- Anglický jazyk
French History
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If you want to discover the captivating history of France, then keep reading...
Three captivating manuscripts in one book:History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History
Charlemagne: A Captivating Guide to the Greatest Monarch of the Carolingian...
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If you want to discover the captivating history of France, then keep reading...
Three captivating manuscripts in one book:History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History
Charlemagne: A Captivating Guide to the Greatest Monarch of the Carolingian Empire and How He Ruled over the Franks, Lombards, and Romans
Notre-Dame de Paris: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Famous Catholic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe
France has influenced the course of history in Europe and the world for centuries. Considered one of the world's most beautiful countries and home to some of the world's most visited tourist locations, France has enthralled and fascinated the people who've discovered that, in many ways, the history of France encompasses both the good and bad in the human character.
Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:The simple facts about France-its population, economy, and geography
The surprisingly advanced world of the Gauls and their famous leader Vercingetorix, who waged a bloody war against the Romans and Julius Caesar
The great emperor Charlemagne, who created the largest and strongest military and the greatest empire after the fall of Rome and who was also the first "Holy Roman
The legendary Joan of Arc, the teenager who victoriously inspired the armies of France against the English in the 15th century
The amazing world of Louis XIV and his beautiful and grandiose Palace of Versailles
The bloody, inspiring struggle for freedom that was the French Revolution and how it still influences revolutions and politics today
The brilliant Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born "foreigner" who built an empire using the force of his will and who was ahead of his time, enacting military tactics that are still studied today in military academies around the world
The tragic Franco-Prussian War and how it led to the bloody wars of the 20th century in Europe
France's brave role in World War I
The tragedy of WWII, the French Resistance, and collaboration
The internal struggles of France since the end of the Second World War
And much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:Before the Great King
Rise to Power
Sibling Rivalry
To the Pope's Rescue
The One Defeat
The Burning of the Sacred Places
More Conquests
An Empire Rises
And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:Before Notre-Dame
The Construction of a Cathedral
A Curse and a Coronation
The First Ransacking
Louis Times Two
Surviving Revolution
The Emperor and the Hunchback
Two Warrior Women
Withstanding the War
Part of Us Burning
And much, much more!
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- Vydavateľstvo: Captivating History
- Rok vydania: 2021
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 229 x 152 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781637162705