Introduction 1 Beginnings to the Land of the Gauls (Prehistory–52 b.c.e.)ħ The Great Revolution and the Grand Empire (1789–1815)ġ0 Years of Turmoil and Tragedy (1914–1945)ġ1 Regeneration and Transformation (1945–2000)ġ2 France in the Twenty-first Century: The Power of PrestigeĪppendixes 1 Rulers of France: 987 to the Present
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