THE EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI

QUESTIONS:

1. Who are the "Sans-culottes"?
2. What did Girondins and Jacobins want to do with the king, Louis XVI?
3. In what stage of the French revolution was Louis XVI excuted?

CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: INEQUAL SOCIETY

Remember that we spoke about the society of the Ancien Regimen, divided in two groups: privileged (nobility and clergy) and non-privileged (what is going to be called the third estate). So that is the situation in France in the previous years of the FRENCH REVOLUTION: meanwhile the privileged classes had a luxurious lifestyle....

.... the Third estate suffered harsh living conditions....

THE 13 COLONIES AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF USA - ACTIVITIES

The 13 Colonies and the Independence of Usa

BOURBON ROYAL FACTORIES

In the 18th century the Bourbons promoted the creation of Royal Factories, the purpose was to meet the demand for luxury goods. One example is the tapestry factory of Santa Barbara, in Madrid, founded in 1720.

The following video shows how the factory operates today. Wacht it and find out which other Royal Factories were created during the Spanish 18th century.

MUSIC AND HISTORY: CLASSICAL MUSIC, the music of the 18th century

CLASSSICAL MUSIC (18th century)

To widen our vision of the 18th century, here there are some musical piecs of the main author of that time, namely, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. All of them are part of the Classical movement, coexisting with the Neoclassic Art (painters like J.L. David or Goya, sculpters like Canova, or architects like Juan de Villanueva or Soufflot).

            MOZART                                                 HAYDN                                       BEETHOVEN

 THE CLASSICAL MUSIC

MOZART - Opera: The magic flute.

MOZART- The Turkish March

MOZART - Little Night Serenade

BEETHOVEN - For Elise

BEETHOVEN - Moonlight Sonata

BEETHOVEN - 9th Sinfony

HAYDN - The Creation