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According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France, Bonaparte...

This title, first published in 1984, is a case study of crime and criminal justice in rural, southwestern France in the last century of the Old Regime. Based on extensive research in criminal court records, often the only documentary evidence of the poor and illiterate, the study is a valuable addition...

According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France, Bonaparte...

Lourdes is a small French town and pilgrimage site located in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south central France. Until the mid 19th century, Lourdes was limited to a population of just a few thousand people, a market and a fortified castle. This changed dramatically after 1858 with claims of multiple...

Histoire de France - 1715-1723 Jules Michelet, historien français (1798-1874) Ce livre numérique présente «Histoire de France - 1715-1723», de Jules Michelet, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder...

Histoire de France - 1724-1759 Jules Michelet, historien français (1798-1874) Ce livre numérique présente «Histoire de France - 1724-1759», de Jules Michelet, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder...

**Winner of the French Heritage Literary Award A beguiling memoir of a childhood in 1950s France from the much-admired New York Times bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank "Like the castle, [Carhart's] memoir imaginatively and smoothly integrates multiple influences,...

Coffee, tea and chocolate were all still newcomers to France when the eighteenth century historian Le Grand d'Aussy wrote his history of French food and drink. He includes his look at what was then still their recent history in a section on non-alcoholic drinks. But first he looks at the cold ones,...

Avant-propos Chapitre I - Pendant 500 ans, la Gaule partage la vie de Rome Chapitre II - L'essai mérovingien Chapitre III - Grandeur et décadence des Carolingiens Chapitre IV - La révolution de 987 et l'avènement des Capétiens...

Chronologie de l'Histoire de France, de la préhistoire à la Ve RépubliqueDécouvrez dans ce Petit Guide toutes les grandes dates qui ont construit la France d'aujourd'hui !Un ebook pratique et malin qui répondra rapidement à toutes vos questions sur ce sujet.Avec plus de 300 titres parus, la collection...

According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. Born in Corsica and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France, Bonaparte...

Even after the legendary evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then conducting a tough defence along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a...

From the turmoil and tragedy of the French Revolution to the rise and fall of the enigmatic figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, the history of France between 1789 and 1815 is one of the most enduringly fascinating – and widely-studied – periods of history. In this volume, the renowned historian William...

L'Histoire de France rincée à l'humour. Savez-vous ce qui est arrivé à Clotilde, la reine des Francs ? Ses petits-enfants... Non ! C'est terrible, on ne le croira pas ! Avez-vous appris la nouvelle ? Charles VI, le roi de France, est devenu fou ! Fou ? Oui, fou à lier ! Quelle fin pour Olympe...