World Civ-Absolutism Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:29:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Video: Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia from BBC https://daniellazar.com/2012/10/14/video-frederick-the-great-and-the-enigma-of-prussia-from-bbc/ Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:50:25 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3903 Not the best documentary ever. Hokey in parts. But some good images and discussion of basic facts. 1 hour. Check it out

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]]> Lecture: Louis XIV, Sun King https://daniellazar.com/2012/09/09/3789/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 05:55:05 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3789 Here is my lecture on the Sun King. The basic outline is as follows: Introduction Law & Order Control Nobles Economic Reform Patronage of the Arts Versailles The Church Army & Foreign Policies

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]]> Duc de Saint-Simon: The Court of Louis XIV https://daniellazar.com/2012/09/01/duc-de-saint-simon-the-court-of-louis-xiv/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:40:54 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3761 The Duc de Saint-Simon resided for many years at Versailles. He left an account of Life there His natural talents were below mediocrity; but he had a mind capable of improvement, of receiving polish, of assimilating what was best in the minds of others without slavish imitation; and he profited greatly throughout his life from … Continue reading Duc de Saint-Simon: The Court of Louis XIV →

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]]> Reign of Louis XIV, Sun King https://daniellazar.com/2012/09/01/reign-of-louis-xiv-sun-king/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:36:08 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3756 Louis’s main achievements were expanding the effectiveness of the central government, increasing the boundaries of France to the north and east, and placing one of his grandsons on the throne of Spain. But these successes cost the nation dearly. The economy suffered during the long years of war, taxes increased, and the countryside was left … Continue reading Reign of Louis XIV, Sun King →

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]]> French Absolutism in the Ancien Regime https://daniellazar.com/2012/08/30/french-absolutism-in-the-ancien-regime/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:03:25 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3746 The Creation of Absolutist France The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy: Grand Siècle and Enlightenment Cardinal Richelieu: Political Testament, 1624 Edict of 1626 Ordering Demolition of French Feudal Castles Establishment of French Academy, 1635 The Sun King Bishop Jacques Bossuet: Political Treatise on Kingship RG Reading Guide Jean Domat (1625-1696): On Social Order … Continue reading French Absolutism in the Ancien Regime →

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]]> Germany Permits Itself to Celebrate Prussian King https://daniellazar.com/2012/08/30/germany-permits-itself-to-celebrate-prussian-king/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:48:54 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3741 The official delegation honoring Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday had just finished laying a laurel wreath and a grand cross of white flowers at his grave here on Tuesday when a 70-year-old retiree quietly slipped in behind them and placed a small potato on the gray slab of stone that marks the monarch’s resting place. … Continue reading Germany Permits Itself to Celebrate Prussian King →

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]]> Niccolo Machiavelli – the Cunning Critic of Political Reason https://daniellazar.com/2012/03/11/niccolo-machiavelli-the-cunning-critic-of-political-reason-2/ Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:08:36 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3527 Customarily, the name ‘Machiavelli’ was a synonym for the devil. The myth of the corrupt immorality of Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) has lasted for many centuries, the description ‘Machiavellian’ being used today for anyone who is seen slyly to manipulate a given situation to their own advantage by means of shrewd political insight. Machiavelli as an … Continue reading Niccolo Machiavelli – the Cunning Critic of Political Reason →

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]]> Popular Revolts in Normandy https://daniellazar.com/2012/03/11/popular-revolts-in-normandy-2/ Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:06:33 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3524 The popular revolts of 1578-79 and 1586-89 in Normandy were triggered by an unruly military presence and the high level of royal fiscal exactions. Joan Davies shows how the revolts were exploited by the nobility in their struggle with Henri III, who met the threat thus posed with force. (History Today)

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]]> King Henry II https://daniellazar.com/2012/03/11/king-henry-ii/ Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:05:04 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3521 December 19th, 1154: a reddish haired, quick-tempered and hyper-active young man was crowned at Westminster Abbey as King Henry II. Although in December 1154, Henry was generally recognised as the legitimate claimant to the throne, most notably by the English Church, his accession was fraught with perils. Nicholas Vincent celebrates the founder of the Plantagenet … Continue reading King Henry II →

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]]> The Norman Conquest of the English Language https://daniellazar.com/2012/03/10/the-norman-conquest-of-the-english-language/ Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:02:11 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=3416 At first the English withstood the Norman attack of 1066. But soonthey succumbed to the invaders, as did their virile language of record. An article by H.R. Loyn. (History Today)

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