1. Absolutism and Constitutionali
The Fronde, or Slingshot Tumults, were a series of uncoordinated revolts against the regency of Cardinal Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The causes of these uprising vary from economic to the fact that both leaders of the regency were foreigners. The regency's subjects, including very powerful nobles hated them because Anne was a Habsburg and Mazarin was Italian. Resentment grew because of the cost of battle and several years of bad harvests. These events brought France to its collective knees. Once these events took their toll on the nobles and subjects they expressed their disgust with Mazarin. They found much support throughout France and revolts sprung up for several years.
The Dutch Revolt was very similar to the Fronde. The leader of the Netherlands, Philip II, was a foreigner just like Mazarin. He was born in Spain and so his thinking had Spain at the forefront. Although economics was not a factor in the Dutch Revolt, religion played a similar role. Philip II was a die-hard Catholic while many Dutch were Protestant. Led by William the Silent, Protestant mobs ransacked Catholic churches and desecrated houses. William, after being put down by a force of ten-thousand state troops gained control of the North.
Jean Baptize Lully was a French composer, Instrumentalist and a dancer who worked for the most part of his life in Louis XIV's court in France. He was born in Italy in 1632 to a millers' family. He was known as the expert of French Baroque style. It was in 1661 when he became a subject to the Franc...
England and France had many similar economic, social and political structures. Both of these countries were built on territorial expansion and many times both of these countries warred against each other. Due to their proximity, England and France interacted closely with each other, influencing ea...