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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A sweeping history of the Capetian monarchs
One of the great epics of Europe's history, the story of the rise and rise of the ...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small ...
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 ...
'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 landmark analysis of how a marginalized subculture used modern media to transform public attitudes toward sexual desire.
In Becoming Lesbian, historian Tamara Chaplin argues ...
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 ...
'An extraordinary journey of discovery' - Daily Telegraph
'Pedals along with never a dull paragraph . . . dazzling' - The Sunday Times
Ten years ago, I began to explore ...
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 ...
