Louis XIV, the Sun King

FRANCE IN BRIEF
 A Profile of France 
  French History in Brief 
  French Art and Architecture

MAPS
MAPS: France
HISTORICAL MAPS: France
MAPS: Napoleonic Wars

FRENCH NATIONAL ANTHEM
  "La Marseillaise" - La Marseillaise 

FRENCH HISTORY IN DEPTH
General Sites
Creating French Culture (Library of Congress Exhibition)
Voice of the Shuttle: History of France

Medieval
Who Were the Normans?
Brief History of the Normans
Norman Social Organisation and Feudalism
  Monarchs and Monasteries: Knowledge and Power in Medieval France
Charlemagne | Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire | King of the Franks 
  The Carolingian Empire - Charlemagne's Biography - The Historical Charlemagne - Medieval Sourcebook: Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne (Complete) - Medieval Sourcebook: Asnapium: : An Inventory of One of Charlemagne's Estates - The Fall of the Carolingian Empire| Lectures in Medieval History
  First Europe Tutorial - Frankish Empire 
  Medieval France Home Page 
  Bulfinch's Mythology, Legends of Charlemagne or Romance of the Middle Ages 
CHARLEMAGNE 
Charlemagne 
The Historical Charlemagne 
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
  Virtual Pilgrimage - start in France  
The Age of King Charles V 
Charles V (1338-1380) 
TIMELINE: Hundred Years War to 1382
TIMELINE: 100 Years War 
  Maps of the 100 Years' War 
The Hundred Years War 
  The Hundred Years War
    The Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War Resources
The Chronicles of Froissart
Joan of Arc, c.1412-1431
Maid of Heaven - Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc 
Joan of Arc 
1382: On the road to Blanchfort 

Renaissance - 17th Century  
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew
   The Devil and the Religious Controversies of 16th century 
Le Poulet Gauche: history, culture, & daily life of 16th century France
Children and Families in 16th century France 
  L'Age d'Or & Kirke's Lambs - Baroque Living History Society
The Marshal Vauban Website - Fortress Designer 
  French Architecture: Renaissance - France . com (tm)

18th - 20th Centuries
Louis XIV
Louis XIV, the Sun King 
L'Âge d'Or: The Age of the Sun King 
   Absolutism in France
The French and Indian War
The Bourbons and the Enlightment.
  The Age of the French Wars 1792-1815:Topic Page 
  NM's Creative Impulse..Revolutions 
The Revolution of 1848 in France 
History of the Revolution of 1848 in France
  A French Viewpoint on 19th-century Imperialism 
  Beyond the Pale: The Dreyfus Affair
Special Collections - The Siege and Commune of Paris 
   French Colonial Wars 
ArabNet -- Algeria, History, French Colonisation
   Franklin Roosevelt on French Rule in Indochina
  FOCUS on FRANCE - Recent History and Political Life in France (A brief summary)
For more info, check out Middle Ages and Renaissance.
For more on French Colonialism, check out my Non-Western Cultures page. Info on WWI and WWII in the section below.
For more on the war in Indochina, visit my Cold War - Korea - Vietnam - Desert Storm - Enduring Freedom page.

NEW FRANCE IN THE AMERICAS
Civilisations.ca / Civilization.ca
Expedition Particulire: French expeditionary army in the American Revolution
For much more info, visit my From Colonies to Revolution page.

FRENCH PHILOSOPHERS
Great Books Index - Voltaire
Voltaire: Personification of the Enlightenment
History House: Stories: Voltaire, Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV
Voltaire Foundation home page
Jean Jacques Rousseau (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Great Books Index - Descartes

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Revolution - a definition 
GLOSSARY: The French Revolution
  TIMELINE: The French Revolution 
  Chronology of the French Revolution
  The Origins of the French Revolution
  Revolution and After
  The French Revolution - The French Revolution II
All You Need to Know About the French Revolution 
  Revolutionary France Review 
  Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution 
  French Revolution Short Overview 
   THE REVOLUTION ITSELF  
  The French Revolution: Origins 
  The French Revolution: Liberalism and Radicalism 
  French Revolution 
  TrackStar: The French Revolution and Napoleon. 
  The French Revolution in the Electronic Passport 
  The Enlightenment, the French Revolution and Napoleon 
  France During the French Revolution and Under Napoleon Bonaparte 
  French Revolution Pathfinder 
   The Crisis of the French Monarchy
18th Century Social Order 
18th Century Social Order: Peasants and Aristocrats 
  Chronology of the French Revolution 
The French Revolution I
The French Revolution II 
  The Bastille - IMAGE: Storming the Bastille 
  WESTERN CIVILIZATION: Prejudice and Pride, Peace and War 
French History - Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and the French Revolution 
  Louis XVI
  Marie Antoinette - Awesome Stories
   Marie Antoinette - The Famous Cake recipie(her life) 
Marie-Antoinette - The Famous Recipie (her style) 
Marie Antoinette 
Marie-Antoinette 
Queen Marie Antoinette 
  THE DIAMOND NECKLACE AFFAIR - Awesome Stories
Marie Antoinette and Charlotte Corday
  A Short History of the 18th Century High Roll Hairstyle (Much more on 18th century fashion on my FASHION page.)
French Revolutionary Pamphlets 
The First Revolution 
Counter-Revolution in Europe
The Radical Revolution 
  Edmund Burke - On the Death of Marie Antoinette 
  The Guillotine Headquarters 
  History of the Guillotine
  The Guillotine 
  Guillotine pictures 
    Dr. Guillotin Essay    
   Off With Their Heads - Invention Of The Guillotine
Revolution and After
The French Revolution 
   Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen 
  The French Revolution
  French Revolution
The French Revolt and Empire, 1792-1815 
Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke 
  A Tale of Two Revolutions - a comparison of the French and American Revolutions.
  English and American Revolutions - Fling the Teacher - Interactive game
  French Revolution - Fling the Teacher - Interactive game

