According to Trofimenkoff, " One can find nationalist-oriental arguments used to veil the social ambitions of groups left out of the cozy alliance of seigneurs, clerics, and professionals that constituted the upper echelon of Quebec society- at the time. Historian Fernand Ouellet amassed statistics regarding the members of the Parti Patriote and its leaders. There were over 190 professionals, which according to Ouellet was the majority of the members, especially from the Montreal region. "A lot of leaders were doctors: Chernier, the Nelson brothers, Cote and O'callaghan- "were some of the best-known leaders . The rest of the prominent members of the party were Canadian seigneuries among other professions. They were socially and economically better off than the English speaking merchant traders. However, with a boom in the timber trade this all changed. The traders moved up while the Seigneuries moved down. The ties of ethnicity were beginning to pull- .
By the mid 1820's one can trace the habitant economic difficulties in direct proportion to the degree of the electoral support for the Parti Patriote. With economic troubles taking their toll, with such things as crop failings and small pox epidemics, the people of Lower Canada were fertile soil for recruitment into the Patriote cause . Patriote leaders knew very well that agricultural and health problems had little to do with the English, however, they enflamed the anger of their supporters by blaming their arch-enemies, the English government. It should be noted however, that seigneuries ( Papineau was a seigneurie prior to political career) that were hit hard by agricultural decline rarely attended to their farmers even though they were French as well . Although the Patroites were a well-disciplined party with various means of communication channels, their legal efforts were shunned at every corner by an English controlled system.
These instances I have mentioned are told by his close companion and advisor, Jean, Sire de Joinville. ... Jean recalls that the king listened to the friar, and "ruled his land very loyally and godly". ... Jean refers to his charity again when he says. " hardly would it be possible to number his alms". ... Louis, in P. ... Louis, in P. ...
Louis established the first permanent orchestra in Europe. The director of the orchestra was Jean Baptiste Lully, who is known as the father of French opera. ... The main hero was often portrayed by Louis himself. Louis' first role was in Cassandre in 1651. Jean Baptiste Lully introduced the French Overture, of contrasting fast and slow tempos, to opera. ...
Jean-Louis Comolli and Jean Narboni are very structuralist in nature, when it comes to thinking of film critically. They show support towards this ideology when they state that "scientific criticism has an obligation to define its field and methods. This implies awareness of its own historical and s...
Throughout the 16th and 17th century Louis XIV ruled France, but a large number of people were beginning to loose faith in his judgment and ruling of such an important investment. As the days of Louis fame slowly halted to an end the "Age of Reason" began to mould. ... Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Cesare, Beccaria, they to had ideas that were very liked during up-rising. ... In the year 1789 throughout May when Louis XIV was still in power, the French revolution officially began to shed its pain among the people. ... It took 12 months but finally the elections took place, throughout ...
Louis XIV Affected by the turbulent events in his youth, Louis the XIV was greatly influenced to make France an absolute monarchy under his rule. ... Louis never missed an opportunity to impress his strong sense of the grandeur of his crown to the French people. ... One downfall of Louis was that he spent extravagantly, sparing no expense for himself or his nobles. ... Louis bankrupted the Treasury of France through another extravagance as well, his wars. ... Louis also used subsidies and selective taxation to encourage Huguenots to convert to Catholicism. ...
LOUIS ARMSTRONG Louis Daniel (Satchmo) Armstrong was one of the greatest trumpet players ever known to man. ... His father Willie, a laborer left the family soon after Louis was born. ... This was most likely a good occurrence for Jazz music and a good thing for Louis too. ... Louis, and stayed with him until 1921. ... Louis Daniel (Satchmo) Armstrong was one of the greatest trumpet players ever. ...
King Louis, a servant of God, may just be close to perfection. ... King Louis character is documented by Jean, Lord of Joinville, and Seneschal of Champagne covering the time of pilgrimage with the king in a six year period. ... I believe Joinville and I wish to consider King Louis to be a great man in history. ... King Louis shows a great example of Christianity through his words but can words be enough? ... After reading the book along with online sources, I've learned about King Louis IX. ...
The Life and Reign of King Louis XIV In the past there have been many noble and honorable people who did great deeds, but none were as remarkable as King Louis's XIV of France. Today he is better known as Louis the Great, and great he was. ... So they christened him Louis Dieudonne, the gift of God. ... Louis's XIV father died. ... King Louis also had plans to expand France's border. ...
Canadian Jean Vanier was born in 1928 he was the son of the Governor-General of Canada (Gerges Vanier), Jean Vanier began his career in the Canadian Navy. ... He said he was felt called by God to establish a home for handicapped, 103 other communities have been founded throughout the world, in Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America In 1968, in Marylake, Ontario, a community called "faith and sharing" was founded following a retreat preached by Jean Vanier, a community where people gather once a month for sharing around the Gospel, and where everyone is welcomed. ... Until 1981, Jean...
