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Central And Eastern Europe 17 Th Century
880 wordsThe Age of Reason was a period in time that took place from the Peace of Utrecht (1713), to the French Revolution of 1789. It was a period when reason basically replaced religion as the guiding principle in art, thought, and the governance of men. Unquestioned acceptance of the old order of society and the old ways of statecraft yielded to a new spirit of critical inquiry which demanded some rational justification for the existing social system. People thought that the general application of rea...
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Religious And Political Duc De
1,238 wordsHistory Essay The attempts by Catholic monarchs to re-establish European religious unity and by both Catholic and Protestant monarchs to establish strong centralized states led to many wars among the European states. Spain's attempt to keep religious and political unity within her empire led to a long war in the Netherlands, a war that pulled England over to the side of the Protestant Dutch. There was bitter civil war in France, which finally ended with the reign of Henry of Navarre and the Edic...
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Duc De De Guise
1,297 words... and the Duc de Lorraine controlled vast amounts of land that were claimed for the League. In addition to this noble base, the League had a growing urban following among the bourgeoisie, especially in Paris where the government was eventually in the hands of the League Committee of Sixteen. Henri the Third tried to trick the League as he had done a decade ago, by putting himself at its head. The treaty of Namours, signed in 1585, revoked all the edicts of pacification; banning the practice of...
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Plantation Owners Independence Movement
1,528 wordsTo his majesty, Charles IV, King of Spain, On behalf of my fellow brothers and myself, I address to the crown a serious conflict that needs immediate attention and closure. The continuous enslavement of blacks must end. With all due respect this is not a threat of forthcoming forced slave independence but a promise. I know that I am not the first to bring to your attention this idea. The maroons, a band of runaway slaves in Saint-Domingue pushed for the independence of slaves in 1751. Francois M...
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R 038 B North Carolina
1,176 wordsNew Orleans Jazz Band: Dag They have a word down South to describe the way you feel when your packed into a crowded dive at 1: 00 AM, where the cigarette smoke is so thick it makes its own weather; and the waitress is slinging bourbon and Fritos while some bad-ass Jazz Funk band rocks the house as hard as Blue Ridge granite, and the sweat flows down from the stage like the cloudy waters of Pamlico Sound. Theres a word for how you feel when you hear live Jazzy-funk music so sweet and hot, you jus...
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Baking Soda Citric Acid
4,121 wordsTitle: ITALIAN COCONUT CREAM CAKE Yield: 12 To 16 2 c Sugar 1 / 2 lb Butter; divided 5 Egg yolks 1 / 2 c Shortening 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Buttermilk 1 / 2 c Pecans; chopped 2 ts Vanilla; divided 5 Eggs whites; stiffly beaten 8 oz Cream cheese 1 lb Powdered sugar Cream together sugar, 1 / 4 lb. butter, egg yolks and shortening. Add flour, baking soda, buttermilk, pecans, coconut, and 1 tsp. vanilla. Stir to blend well. Fold into beaten egg whites. Pour into 3 cake pans that h...
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Ancien Regime Middle Classes
981 wordsLouis had, in 1814, agreed to rule by the terms of the Charter drawn up by his representatives and those of the Napoleonic establishment. Its liberal appearance was helpful if at times misleading, but religious and personal freedom and equality before the law, freedom of opinion and security of property from confiscation were all reassuring for those who had benefitted from the last 25 years of change. The parliament that was set up had little freedom of action and was elected on a very narrow f...
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