Questions And Topics We Can Help You To Answer

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KEY THEMES

    Search for order
    Authoritarian rule
    Social stratification
    Invocation of Classical references
    Invocation of Religious dogma”

    ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
        Cruelty of Wars of Religion

            Tudors Scene

            Opening of Elizabeth film! ​

    BASIC BACKGROUND MATERIALS
        Textbook
            14_Discov-Crisis.pdf 
            15_Absolutism.pdf 
            
        Eugen Weber, Western Tradition [These will open a Learner.org page AND a small pop up with the video.  It may be hidden behind you browser. You need to allow pop ups from learner.org]
            29. The Wars of Religion  For more than a century, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tore Europe apart.

            VOD

            31. The Age of Absolutism  Exhausted by war and civil strife, many Europeans exchanged earlier liberties and anarchies for greater peace.

            VOD 32. Absolutism and the Social Contract Arguments about the legitimate source of political power centered on divine right versus natural law.

        George L. Mosse Lectures

            The Thirty Year's War - 44:37 (mp3)

            Louis XIV - 46:34 (mp3)

            The System of Absolutism - 40:07 (mp3)

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forum 6

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KEY THEMES

    Search for order
    Authoritarian rule
    Social stratification
    Invocation of Classical references
    Invocation of Religious dogma”

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

    Google Art Project: Palace of Versailles

BASIC BACKGROUND MATERIALS

    Michael Wood, Art of the Western World
        ​ Realms of Light — The Baroque 
        Part I:  The Church's campaign to counter the Reformation relied on dramatic depictions of religious scenes, such as those of Caravaggio and Bernini.  Part II:  The royal courts in Spain and the wealthy burghers in the Netherlands commissioned major paintings by Velazquez and Rembrandt and shaped their content.
    ​ Simon Schama, The Power of Art
        ​Search on YouTube for the above, and these episodes:
            Caravaggio
            Bernini
    ​Johann Sebastian Bach, BBC Documentary
        ​ Search on YouTube for the above
    ​Bach: A Passionate Life
        ​ ​ Search on YouTube for the above
    George Frederick Handel, BBC Documentary
        ​ ​ Search on YouTube for the above