| 单词 | Estates General |
| 例句 | But something is happening in Versailles, where the commoners of the Estates General have broken from the clergy and the nobles, and declared themselves France’s legitimate national assembly. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Louis reluctantly agreed to revive France’s ancient representative assembly, the Estates General, in the hope of persuading that body to provide more revenue. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1789, in an act of desperation, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates General to propose a radical reform of the economy and the creation of new taxes. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Nine members of the old Estates General, escorted by a guard of honour from among the assembly, filed into the hall and took special seats in front of the Speaker's chair. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Suddenly I was awakened from my dream of bliss by Miss Plympton's addressing a remark to me: "Miss Allison, why were the Estates General convoked but rarely under Charles VI and VII?" Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z The women owners of large feudal lands met with the provincial estates,—for instance, Madame de Sévigné in the Estates General of Brittany, where there was autonomy in the provincial administration. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey The result in the spring of 1789 was a surprisingly democratic election, with the majority of the male population voting for delegates to the Estates General. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Loving pomp and circumstance, Frontenac conceived the idea of reproducing the Estates General in New France. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France That night, in their ancient hall, in the dim light of flickering candles, the Estates General met to discuss whether the country could still be saved. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z I thought she was off on arbitrary ecclesiastical power and here she was firing Estates General at me and raking up old scandals on Charles VI and VII. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z In the Estates General of 1614, he was chosen deputy by his diocese, and was afterward selected by the clergy of the States to present their cahier or vote of grievances to the monarch. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The problem for the political stability of the kingdom was that French society had changed enormously since the last meeting of the Estates General. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way it was hoped that the absolute power of the popes might be checked in somewhat the same way that the Parliament in England and the Estates General in France controlled the monarch. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In a lengthy letter to the Estates General he explained his point of view, took leave of his country, and recommended the rest to God. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z In 1789 the Estates General of France, a body corresponding in its earlier history to the English Parliament, was called for the first time for almost two hundred years. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England During the session of the Estates General, the evils which afflicted France were admitted by all, but the remedies proposed were, as yet, purely speculative. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 This unwritten law regulates the succession to the throne; by it the deputies hold their privileges in the Estates General; by it the laws, binding even on the king, are made. The Age of the Reformation The old system of voting by classes in the Estates General. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The national convention was to be an executive and legislative body after the fashion of the Estates General during those old days when no Stadholder had been appointed. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z Accordingly he called, for the first time in more than one hundred fifty years, a meeting of the national parliament, the "Estates General," composed of representatives of the "three estates"—the clergy, nobility, and commoners. History of the United States Manteuffel, a member of the Prussian aristocracy, who with Bismarck had distinguished himself in the Estates General. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire As the "National Assembly," the Estates General began to discuss the state of the French kingdom. The Story of Mankind At any rate it proved an easy step from calling the Notables to summoning the ancient Estates General, and that, in its turn, speedily became a modern representative body. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The committee from the Estates General, however, did not wait for this part of the celebration. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z The old order was passing away, and the Revolution was taking place both in manners and laws, for fifteen years before the assembling of the Estates General. The Eve of the French Revolution Then he hurried back to Berlin for the meeting of the Estates General, which had been hastily summoned to prepare for the new elections. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire The first positive denial of the "Divine Right" of sovereigns had been heard in the Netherlands when the Estates General abjured their lawful sovereign King Philip II of Spain, in the year 1581. The Story of Mankind The parlement of Paris refuses to register new taxes and calls for the Estates General. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Punctually at that moment a delegation appeared from across the way, from the Estates General. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z The Estates General, the great central legislature of France, which had not met for nearly two centuries, was summoned to assemble at Versailles. The Eve of the French Revolution As representative of the lower nobility he had to attend the meeting of the Estates General which had been summoned in Berlin. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire The political excitement and the enthusiasm for the Revolution were kept up by the newspapers which had been established, especially in Paris, since the meeting of the Estates General. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe A compromise was arranged in the autumn of 1787; the parlement agreed to register a great loan, and the king pledged himself to assemble the Estates General within five years. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The chief delegate from the Estates General, in his quality of best man at this occasion, put a tricoloured sash across the shoulders of Mr. Paulus and conducted him to the Speaker's chair. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z In this all the orders were agreed, and the king, by the mere summoning of the Estates General, as well as by his whole attitude, seemed to acquiesce. The Eve of the French Revolution The Estates General attempt to control the king and reform the government. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The permanent tax fatal to the powers of the Estates General. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The Estates General were accordingly summoned to meet on May 1, 1789. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe They thought that there was to be a repetition of the old Estates General and that the conservative elements would again be in the majority. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z It was on the approach of the meeting of the Estates General that the habit of political reading assumed the greatest importance. The Eve of the French Revolution In 1439 the Estates General approved a plan devised by the king, for putting an end to this evil. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Accordingly, after the second defeat, the Estates General, which had been summoned to approve the raising of more money, attempted to take matters into their own hands. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe This declaration was followed in a few days by the humble request that the king assemble the Estates General of his kingdom. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Contrast between the position of the Estates General and the English Parliament. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The pamphlet entitled "Diogenes and the Estates General" is "sold by Diogenes in his Tub." The Eve of the French Revolution The commons, or third estate, summoned to the Estates General, 1302. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The need of competent surgeons and midwives was much felt in the country, and recourse was had to the Estates General to provide them. The Eve of the French Revolution General ignorance in regard to the Estates General. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Next, concerning the debts of the state, a separate and detailed account shall be rendered to the Estates General. The Eve of the French Revolution But financial necessities were the very cause of the existence of the Estates General, the opportunity for all reforms. The Eve of the French Revolution The nobles, being in numbers perhaps one hundredth part of the nation, are to be allowed one quarter of the representatives in the Estates General and in the Provincial Estates. The Eve of the French Revolution Should there be one chamber in the Estates General, in which the Commons should have a number of votes equal to that of the other two orders combined, or should there be three chambers? The Eve of the French Revolution Each village and town throughout France had an opportunity to tell quite frankly exactly what it suffered from the existing system, and what reforms it wished that the Estates General might bring about. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The Third Estate alone, you will say, cannot form the Estates General. The Eve of the French Revolution They therefore asked in their cahiers that the ministers should be made responsible to the civil tribunals or to the Estates General. The Eve of the French Revolution Two political ideas coexisted in the minds of Frenchmen in 1789 as to what they and their Estates General were to do and to be. The Eve of the French Revolution But how are those Estates General to be composed? The Eve of the French Revolution In France the Estates General met for the last time in 1614, and thereafter the French king made laws and executed them without asking the advice of any one except his immediate counselors. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe But what would it gain by taking part in the Estates General, if its own side were not to prevail there? The Eve of the French Revolution One cahier of the nobility proposes a military cross for distinguished Protestant officers, another that non-Catholics may be electors, but not elected, to the Estates General. The Eve of the French Revolution It was universally demanded that the Estates General should meet at regular intervals of two, three, or five years, and should vote taxes for a limited time only. The Eve of the French Revolution Malesherbes, his close adherent, standing in high official position, urged him to summon the Estates General, or at least the Provincial Estates, and rule constitutionally. The Eve of the French Revolution |
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