FROM GAUL TO TODAY
History of France
The turning points, people and places that shaped modern France, in a clear and lively narrative.20 guides to explore
FRA9 · EDITOR'S SELECTION
01—0901 · The story of France
History of France
Two thousand years, from Gaul to contemporary France, told clearly.
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02 · The story of France
La Gaule et les Romains
How Roman Gaul shaped cities, roads and language.
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03 · The story of France
La France au Moyen Âge
Kings, lords, cathedrals and the gradual making of a kingdom.
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La guerre de Cent Ans
A long conflict that reshaped monarchy and belonging.
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La Renaissance française
Italian influence sparks châteaux, art and new ideas.
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Louis XIV et le Grand Siècle
The Sun King, Versailles and the theatre of power.
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La Révolution française
Why 1789 transformed France and influenced the world.
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Napoléon Bonaparte
From revolutionary general to an emperor who reshaped Europe.
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La France au XIXe siècle
A century of regimes, factories, boulevards and great novels.
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