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With 36 pages of additional articles, references, and bibliographies of recommended reading. Agincourt is the quintessential English battle. Outnumbered English forces meet the French on the battlefield, and through courage, tenacity, (and a wicked Welsh weapon called a longbow), they win the day....

Présenté par Dominique de Villepin, alors ministre de l'Intérieur et des Cultes, avec une introduction de l'historien Jean-Michel Gaillard, ce recueil de textes marque l'ouverture de la commémoration du centenaire de la loi de séparation de l'Eglise et de l'Etat. Voilà un siècle, l'une...

The book I now publish is not a history of the French Revolution; that history has been written with too much success for me to attempt to write it again. This volume is a study on the Revolution. The French people made, in 1789, the greatest effort which was ever attempted by any nation to cut, so...

Jacques de Molay the 23rd and final Grand Master of The Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, better know as The Knights Templar. The Knights Templar formed in 1119 and quickly rose in power and wealth. With help from the church they were able to amass a fortune in money...

In June 1812, Napoleon’s 680,000 strong Grande Armée crossed the Neman River and invaded Russia. When the remnants of Napoleon's army returned over the Berezina River in November, only 27,000 effective soldiers remained. Adrien Bourgogne’s Memoirs is one of the most vivid and moving...

Le livre que je publie en ce moment n’est point une histoire de la Révolution, histoire qui a été faite avec trop d’éclat pour que je songe à la refaire ; c’est une étude sur cette révolution. Les Français ont fait en 1789 le plus grand effort auquel se soit jamais livré aucun...

Le Val de Loire est le plus vaste site jamais inscrit en France au patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco. Le site traverse une multitude de villes et de villages historiques au patrimoine bâti et architectural riche d'une histoire millénaire. On y découvre des édifices religieux et des châteaux plus...

France was where the Gothic style was invented, and the great cathedrals of Paris and the Ile de France bear witness to the huge changes in art, architecture, and society that happened in the Middle Ages. These self-guided tours take you around a number of French cities - Laon, Chartres, Reims, Bourges,...

This second part of “Les Origines de la France Contemporaine” will consist of two volumes. — Popular insurrections and the laws of the Constituent Assembly end in destroying all government in France; this forms the subject of the present volume. — A party arises around an extreme doctrine, grabs...

The Battle of Waterloo was just the beginning of a long transition to peace. Christine Haynes offers the first comprehensive history of the post-Napoleonic occupation of France. Transforming former European enemies into allies, the mission established Paris as a cosmopolitan capital and foreshadowed postwar reconstruction in the twentieth century.

Guidebook to 35 half-day and day walks in France's beautiful Dordogne region, based around Bergerac, Lalinde, Sarlat and Souillac (Lot). The walks, which range from 6 to 18.5km, take in the region's myriad delights, from spectacular gorges to enchanting chateaux and charming medieval villages. All...

This comprehensive guidebook describes the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) pilgrim route through France. Also known as the Chemin de St Jacques or GR65, the 730km (454 mile) route runs from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. People have been walking...

Une ode à la ville de Nice par l'un de ses enfants adoptifs. William Navarrete, écrivain cubain exilé en France, auteur de deux romans remarqués publiés chez Stock, exprime sa gratitude à Nice qui l’a « recueilli » au soir de l’exil, quand la douleur était forte. Au point de...

Cet itinéraire de 9 jours conviendra aux amateurs de nature et les randonneurs seront ravis des kilomètres de randonnée à parcourir sur les sentiers qui dévoilent la beauté sauvage des calanques et de la Camargue. Cette douce lumière du Sud saura aussi charmer les passionnés des tableaux de...