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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 ...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic's gripping account of how political turmoil in Paris from 1870-1871 gave rise to Impressionism.
'Astonishing. A true story which ...
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 ...
One of the great landmarks of modern history publishing, Simon Schama's Citizens- A Chronicle of the French Revolution is the most authoritative social, cultural ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
'Phenomenal... Utterly absorbing' Sunday Times, 'Book of the Week''[A] fabulous romp of a book'****
The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. It was an age of peace, prosperity, and progress after a series of ...
A richly illustrated book that breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between science and power at the French court of Versailles - published to accompany ...
The mysterious tale of a great leader, martyred for her cause, and often regarded as a woman beyond her time. Patron saint, visionary, defender of ...
In his busy life Balzac wrote many love letters, and in The Human Comedy he portrayed many female beauties, but he certainly never imagined or ...
The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 ...
