To properly examine whether the Foreign policy of England from 1509-1514 was successful; we must first establish what was deemed “success” relative to the period in history. Taking the Character of Henry VIII into context i.e. as a renaissance King and his admiration for Henry V, one can conclude that certain things would represent success to him. For example the capture of claimed lands in the North and West (for example Calais) of France would be looked upon as success as well as the prestige of regaining the title “King of France”. As the attempted capture of foreign fields would undoubtedly be a declaration of war, a strong of the Armed forces would be a necessity especially as Scotland was allied with France and they could theoretically face an attack from two angles simultaneously.
After this exile his look over religion and his views did change slightly. Voltaire’s ideas and writings influenced culture for a long time after he was done. Without all of his contributions to enlightenment in France, many countries that have the rights and liberties they have would not be the same. Countries throughout Europe used his ideas when later on creating their own set of bases to start with. The great country we live in today has some thanking to do to this
Prior to 1763, Britain was one of several empires vying for international domination and commercial power. The British began their international endeavours relatively late, primarily due to internal conflicts and wars with France, and experienced considerable rivalry from the French, the Dutch and the Spanish Empires. The British Empire was made up of a collection of colonies in the Caribbean and Americas, with some commercial activity in West Africa and India and did not appear to be particularly determined to annex further territory. The colonies were unimpressive compared with their rivals, and produced only a modest return of revenue, but by 1763 the British victory in the Seven Years’ War launched them into an expansion of colonial holdings, primarily appropriated from French territories and opened up the Pacific in a way unmatched to any in the past. This victory provided the British with the confidence to explore the Pacific unrivalled and they were eager to establish trade and commercial connections to compensate for the war expenses they had just accumulated and to expand their commercial empire.
However,as time went by,people became more aware of the danger people were in,which meant scientific knowledge improved and hygeine became more prioritised.In this case,the Tudors were important to History. The Tudor Monarch started in 1485, with their first ruler-Henry VII. He became King when he was 28,andhanded over the throne at the age of 52. Henry faced many problems as king,these included: finding a way to get peace with foreign countries-his solution to this was getting his eldest son to marry Catherine of Aragon;War of Roses-he ended up winning this-he was a very difficult opponent! Also, he had very short supply of money-he solved this by getting taxes from rich people.Next,there was rivalry between the York and Lancaster families,so he married Elizabeth.Lastly, he didnt have a very strong claim to the throne,therefore,he married.
Then when Henry the II took rule the land expanded and England ruled over more of France but when Edward the III came to the throne he lost control of most of the French land. In 1328 when the French king Charles IV died with no male heir to the throne it sparked interest in Edward who believed he was the rightful heir to the throne because his mother (Isabella) was Charles sister. Although Charles cousin prince Phillip also thought he had the rightful place to the throne, this caused the first major battle of the hundred year war, The Battle of Crecy. The battle of Crecy took place in 1346 In France near Normandy in Crecy. King Edward III of England fought against King Phillip VI of France’s son the prince of France in the battle for the throne to rule France.
France's political system of absolute monarchy slowly emerged in the 16th century which was strongly influenced by religious conflicts between Calvinists and Catholics. Though earlier French kings had tried to strengthen their power, Absolute Monarchy was finally established during the reign of Louis XIII (1610-1643) and consolidated during that of Louis XIV (1643- 1715) in the 17th century. It was Louis XIII’s regent Cardinal Richelieu who vowed "to make the royal power supreme in France and France supreme in Europe. He was also well known to have a powerful network of spys. When Louis XIII died the next in line to take the throne was his only 5 years old son, Louis XIV.
His goal was successful with the Peace of Westphalia, where several treaties were signed, nothing had been solved or changed, and everything went back to the way it was prior to the war. Cardinal Richelieu had been successful with limiting foreign powers, defeating Spanish armies, and proving France’s military power. Yet, however, by siding with the Huguenots, he gained Catholic enemies while strengthening Huguenot powers in France. Cardinal Richelieu stepped down as regent, becoming first minister as King Louis XIII came of age. Although Richelieu left Louis with a powerful France, he gave Louis a politically unstable country.
Prior to the French Revolution, France was divided into various regions, ruled over by a king and noblemen. The only thing that could somewhat link everyone together was the belief that they were to serve the king who at the time was Louis XVI. This belief however by the end of the 18th century started to see a huge change. The French people slowly started to see themselves not as "subjects" of the king, but as "citizens" of the new nation of France. This change in how the people saw themselves as, can be thought of as the beginning of nationalism.
Others would disagree and believe that it was luck and factors coming together and wasn’t necessarily guaranteed to happen. Since Germany became unified it has been a historical debate ever since. The French Revolution and Napoleon. The French Revolution was a battle to achieve equality and remove oppression, it had also introduced meritocracy in Germany for a while. The French revolutionary wars began in 1792 and ended in French victories.
THE RADICAL NATURE OF THE FRENCH REVOULTION UPTO 1791 In just a time span of two years, France overcame a developing idea of equality and impartiality. The idea of France continuing to be ruled by an absolute monarchy was becoming questioned by the third estate (the bourgeoisie, sans culottes and peasants), and soon enough, the social order of France turned to an extreme outburst of the third estate fighting for power, claiming rights, and ultimately, the removal of the King’s authority and dominance. Many events that occurred in the lead up to 1791 changed the French society drastically, however some did not benefit at all. Wether the events were immense or minor, they all led to the biggest change France was yet to see, The French Revolution. What started the idea of a revolution was an intellectual movement suggesting that making use of science, technology and reason could make a new and better society.