An Overview of All French History

For our second episode, we are taking a grand Tour de France. This is a complete overview of France's 20 centuries long history. It is not exhaustive, of course, but it should help people refresh their memory or get a better grip on the whole of French history. Everyone should then be able to enjoy and appreciate future episodes even more.

Should you wish to go directly to specific eras, here are the time codes:

00:00 - Introduction and Antiquity
03:31 - Barbarian Invasions and the Frankish Kingdom
07:25 - Charlemagne & Carolingian Empire
11:21 - The Birth of France
21:50 - The Hundred Years' War
28:49 - The Plague & The Renaissance
32:06 - Wars of Religion & Rise of Absolute Monarchy
35:25 - Louis  XIV
39:45 - Louis XV, Seven Years' War & the Lumières
43:25 - The French Revolution
49:25 - Napoléon
53:11 - The Restoration, Second Republic and Second Empire
1:00:23 - The Third Republic and WWI
1:06:21 - The Inter-War and WWII
1:09:34 - The Fourth Republic and Decolonization
1:11:59 - The Fifth Republic, De Gaulle and Conclusion

Recommended books:
Maurice Druon: Les Rois Maudits
Chrétien de Troyes: Perceval ou le Conte du Graal
Alexandre Dumas: Les Trois Mousquetaires
Victor Hugo: Les Misérables

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