As a major European power, France has had a long and colourful history, exerting influence around the world, and what follows is necessarily a brief account of major events in the country's past. For more in-depth coverage see the Rough Guide History of France or the choices given in "Books".
Pages in section ‘History’: Early civilizations, Pre-Roman Gaul, Romanization, The Franks and Charlemagne, The rise of the French kings, The Hundred Years War, The Wars of Religion, Kings & cardinals, Louis XV, Revolution, The rise of Napoleon, The restoration and 1830, The Second Republic, Napoleon III and the Commune, The Third Republic, World War I, World War II, The aftermath of war, De Gaulle, Pompidou and Giscard, The Mitterrand Era, Chirac.
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