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 was time to move on. France was also having economic troubles. They had gotten into too many wars that they lost and they were financially drained. The estate system was causing enormous problems as well ... with the attack on Bastille marked the beginning of the first phase, known as the Girondist Phase (The Constitutional Monarchy Phase). The Constitution of 1791 was signed afte...

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... of writings and for three large projects: A Dictionary of the English Language (1755); an edition of Shakespeare's plays (1765); and 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 ... ...

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... artists and weavers, producing tapestries 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 industry, and in 1665 an ancient tapestry workshop at Aubusson was granted a royal ... about for another 300 years. Then interest began to mount around 1750 in England where it was referred to in a work entitled "The Paloeographia Britan...

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... 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 London Philharmonic Concert in 1817. Paganinni was also active, playing and ... writing for the guitar as well as the violin. Stradivarius made guitars as well as violins. At the end of the 19th century, the guita...

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... 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 London Philharmonic Concert in 1817. Paganinni was also active, playing and ... writing for the guitar as well as the violin. Stradivarius made guitars as well as violins. At the end of the 19th century, the guita...

• Word Count: 1385
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School