Marie Antoinette Information

Archive for March, 2009

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French Revolution Of 1848 Timeline

The 15th Century brought with it…

…the bubonic plague and civil wars.

These two factors devastated the population of Barcelona and saw a dark period in the history of the city. The plague alone cut the population to over half its previous number, from 50,000 to 20,000.

1640-1652

In this time, Castile, the former central kingdom of Spain, spawned the Segadors War, also known as the Catalan Revolt, to suppress the cities nationalism. Castile, was the power center at the time; it had expanded south, recapturing land from the Moors. Through marriage, annexation and assimilation, it grew to be the great power that it was.

The word Castile gives name ‘Castilian’, the English word for the Spanish language spoken in Spain. For 12 years Barcelona resisted the forces of Castile, but eventually, in 1652, they were defeated. Catalunya succeeded in holding on to its autonomy but had to witness the dismemberment of its territories. This war gave name to the Catalan anthem, “Els Segadors”.

In this time, northern Catalunya came under French rule.

1701-1714 War of Succession

In 1701, upon the death of King Charles II, another war fizzled to life in Catalunya. Barcelona fought against France and Castile, but lost its war, losing its autonomy. Castila claimed most of the territories of Barcelona; Sardinia, Sicily, Naples and Mallorca. Catalan, as a language, was declared illegal, not only in public but in private also.

Take a wander through the area of Born in Barcelona and you will find, by the Santa Maria del Mar church, the ” Fossar de les Morenes”, a torch which commemorates all Catalans who lost their lives during the War of Succession.

Towards the end of the…

…18th Century…

…Barcelona became once again an important center, due to the industrial revolution, it’s position on the Mediterranean and the proximity of availability of lignite in the Bergueda, a county lying in the interior of Catalunya. Barcelona and Catalunya, as had occurred before in history, increased in power and prosperity.

1814

In this year, the first general strike in Barcelona took place, which accompanied bombings, riots, convent fires and general conflict.

In 1848…

…the first railway route was built; from Barcelona to Mataro, another Catalonian city on the Costa Maresme. In 1850, railways began being built on a larger scale, due to certain laws being passed which made investment more attractive.

In 1859…

…Barcelona was finally freed from it’s bounds of the city walls. The capital was now at liberty to expand; essential as it’s population was itself growing rapidly. The area of Gracia was already a thriving and independent town, with the only road connecting Barcelona and Gracia, being the boulevard which we now know as Passeig de Gracia.

(Click on the following link to read more about Barcelona’s Gracia.)

The land on either side of Passeig de Gracia was barren. In order to make use of it a competition was created. The barrio of Eixample was to be born, and the title of the best man for the job was given to Ildefons Cerda. And so Eixample came to be.

This is just the middle section of the Barcelona History Timeline. Of course, Barcelona’s history encompasses so much more. Click the following link to read the whole history on Barcelona History Timeline at BarcelonaExplore.com

Ciara Carruthers is an Irish inhabitant of Barcelona. She loves the city and so created a website for anyone else who shares her passion of the city and wants to discover more. Go to her website at “Barcelona Explore”.

Marie Antoinette Dress Up Doll

Isn’t Halloween  a great time of year? It’s the only time of year where you can be anyone you want. Dressing up can be really fun and exciting, especially if you choose to be someone that is original. Dressing up as a queen is the type of costume that is fun for any girl, big or small.

There are all types of queen costumes that are beautiful as well as fun. If you want to be someone rich and powerful that used to rule the world, a queen is the perfect type of imaginary character.There are many different types of queen costumes to fit any personality. One that is really cool is Cleopatra. This is a very elaborate costume that has a beautiful white and gold toga. You can wear a black wig like a Cleopatra or just dye your hair for the occasion. There are a lot of different wash away dyes that aren’t permanent. You also get to wear a crown and carry a cool scepter. Another powerful queen that is truly elaborate is the Queen or Hearts. This costume is great for anyone who wants to be someone unique, imaginary, and still beautiful. This queen is supposed to be evil but doesn’t necessarily have to be.

