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A major new political history of the French Revolution
In 1786, France's ancien regime was functioning as usual. Its alliance with the victorious American ...
A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of this most distinguished historian
'Events do not come naked into ...
A universally praised, richly enjoyable new history of medieval France
One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and ...
From Roman conquest to Emmanuel Macron, the Gauls to de Gaulle, trade to war, religion to migration, colonialism to slavery, Joan of Arc to Asterix ...
The definitive modern biography of Napoleon - now in paperback
Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives, transforming France and Europe ...
A historically grounded account, from de Gaulle onwards, of how France's neocolonial influence crumbled in Africa, with devastating and unforeseen consequences.
France is the ...
Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The time between the revolutionary 1870s and the ...
An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents
"An admirable ...
A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.
Paris has ...
Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous ...
A seemingly endless parade of books, films and television shows have kept Marie Antoinette in the spotlight for over two centuries since her execution in ...
For over 70 years, from 1643 to 1715, Louis XIV fought a series of increasingly bitter wars with the Dutch, the Spanish, the British and ...
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 ...
'Masterly.' - Daily Mail
'Stunning.' - History Today
'Magnificent.' - Literary Review
Napoleon's life reached its most extraordinary stage between 1805 and 1810. At war with Britain ...
The final volume of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking trilogy chronicling the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders ...
