A Page on French Culture
Posted by Chet Eichenbrenner This Library of Congress website is stuctured to depict several of the monumental representations of French culture during Absolutism. The Link to the website is LoC on...
View ArticleAbsolutism in Eastern Europe
Posted by Chet Eichenbrenner Although an offsite AP Review article, it brings up some facts that we did not cover in class about Absolutism in Eastern Europe. Here’s the link: Absolutism in Eastern...
View ArticleAbsolutism and The Divine Rights of Kings
Posted by Chet Eichenbrenner Copied from a faculty page of the Univ. of Wisconsin, this post gives definitons of absolutism and the divine rights of kings in the areas where it was most concentrated....
View ArticleAbsolute Timeline
The Age of Absolutism is dated here as significant events led up to it as early as the 15th century and significant results are seen as late as the 19th sentury. If you go to the link the timline is...
View ArticleSecond Primary Source Paper Topic.
Jungmin Song My second primary source paper was on Jame I of England and The True Law of Free Monarch. King James I believed that he was chosen by God to be a King and wrote The True Law of Free...
View ArticleKing James I: Absolutism
My second primary source paper was on James I of England and The True Law of the Free Monarchy. After looking at his portrait, I analyzed any iconography in the portrait that shows his belief of...
View ArticleThe History of Versailles
Few symbols of France can match the magnificence that is Versailles. Located a short drive from Paris, the vast estate is “the symbol of monarchy at its peak,” according to journalist Milena Pozzoli....
View ArticleOliver Cromwell
Biography Oliver Cromwell was born into a family of minor Huntingdon gentry on April 25,1599. He was then baptised at St John’s Church in Huntingdon four days later. He attended the free school...
View ArticleAbsolutism Timeline
The Age of Absolutism Event Date: Event Title: Event Description: 08/01/1429 1429 Isabella financed Colombus’s voyage to the Americas. Isabella financed Colombus’s voyage to the Americas....
View ArticlePrimary Source Paper: King Louis XIV
Absolutism in France Absolutism is historically noted as the gain of absolute power in the monarchy in Europe during the 17th century. King Louis XIV was the ruler of France during the 17th century...
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