle Ages. ... It blended concern for the history and actions of human beings with religious concerns. ... This was the split between French and Italian factions in the Curia. ... The religious history of the Renaissance reveals both weakness and vigor. ...

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France emerged as the most powerful country in Europe. ... England France, Spain and Sweden were considered great powers. ... King Louis XIV of France ruled from 1661 to 1715. ... The second was France Prussian war (1870-71). ... Great Britain, France and Russia formed triple entete (1907). ...

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Colonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. From bringing in diseases to establishing key infrastructure, colonialism has created this everlasting effect that still has a significant influence on African societies today. The issue of race, however, can...

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The architecture in France represented a concentrated expenditure . ... This was France and The Holy Roman Empire. ... According to The Basic History of Art, "the sensation of ethereal light, which dissolves the physical solidity of the church and, hence, the distinction between the temporal and the divine realms, creates the intensely mystical experience that lies in the heart of Gothic spirituality"(195). ...

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The rise of nationalistic and nation-orientated movements and revolutions, in opposition to any form of imperial rule and idea of empire over time, indicate the various attempts to re-define and re-imagine what it is that a society belongs to; and the never ending struggle for various groups throughout history, seeking to find autonomy for their own affairs. ... Significantly, Napoleons invasion of Prussia in 1806, became a turning point for German philosopher Gottlieb Fichte to suggest substitutions to a nationhood based on republican concepts which was present in revolutionary France (p. 4...

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They are the tribes who are for the greater part the ancestors of the later Dutch, Flemish, English, and French (in part Germanic) communities, the inheritors of their respective kingdoms in medieval times. ... This Germanic force would become France and the German Empire. ...

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Throughout its history, America has proven itself to be a nation of immigrants. ... To find asylum, the refugees migrated into European countries, such as Turkey, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Middle Eastern countries like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and many countries around the world. ... The question is that throughout the history, America has always been the world leader in refugee resettlement, then why is it so afraid to help the refugees in the current crisis? ... Despite of the Paris attacks, France commits to take 30,000 refugees over next two years (Tharoor). ... Throughout the ...

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It is often called the Great Exchange because it was one of the vastest global trades in history. ... Had it not been for the Columbian Exchange, Florida would lack oranges, there would be no bananas in Ecuador, Hungary would have no paprika, there would be no tomatoes in Italy, Colombia would have not coffee, no pineapples in Hawaii, Texas would have no cattle, no donkeys in Mexico, no cigarettes in France and Switzerland would not have chocolate. ... Different countries also had different names such as the French Disease, Naples, Bordeaux, German Disease, Polish Disease, European Pustul...

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The paper below goes into the history and consequences of the Marshall Plan. ... The Foreign Ministers of Great Britain (Bevin), France (Bidault) and the Soviet Union (Molotov) met on June 27, 1947 in Paris: The U.S. wanted to include the Soviet Union in the program for the reconstruction of Europe. ... In this Committee, which was the pioneer of the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), 16 European states were represented: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, T...

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This idea persisted for a long while, although the 18th-century French scientist Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, reasoned that the Earth cooled from an originally molten body and that this would have required at least 75,000 years. ... Eighty percent of the earth's history is included in the Precambrian era. ... The Paleozoic is bracketed by two of the most important events in the history of animal life. ... At the later end of the Paleozoic, the first and the largest mass extinction in history wiped out approximately 90% of all marine animal species. ... During the interim betw...

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Apparent Connections Amidst Science, Politics, and Religion Within today's society science is an entity almost entirely separate from religion and politics, yet history paints a different picture. ... In Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France, Mercier asserts that "love of the marvelous always conquers us, because, sensing confusedly how little we know of the forces of nature, we ecstatically welcome anything that leads us to discoveries about them.""8 This excerpt depicts the populace as a body that will follow anything that seems even somewhat plausible. ... This o...

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Australia's history with Europe has been much like the way a child will learn and emulate her mother's ability to care for herself, manage her money and keep food on the table. Australia being the child has done just that throughout its history, and similarly to how a child will grow to an adult, Australia has shown after being involved in two World Wars for the mother country, that it has developed to be a multi-cultural, and unique nation. ... To discover why contemporary Europe is of such importance to Australia, we must first look at its history. ... The European Union was orig...

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The history of April fools day or also know as "All fools day- had started in France around 1582 the result of a reformation of the calendar form the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar by pope Charles IX . ... Work Cited Ben Snowden History of Gregorian Calendar http;//www.infoplease.com/spot/gregorian1.com Beth Rowen Media Mythes ` Sun Sational story by Richarrd Adams Locke "War of the Worlds- by H.G. Wells "War of the Worlds- radio Broadcasted by Orson Wells http;//infopleasse.com/spot/hoax7.html John Updike April fools day History and Traditions ...

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These symphonies are standardized into two styles: The three movements of symphonies written in the French style feature tempos played slow-quick-slow. ... When looking at literature, "romantic" was always determined by literary definitions, then it is undeniable, taking Europe as a whole, that the history or pre-history of Romanticism begins in about 1770. ...

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