The French Revolution In the mid eighteenth century, France began to have problems with their absolute monarchy. The Enlightenment had brought the ideas that, yes absolutism helped with restoration and order, but it ... the left, the liberals on the right, and the moderates in the center. The liberals were called the Jacobins and the conservatives were the Girondists. The people believed that the revolution was over and this phase ended. However, war broke out in 1972, which began the second phase. The Jacobins voted to get rid of the monarchy and Louis XVI was ... . Here, he was defeated by...

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... solely for King Louis XIV. At his death an inventory of the Kings furniture contained no less than 2,155 Goblein tapestries. During the French Revolution, many tapestries were burned for their gold and silver threads. By the mid seventeenth century the political and cultural climate affected the tapestry weaving ... granted a royal charter to produce coarser, and cheaper commercial wall-hangings for the modest homes of those other than the rich and famous. French tapestries in the eighteenth century were elegant and romantic. The painter Francoise Boucher (1703-1770) painted many cartoons...

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... The Lives of the Poets (1779-1781). One characteristic of the 1660s-1800s is rebellion. In 1688 the "Glorious Revolution" took place, in 1773 The Boston Tea Party protests tax on tea, in 1775 the American Revolution begins, and in 1789 the French Revolution began, these are just a few major events to show the acts of rebellion. Another characteristic of this period is writing ... ...

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... guitarists and composers especially as baroque music reached its peak. Meanwhile in France, the guitar had attained the status of an instrument par excellence by the nobility. Soon after, the French revolution caused many nobles to be exiled and surprisingly the guitar actually became more popular as the general public adopted the instrument. Sor played the guitar as a solo instrument at the ... ...

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... guitarists and composers especially as baroque music reached its peak. Meanwhile in France, the guitar had attained the status of an instrument par excellence by the nobility. Soon after, the French revolution caused many nobles to be exiled and surprisingly the guitar actually became more popular as the general public adopted the instrument. Sor played the guitar as a solo instrument at the ... ...

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