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1. The French Revolution A series of revolutions have occured throughout the world during all of history. Groups of people seeing things differently have unfortunately ended in too much bloodshed. The French Revolutions is one of these wars that took a toll on many people ~...
2. Louis XIV, The Sun King Born in September 1638 and named Louis Dieudonne (God given), Louis XIV was also known as the Sun King as, like with the Sun, everything in France was bond to the King, more than with any other King before him. He was considered as a God just before...
3. Josephine Bonaparte Josephine is perhaps best known today as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Josephine was born Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in 1763. She married Alexandre de Beauharnais in 1779. From this first marriage, Josephine had two children, Eugene and...
4. King Louis XIV, the Sun King Louis XIV (1643-1715) was a famous king of France, often known as the "Sun King" (le roi soleil) because of the splendor and brilliance of his reign and his court at Versailles (just outside Paris). The age of Louis XIV saw such great writers and ar...
5. Marie Antoinette Who was Marie Antoinette? To many, she is one of the most famous historical examples of a child being turned prematurely in to an adult. We see so many celebrities today who crash and burn, often because they haven't had a chance to grow up. Marie An...
6. The French Revolution The French Revolution was a political uprising in France that began in 1789. In 1789 the downtrodden and hungry people of France united to overthrow the rich and oppressive king and aristocrats. The monarchy was abolished and a republic took its plac...
7. St. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (c. 1412 - 1431) was a French saint, military leader and national heroine who inspired the French to fight for victory over the English who had occupied the northern half of France in the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc was born into a p...
8. French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754-60) was a conflict in North America between Britain and France. The conflict was part of the Seven Years' War. Great Britain, its American colonies and Britain's Indian [Native American] allies, the Iroquois confedera...
9. Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a French emperor and conqueror of Europe. He instituted many important reforms in education, law, and administration. Napoleon first rose to fame as a general during the French Revolution in the Revolutionary Wars....
10. Pauline Bonaparte Pauline Bonaparte was considered by many to be Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite sister. Undoubtedly, she was a beauty of her time, at least in physical appearance. She had a son named Dermide by her first husband. She married into a wealthy family when...
11. The Normans The Normans were a group of Norsemen (Vikings) who, from 911 AD, occupied and settled in Normandy in France. In 1066 the Normans conquered England and then they conquered Wales, Ireland, southern Italy, Sicily and Malta. They took part in the Crusa...
12. The Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict between the English and the French that actually lasted 116 years (1337-1453). The war began when King Edward III of England claimed the French throne. One notable event in the war was the resistance l...
13. The Age of Enlightenment Rising against the corrupt power of kings, the aristocracy, and the church, a small number of thinkers in the 1700s argued for human rights, science, and the use of reason. These thinkers included Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau, the period was known...
14. Everything French Headquarters Everything French - French Language This group is open for any lenses that have a relationship with the French language, French food, French wine, French culture and traditions or tourisme in French speaking countries. Feel free to join us! Also j...