There are also many different queen costumes that are great for children. Little girls also love to be queens and you can even dress up your toddler as a queen. One costume that is really cute for toddlers is a queen bee. With this costume they can be a cute little bee and still wear a crown. Some other fun costumes for little girls are barbie princesses or they can even be prom queen and wear any type of beautiful dress they want. No matter the queen they want to be it’s easy to be original as well as fun.If you are wanting to find queen costumes for Halloween there are a lot of fun ideas that you could find online.

You could easily be someone from history or a queen that is imaginary. There are costumes for toddlers as well as adults that are really exciting and unique. Like Cleopatra, the Queen of Hearts, Marie Antoinette, or even a simple queen bee. Whatever type of queen you want to be you could create her yourself or buy an elaborate costume online. The important part of Halloween is to be creative and and have fun.

About the author:Tony Peacock is a blogger and writer and avid Halloween fan. To get all the latest tips, tricks, and tactics about Halloween costumes such as the queen costumes and many more be sure to visit us at our Buy Cheap Halloween Costumes.

Doll Make Up Tutorial by MissJessicaHarlow

1789 French Revolution France

Question: The French Revolution?

How and why did this important event take place? Why did previously under-represented groups in France were able to play an increasingly powerful role in the era of the French Revolution from 1789-1799.

Answer: The French Revolution
"Externally all the despots surround you; internally all the friends of tyranny conspire...It is necessary to annihilate both the internal and external enemies of the republic or perish with its fall. Now, in this situation your first political maxim should be that one guides the people by reason, and the enemies of the people by terror...terror is the only justice that is prompt, severe, and inflexible; it is thus an emanation of virtue"

----- Maximilien Robespierre's "Republic of Virtue."

http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~zeppelin/frenchrev.htm

http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~andressd/frlinks.htm

http://www.conservapedia.com/French_Revolution

http://www.angelfire.com/va/frenchrev/revolution.html

http://www.arikah.com/encyclopedia/French_Revolution

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/french_revolution.htm

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year8links/frenchrevolution.shtml

La Marseillaise - France Anthem, Bastille and Revolution - 14 Juil. 1789 / 14 Juil. 2009

French Revolution Documentary

Question: Does anyone remember when TV was awesome?

Like Animal Planet would show sweet footage of wild lions and bears and lemmings clawing at each other, and now all they show is how to train your freaking dog shows.

The History Channel played Braveheart at least once a month (always with historian commentary, of course) and documentaries about the French Revolution, Lincoln, ancient China, Egypt, etc, all with reenactments. Now all they play is Nostradamus 2012 stuff.

We might as well rename The Learning Channel, The Baby Channel. And all G4 airs is Cops.

And if all else failed, you could always rely on Nickelodeon to bring the lolz.

But I should stop now. Anyone else remember?

Answer: Well, the good phases come and go. Thank goodness for online TV!

The French Revolution 2/9

Marie Antoinette Events

Question: Do you think that everything you’ve ever done is imprinted on the fabric of the cosmos for eternity?

For example, cosmological theory has it that if you were a sentient being that lived on some other world in another galaxy far, far away, and owned a super telescope, depending on the relative velocities between your galaxy and our earth, you could still see when the dinosaurs walked th earth, or Marie Antoinette getting chopped, or Joe Sixpack picking his nose in the year 2020. So, on the whole, all events that ever were are there, it just depends on where and when you’re viewing them from.

Answer: Due to the speed of light being constant, if an observer were to look at an object 20 light years away, the observer would see the object as it was 20 years ago. So, some observer 65 million light years away could potentially see dinosaurs if he had a hyper powerful telescope pointed at Earth.

However, light cannot travel back in time... the closest you can come to possibly seeing into the future would be events happening nearby at the instant you are watching them.

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