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Ernest Wolfe
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Nov 8, 2016
16 Key Stages in the French Revolution
1. Assembly of Notables (1787)
Why’d it happen?
France is broke because of all its wars, so Louis XVI’s finance minister calls nobles to try to get them support a new tax plan
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Ernest Wolfe
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Oct 9, 2016
5 Differences Between The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
1. 16th and 17th Century (Scientific Revolution) vs. 18th Century (Enlightenment)
The Scientific Revolution came first and
laid the
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Ernest Wolfe
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Sep 28, 2016
10 Crazy Facts About Louis XIV
1. He was king of France for 72 years (1643–1715)
This was the
longest rule
for any monarch of a major European country in history, and
about double the life span of the average French citizen
at the time
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Ernest Wolfe
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Sep 26, 2016
14 Not-So-Glorious Moments Leading Up To England’s Glorious Revolution
14. Sumptuary Laws (1547)
The old nobility is freaking out because of all this
new wealth
in England, since people are becoming more educated and less economically…
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Ernest Wolfe
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Sep 24, 2016
Top 13 Important Thinkers in The Scientific Revolution
13. Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564)
Spent years dissecting corpses and drawing detailed illustrations of the human body
Contributed a lot to the study of human…
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