With the Fronde in the back of Louis’s mind, he was to make an effective choice of picking members for his council, which would rule his political, military, administrative, and economical affairs. Louis chose his council members from families long in royal service or from among people just beginning to work their way in the social structure. Louis liked having direct control over his subjects, not only council members, or noble classes, but even in religion. Louis believed that the state of France would be better worked not only under one king and one law, but as well under one religious system, and thus Louis would no longer tolerate the Reformed church in France. Louis then revoked the Edict of Nantes and many of the Reformed Church members either left France or converted to Catholicism.
Louis XIV From the start of his rein of France, Louis XIV ruled his country through divine right. He sought to consolidate power throughout France by establishing an absolute monarch. King Louis XIV wanted to control everything from law making to determine taxes. Louis XIV started to gain his absolute monarch through several wars, which would eventually move France into the golden age. He also used the quote, “ L’Etat, c’est moi”, which translates to “ I am the state”.
Historical development Rococo developed first in the decorative arts and interior design. Louis XV's succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By the end of the old king's reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are evident in the architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the R�gence, court life moved away from Versailles and this artistic change became well established, first in the royal palace and then throughout French high society.
New weaponry made in the war made the king stronger against nobles. Because the king was the only one who could afford cannons, it made it impossible for the nobles to assert their
The revolution forced by the Bourgeoisie was for the third estate as well the first two estates to be treated equally. The causes of the two revolutions were very different. The Americans wanted to be out from under the British control. The reason for this is because ever though the Americans and still be considered British colonist, through passing generation the emotional connection to the mother land has been lost. The colonist of America to their self no bigger believed they were or wanted to be British citizens so the Americans dragged Britain in 1775 by starting the revolution and the creating their own government in 1776.
“Thou art not what thou seemest” Playing a part is the only way to gain power in Henry IV part 1 In William Shakespeare’s, King Henry Part 1, role playing and he act of being a counterfeit aid key characters in their success. The 16th century play, written for an Elizabethan audience clandestinely address the vital question of the qualities and characteristics that the next leader of England should have as the 64 year old “virgin queen Elizabeth” had no close relatives. Shakespeare shows that sometimes people are not what they seem through all the major characters and shows the direction in which the modern world is heading. Calculative and deceiving behaviour are often the traits of the modern man, which can help them to succeed. Power is a privilege and should only be given to those who can handle it.
Initially it was a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo and Baroque style and is described as the opposed counterpart of Romanticism. Neoclassicism first gained influence in England and France, through a generation of French students trained in Rome and influenced by the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, the spokesman of neoclassical art. The writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann,”the father of archeaology”, were important in shaping this movement in both architecture and the visual arts. His books, Thoughts on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpture and Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums ("History of Ancient Art") were the first to distinguish between Ancient Greek and Roman art, and define periods within Greek art, tracing a trajectory from growth to maturity and then imitation that continues to have influence to the present day. He believed that art should aim at "noble simplicity and calm grandeur", and praised the idealism of Greek art.
The restoration of the English monarchy The restoration of the Stuart kings in 1660 failed to solve the problems of religion and the relationship between King and Parliament. The Test Act of 1673 stipulated that only Church of England members could vote, hold office, preach, teach, attend the universities, or assemble, but these restrictions could not be enforced. Charles II appointed a council of five men (the "Cabal") to serve as both his major advisers and as members of Parliament. The Cabal was the forerunner of the cabinet system, and it helped create good relations with the Parliament. Charles's proFrench policies led to a Catholic scare.
With these new perspectives came a new age of art within the Renaissance. Many new painters learned about using shades of light and dark to create the illusion of depth, along with new techniques to make paintings more realistic. The Renaissance was truly the rebirth of lost ideas along with the birth of new ideas. The split of the church and the eight crusades to recapture Jerusalem are two of the many reasons for the birth of the Renaissance, yet both are important to the birth of the Renaissance. Without the Crusades, which brought back lost works from the Roman empire and opened trade with the far east, and the split of the Roman catholic church, which brought about the reformation of the church, there wouldn’t have been enough of a basis for the Renaissance to
Romanticism and realism Romanticism Romanticism gained fame and momentum as a movement of art in the early 19th century and flourished till the 1850s. It was popular in France and Britain. Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the disillusionment with enlightenment involving order and reason after the 1789 French revolution, stressed on emotion and imagination. In romantic art, nature provided an appropriate alternative to the thoughts of enlightenment. In this case, nature was considered as unpredictable, had a great potential for extreme disasters and had uncontrollable power.