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| Louis was called The Sun King: Everything Revolved Around Him He said "L'etat c'est moi." "I am the state." |
Louis XIV, Absolutism, the French Revolution, and Napoleon's Rise and Fall
MME
Main Idea: Louis XIV (14th) is the ideal example of an absolute monarch--one who believes he can rule without any checks and balances.
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Main Idea: Louis XIV (14th) is the ideal example of an absolute monarch--one who believes he can rule without any checks and balances.
Absolutism--When a ruler rules with no checks and balances.
Divine Right--the belief that a ruler's right to rule came from God.
Louis XIV--1638-1715. Powerful French king. Believed in both absolutism and divine right.
"L'etat c'est moi" -- Louis's statement, in French, that "I am the state"--meaning he himself was the ruler of France and nobody else.
Sun King--This was Louis's nickname, and golden suns were on his clothing, shields, furniture and palace. Just as the planets revolve around the sun, so the kingdom and its people revolved around him.
Palace of Versailles--L14's huge palace with 2,000 rooms outside of Paris built to control his important nobles
Patron of the Arts--Louis was a patron
Video Links:
Louis XIV Mini Biography
Palace of Versailles and Louis XIV
Time-Lapse History of Versailles
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Tuesday, March 6
Let There Be Blood: Part One: England
Main Idea: The Age of Absolutism ended in England with the beheading of Charles I, triggering a Civil War.
Main Idea: The Age of Absolutism ended in England with the beheading of Charles I, triggering a Civil War.
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Divine Right--the ancient belief that the right of a king to rule is given by God
Kings and Queens before Charles used Parliament to rule
Magna Carta--signed by King John in 1215. Limited the power of the king. Grand-daddy of the Bill of Rights. Parliament had to approve all money for king (power of the purse)
Charles I--needed money for wars, couldn't get it without calling the Parliament. Parl. said no money without rights
· Parliament- made up of two houses,
o House of Commons (two knights and two townsmen from each area of England)
o House of Lords (Nobles).
·Charles needs money, grants rights to English through Parliament
· New Rights:
o Habeas Corpus---cannot imprison citizens without just cause
o no taxes without Parliament's consent
o no quartering of soldiers in private homes
o no martial law (shoot to kill) during peacetime
· 1. Charles I signs it, then ignores it
· 2. Charles sends Parliament home
· 3. Mob attacks palace. Charles flees to Northern England.
· 4. Civil War--
· Loyalists/Cavaliers (loyal to king) versus Puritans/Roundheads (those who want him overthrown)
· Roundheads led by brilliant general, Oliver Cromwell
· 1646 Roundheads win
· 1649 Charles in beheaded.
Oliver Cromwell, Roundhead Leader
MME Charles Loses His Head
Video Clip Charles I
Video Clip: Monarchs by Permission Only: The Black Rod
English Civil War Horrible Histories
Monty Python
Oliver Cromwell, Roundhead Leader
Video Clip Charles I
Video Clip: Monarchs by Permission Only: The Black Rod
English Civil War Horrible Histories
Monty Python
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