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under Christianity. As said by J. Orcibal“ Louis was more likely to proclaim himself more Catholic than the pope and to prove this by assuming leadership for a crusade against his own Protestant subject (…)”. He decided in 1685 to revoke the Edict of Nantes, which secure the right of protestant to exercise their faith. Peter the Great was also a religious man, and being inspired by the Western world, he also believed in divine right and on his role of protector of the Orthodox faith. However, one can

Jules Verne was a 19th century French writer. Born in February 8th, 1828 in the city of Nantes, France. Jules became interested with the theatre, and that’s when he began writing plays, dramas and operas. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea was first published in French in 1870. In the classic science fiction novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne uses revenge, man versus nature and liberty to portray the central topic. It is the most important book from his science-fiction

members and local administration. They have responsibility for making decisions about transport, infrastructure, communication, development, tourism and education. The capital city of France is Paris. Other large cities include Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Marseille, Nice, Strasbourg, Toulon and Toulouse. The regions of France are due to be

In the seventeenth century, the ideology of absolutism was established in France under the reign of Louis XIV. Subsequently, France’s success initiated other monarchs to rule as an absolute power including Prussia and Russia. Throughout the reigns of the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great and the Prussian King, Frederick William I, they have achieved great success for their monarchs. These rulers have also portrayed similar methods of acquiring supreme control over their monarchs and becoming a sovereign

Heavy rail systems in the United States, and around the world, face a number of hazards and vulnerabilities. For example, the Movement of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) represents a potential environmental or chemical hazard if an accident were to occur. The 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster exemplify this hazard. Although the train rolled down a very slight (~1-2%) incline, the devastation that followed was more representative of a bomb being dropped on the town rather than a rail accident. This

absolutism throughout his reign is Louis XIV. He is known as the Sun King and for his statement “I am the State.” Louis had no tolerance toward Protestants, and believed in the motto "one king, one law, one faith." Due to this, he revoked the Edict of Nantes. Following with the Edict of Fontainebleau, Louis ordered the destruction of Protestant churches, closure of Protestant schools, and expulsion of Protestant clergy. After this, a great number of Protestants fled, resulting in France’s loss of much

The Dutch and the French baroque paintings both portray the seventeenth century, but they show opposite scenes. The French Painting shows that there was more of a hierarchy, at the time France relied on rich nobles. Their economy was dominated by mercantilism; their social structure was centered around the Versailles. The Dutch baroque painting shows that the people all see common, not too rich, it seems as if they did not have a hierarchy. The Netherlands dominated the economy with free trade and

Artistic Exhibits of European Culture The New York Metropolitan Museum offers a vast variety of virtual tours which includes artistic exhibits from historic Europe. In addition to the multitude of current exhibits, the museum offers to the public for free, access to previous exhibits. The exhibit chosen for the tour, “Drawings and Prints: Selections from the Permanent Collection”, was presented from April 12 through July 18, 2016. The collection highlights not only American but also European prints

protestants in France during his reign. In order to control his nobles, King Louis XIV built a royal residence where nobles lived. This allowed him to keep an eye on the nobles and limit their power under his rule. In addition, Louis evoked the Edict of Nantes, which protected protestants in France called Huguenots, and mass murdered them. Here, Louis XIV uses his power to change laws and acts independently without having to consult with another figure with great power, which is what an autocratic ruler

and sell their property and leave within fourteen days to "prevent further trouble and embarrassment." (Dietrich). When the truce between Spain and the Dutch ended, fighting in Germany and the Netherlands resumed. Ferdinand then issued the Edict of Nantes (which he would later suspend due to opposition by nobles), which gave Catholics back all their land that the Protestants had taken. France then entered the war, seizing the opportunity to attack their opposing Catholic power, the Hapsburgs. They