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In early October 1795, Napoleon Bonaparte led the governing Directory's army against the rioting royalists in Paris (who were rebelling to restore the monarchy ...
The Norman story began in 911, when a frightened French king (Charles III 'the Simple') gave land on the Channel coast to the Viking leader ...
The life of Vincent de Paul, the great apostle of charity, is one of the most inspiring of all the Christian saints and his legacy ...
A thought-provoking, authoritative biography of one of history's most maligned rulers: France's Louis XVI
"The definitive contribution to our understanding of Louis XVI ...
A prism into the most controversial period of twentieth-century French history, from one of the great contemporary historians of France
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A bold account of property reform during the French Revolution, arguing that the lofty democratic ideals enshrined by revolutionary leaders were rarely secured in practice-with ...
A short, brilliant and controversial new interpretation of arguably the most important revolution of all time: the event that made the rights of man and ...
The second part of an infamous memoir about life in the time of Napoleon by a rebellious literary celebrity.
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A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today ...
With personal and colourful reflections on tracking down resisters to the Nazi occupation of France, The French Resistance and its Legacy offers a captivating set ...
'Like Crecy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.' BERNARD CORNWELL, bestselling author of The ...
How Robespierre's career and legacy embody the dangerous contradictions of democracy.
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) is arguably the most controversial and contradictory figure of the ...
The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they are ...