The government of France had become a machine depending upon the action of a single spring.Continuing Louis XIV Establishes Absolute Monarchy in
Louis XIV Establishes Absolute Monarchy in France
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: A Triumph of Commonplace Greatness.IntroductionFrance continued in
Richelieu New Statecraft
A new take on a controversial figure from Europe's past from RealClear World.For a famous view of Cardinal Richelieu see the passages from The Three
Calais Falls
Today's installment concludes England Looses Her Last French Territory,our selection from The Popular History of England by Charles Knight published
Battle of St. Quentin
The place was taken by storm, amid horrors which belong to such scenes at all times, but which were doubled by the rapacity of troops who fought even
Hitler Conquers France
Time: 1940Place: The Ardennes Forest, FranceHere's a nice animated map from the BBC of the French Campaign in World War II.I used the word
England Looses Her Last French Territory
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Phillip II Attacks France.IntroductionAcross the Channel from the
Why France Lost the Seven Years War
This was the war that was twenty years before the American Revolution. France fought on two major fronts: the colonial front and the continental
Spanish Takes Control
These being hoisted, the trumpets proclaimed the victory, and the band of soldiers who had entered opened the gates and sought the quarters, leaving