The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

Preface Foreword E. Le Roy Ladurie Introduction 1. France before the Romans 2. Roman Gaul 55 BC to c. AD 500 3. From Frankish Gaul to the kingdom of West Francia c. 500 to 987 4. The Middle Ages 987 to 1328 5. Valois France: the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance c. 1300 to c. 1600 6. From Counter-Reformation to Enlightenment c. 1610 to c. 1780 7. The Revolution and beyond c. 1780 to 1851 8. From the Second Empire to World War I 1852 to 1914 9. France in transition: World War I to the Liberation 1914 to 1944 10. Post-war France: expansion and beyond 1945 to 1981 11. France after 1981: the Mitterand years Chronology Picture acknowledgements Bibliography Index.