NAPOLEON
MAPS: Napoleonic Wars 
The Napoleon Series
Napoleon Bonaparte Internet Guide 
   Napoleonic Wars : Era of Napoleon Bonaparte 
  NAPOLEON AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  Napoleonic Age Review
  Napoleon I of France
  The Napoleonic Revolution
  The Napoleonic Wars Series 
  PBS : Napoleon - Interactive Battle Simulator - Napoleon: E-cards
  Napoleon in the Electronic Passport 
  The Age of Napoleon 
  IMAGE: Napoleon  
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
How Tall was Napoleon? 
  Why is Napoleon depicted with his hand in his coat? 
  Was Napoleon an Heir to the French Revolution? 
  Who is to Blame for the Napoleonic Wars?
What was the Congress of Vienna? 
The Code Napoleon 
Did Marshal Ney Die in 1815? 
Why did Napoleon Fail in Russia in 1812? 
Who shot off the nose of the Sphinx? 
  What was the name of Napoleon's horse? 
Napoleon's Horse: Marengo   
What Kind Of Leader Was Napoleon Bonaparte? 
  Napolean
   Napoleon Bonaparte
  1812: Napoleon's March to Russia 
  The Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo 1815 at Napoleon Battles.com
  The Napoleonic Revolution
   Napoléon 
   La Maison - Napoleonic History, Art and Simulations 
    The Napoleonic Revolution
Napolean Bonaparte Empire History Battles Vain Glory 
  The Societe Napoleonienne 
  The Strange Story of Napoleon's Wallpaper 

...And, Europe's Reaction to Napoleon:
What was the Congress of Vienna? 
Congress of Vienna Overview 
Congress of Vienna: Personalites 
Modern History Sourcebook: Metternich: Political Confession 1820 
Metternich on Making Peace, 1814
The Memoirs of Prince Metternich 
Prince Metternich and the New Social Order 
Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Conservative Order
   France 1815-48 
  Periodicals and Pamphlets of the French Revolution of 1848
More on the Revolutions of 1848 on my Western Civilization page.

CASTLES - PALACES - CATHEDRALS - MONUMENTS - MUSEUMS
Castles of France
Versailles  
Chateau de Versailles
Map of Versailles 
Arc de Triomphe
  Cathedrals of France
Paris Champs-Elysées guide et programme officiel 
  French Gothic Cathedrals
A digest on Notre-Dame, the Paris cathedral 
Louvre Museum Official Website
FOCUS on Grand Louvre (History)
Paris Pages Musee du Louvre History
  Reims, Notre-Dame Cathedral 
  Medieval Chartres 
  Art & Architecture of France - Introduction 
For more info, check out my Castles page.
For more on French Art and Artists, visit my Art & Galleries page.

FRENCH ROYALTY
Kings of France
Nobility in France
Styles of the Nobility
The French Royal Family: Titles and Customs
FRANCIA, 447-1945
History of France and Dynastic History
Creating French Culture: Monarchs and Monasteries
Creating French Culture: The Path to Royal Absolutism
Creating French Culture: The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy

WORLD WARS
MAP: French Empire in 1914
For much more, check out my World War I and World War II pages.

COMPREHENSIVE SITES & VARIOUS TOPICS
An overview of French Culture - France . com (tm) 
  About-France.com - a Dictionary of France
  Creating French Culture (Library of Congress Exhibition)
FOCUS - I N D E X - FRANCE
Les Pages de Paris / The Paris Pages
   Coco Chanel (1883-1971) - For more on Chanel and fashion, visit my HISTORY OF FASHION page.
Gite.Com - Vacation Houses for Rent in France 
Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau 
Tennessee Bob's Famous French Links
    Another France Links Page
   French History, etc.
  History - Beyond the French Riviera, Provence
      ALSACE - Alsace - The complete guide to alsace : Alsace OnLine. 
  Inventions from France - Listing of Famous French Inventors