From the freeing movement of the French revolution to the cost-saving measures of the second World War, European fashion is steeped in history. Every single trend originated from specific events in time, that many of us may know. Namely, the French revolution, Queen Victoria’s rise to power and her reign, WWI and WWII. Though Europe has been an undeniable fashion powerhouse for centuries, what would European fashion be without the events that shaped its history? The answer is simply nothing. Without
The events which unfolded in Europe during the 18th century had a profound impact on not just Europe but also the world. For instance, the events which transpired during the French revolution also inspired the Haitian revolution. Also, the mercantilist economy in France drove the Atlantic System and the slave trade as well. These events which occurred during the 18th century affected not only France, but it also had an impact on the world. We can learn many things about European history from listening
of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen in September of 1791. This primary source explains de Gouges’ strong opinion of the treatment of women, how they are seen as disposable objects, the split of property in a marriage, and the topic of feminism and equality in the late 18th century. De Gouges includes a marriage contract in her declaration. This contract sets the conditions of how property will be shared and passed down through generations given specific conditions. During this time period
at a level where they had a lack of bread because of the insufficient economic rate. In order for a change to happen, women in marketplaces of Paris had to protest over the rising price of bread. This was titled as The Women’s March on Versailles, one of the first and most essential events of the French Revolution. The riot began to up rise in between the revolutionaries. The women and their allies gathered into a mob and plundered weapons from the city armory to rebel at the Palace of Versailles
Some of the primary causes of the French Revolution were a strict class structure, heavy debt, and high taxes. France was a land with a minority ruling class of nobility that had contempt for the common people and their suffering. The commoners or ‘middle class’ was the largest and most productive portion of the French population. They paid the most taxes, yet benefited the least and had no political influence. Furthermore, there were food shortages caused by frequent famines. King Louis XVI
plebiscite - a vote by the people of an entire country to decide on some issue, which was popular after the Revolution as a representation of popular sovereignty lycée – an upper-level secondary school first established in 1801 by Napoleon as educational reforms to prepare students for the baccalauréat (degree for university admission) consul - an official appointed by the government to live in a foreign city and protect the government's interests and citizens concordat - an agreement or treaty
Castle of Otranto. With gothic fiction being produced during the age of enlightenment, the novels reflect a culture period of intellectualism that prised scientific enquiry and also questions morals and religion. Thus the period departed from the previous social system which was based on faith and belief. The novels also reflect the destruction revolution can have on society. The castle of Otranto represents the destruction of the post French revolution, whilst Frankenstein reflects the destruction of
Jean Leon Gerome was a famous French painter and sculptor during the 19th century. He was known for his beautifully detailed paintings of the many places he traveled, from Egypt, the Mediterranean and Asia. His style of painting was a combination of Neoclassicism and Romanticism that where vibrant figurative depictions of his travels. Art historians label his artistic expression as Academicism and Oriental because he had a French standardized way of painting ornate foreign everyday life. The compelling
The Enlightenment is a result of mainly two previous events. I believe that the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution where the two main reasons. The Enlightenment also began as a result of key people. Such as, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Sir Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Isaac Newton, Nicholas Copernicus. John Locke was born on August 29, 1632 in England. He was sent to the prestigious Westminster School in London (1647).Locke was awarded a bachelor's (undergraduate course of studying
married women could not own property, have contracts, could not have separate identity from their husbands, etc. Only white men were full citizens in the new government - the slaves were not yet as well as the women The War’s Losers: Loyalists, Native Americans, and Slaves these people were all negatively affected by the war many Loyalists suffered financially