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From the start of his life, Louis XIV was destined to be the most powerful ruler in French history. Born in 1683 in France to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, he was next in line to the throne under his father. The first of many obstacles in his life was presented in 1643, when Louis XIII died and left Louis XIV to the throne at the age of 5; causing him to quickly adjust to the King lifestyle. Throughout his life beginning in his early childhood, Louis XIV was faced with difficulties that molded

An absolute monarch is a ruler by divine right who has control over every portion of his kingdom. The most famous absolute monarch, Louis XIV, had the longest reign of any of the French kings. Louis achieved this as a result of his reformed laws, foreign policy, a smart economic advisor, and his decision to deny power to the nobility. Although some of these ideas could be viewed as having a negative impacting on France, overall Louis XIV’s absolute government was beneficial to the development of

The Aeneid presents various themes throughout the course of Aeneas’s journeys, but I noticed that particularly in Books I and VI the theme of water is very prevalent and important. First we see when Aeolus stirs up the storm, water causes so much destruction and it is completely out of Aeneas's control. Then as he is crossing over to the underworld, Aeneas encounters Charon and the river of Styx, where the whirlpool is murky, unknown, and dangerous. Overall, water is depicted as a dangerous uncertainty

America is a country that has surrounded itself with gun culture with 75 to 86 million people owning a total of about 200 to 240 million guns.The truth is that most of us have very little firsthand experience with using guns as weapons. Even the vast majority of police officers have never exchanged shots with a suspect. Most of us receive our images of guns and their use through television, film, and newspapers. Unfortunately, the images from the screen and the newspapers are often unrepresentative

King Louis XIV of France was known as “Louis the Great” or the “Sun King” because he ruled with such strength and power. King Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, was a helpful leader in France. King Louis XIV had the longest reign in European history, reigning from 1643 to 1715. King Louis XIV was an effective ruler politically, religiously, socially, and artistically. Louis XIV ruled with an iron fist, which many would come to criticize him for this, but it is one of his strong points. Another

Beginning the 16th and 17th centuries, new establishments allowed the intellectual monopoly that the church acknowledged for quite some time began to materialize. Religious wars provoked a great majority of Europe during this time period, and they were fueled by religious leaders’ attempts to maintain the traditionally held ideas that political and social stability was built upon religious conformity. It was argued that peace would only come if state interests took lead over religious ones, which

into the Roman Catholic Church for the leadership of France. This value of state over religion made him a politique, believing that no religious truth was worth the ravages of cicil war. He kept France from futher civil war by issuing the Edict of Nantes which acknowledged Catholicism as th official religion of France but guaranteed the Hugenots the rights to worship. He was wise to recognize that tolerance can help establish peace in his nation and also to convert to Cathalosism because of their

religion in a largely Catholic France. He believed in the idea of “ one king, one law, one faith,” since he felt that any other minorities can threatened his political supremacy. He issued the Edict of Fontainebleau and revoked the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes was issued by Henry IV and gave some religious freedom to French Protestants, who were also known as Huguenots. The new edict called for the wreckage of Huguenot churches and the closure of Protestant schools. About 200,000 Huguenots left

Emily Allen Professor Staci Glover HY 102 3 October 2014 Title Religion has influenced an entire range of changes in the elongated history of the world. The alterations that have taken place in the past are clear and concise evidence that the underlying and ultimate influence is religion. Religion has been apart of a plethora number of events in the past because, religion gives humans a clear source of origin of the universe, and carries an everlasting assurance that provides protection and happiness

Huguenots (late 1700s had went to Americas) - French Protestants. The Edict of Nantes (1598) freed them from persecution in France, but when that was revoked in the late 1700s, hundreds of thousands of Huguenots fled to other countries, including America. Historical Importance - Upon leaving France, Huguenots took with them knowledge of important techniques and styles that they gotten after gaining substantial rights in France — which had a significant effect on the quality of the silk, plate glass