French History: An Enthralling Guide to Major Events and Figures in the Story of France and French Revolution

Two manuscripts in one book:

History of France: An Enthralling Overview of Major Events and Figures
The French Revolution: An Enthralling Guide to a Major Event in World History


France then became a nation in its own right and would become one of the most powerful powers of Europe, with colonies all over the world. France would then undergo much internal upheaval and a revolution that would rock the whole world. It would take France generations to recover, but recover it did. Before arriving where it is today, the country would go through two world wars and a cold one.

In the first part of this book, you will discover:

France’s origins and its prehistory
France’s relations with the Roman Empire
How the French survived the Middle Ages
The French Revolution and the impact it had on society
The Napoleonic Wars and the changes Napoleon made in France and its colonies
French colonialism and a look at some of the major French colonies
France during the world wars
Postwar and Cold War France
Modern France and what its future might hold


The French Revolution witnessed mob violence of the worse kind. Practically no one was safe. The king and queen were killed by the guillotine, and so was the Jacobin architect of the “Great Terror,” Maximilien Robespierre. Then, in perhaps one of the greatest ironies of all, the French Revolution ended with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, who became a dictator. Many scholars refer to Napoleon as an “enlightened despot,” but he was a dictator all the same.

In the second part of this book, you will learn all about:

The downfall of King Louis and Marie Antoinette
The rise of the Jacobins and other political clubs
The Reign of Terror and the cult of Robespierre
The Thermidorian Reaction and what that meant for the French
The Directory and other government bodies
Napoleon Bonaparte and his military genius and leadership style
And so much more!