Causes, Measures & Impact of the French Revolution

Causes of the French Revolution

Around 1770, France was a rural society. The bourgeoisie had economic power but lacked political power. French society was a society of privilege, where someone’s position depended on the estate into which they were born.

This situation worsened considerably due to Treasury problems:

  1. Costly military foreign policy.
  2. Indebtedness by the crown expanded during the 18th century.
  3. Court politics and life were over-extravagant.

Due to the serious situation of the Treasury, King

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Middle English Linguistic Shifts and Standardization

Middle English Morphological Simplification

Explain the grammatical effect of the morphological simplification that took place in Middle English.

The influence of French in this process was very significant. English underwent a morphological simplification due to the weakening of unstressed vowels in ending syllables:

  • As a result, prepositions came to have a more relevant role in expressing the relationship between words.
  • The order of elements in the sentence became more rigid and strict.
  • The grammatical
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Analysis of the 1812 Constitution of Cadiz and Its Legacy

Constitution of Cadiz Analysis

Classification

Nature of the Text

The text is historical-legal, as it corresponds to a fragment of the Constitution of Cadiz. The articles mentioned (1, 3, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 371) are part of the 384 articles comprising the constitution.

Historical Context

The constitution was adopted on March 19, 1812. At that time, the Bourbons had already abdicated, and Napoleon had taken control of the Spanish crown.

Authorship

The constitution resulted from a consensus between absolutists

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Almohad Dynasty Art & Architecture (1147-1269)

Almohad Art and Architecture (1147-1269)

Historical Context

Almohad art maintains close similarities with that of the preceding Almoravids but reflects the influence of a fundamentalist religious movement. This iteration of Islam sought a return to religious purity, which its proponents believed had been lost. The leader of this movement was Ibn Tumart, from a Berber tribe, who became the political and religious head of the Almohads (meaning “those who proclaim the unity of God”).

The movement originated

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Spanish History: Truce, Decrees, Armada, and Inquisition

Twelve Years’ Truce (1609)

Signed in 1609 between Philip III of Spain and the Dutch Republic (United Provinces), this truce marked a pause in the Eighty Years’ War, where the Dutch fought for independence from Spain. Philip II had previously abdicated rule over the Low Countries to his daughter Isabella Clara Eugenia and her husband, Archduke Albert, but this did not resolve the conflict.

Reasons leading to the truce included:

  • Religious struggles
  • Economic and financial difficulties
  • War fatigue on both
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Spanish History: Trafalgar, Politics, and Society (1800s)

19th Century Spanish History Highlights

Napoleonic Conflicts & Upheaval

Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar (Cádiz Province). It pitted the allied Franco-Spanish squadrons, commanded by French Vice-Admiral Pierre Villeneuve (with Spanish Lieutenant General Federico Gravina under his command), against the British fleet led by Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson.

Peninsular War Origins

Charles IV, France & Fontainebleau Treaty

Under

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