History of France from the Earliest Times

“A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times” in 6 volumes is a comprehensive account of French history from its earliest beginnings in Gaul to 1789 written by the French historian and statesman François Guizot. According to the author's opinion, there are, in the history of peoples, two sets of causes essentially different, and, at the same time, closely connected; the natural causes which are set over the general course of events, and the unrestricted causes which are incidental. The fated causes and the unrestricted causes, the defined laws of events and the spontaneous actions of man's free agency — herein is the whole of history. This edition includes: Gaul_x000D_ The Romans in Gaul_x000D_ Gaul Conquered by Julius Caesar_x000D_ Establishment of Christianity in Gaul_x000D_ The Germans in Gaul, the Franks and Clovis_x000D_ The Merovingians_x000D_ Charlemagne and His Wars_x000D_ The Crusades, Their Origin and Their Success…_x000D_ Volume 2:_x000D_ The Crusades, Their Decline and End_x000D_ The Kingship in France_x000D_ The Hundred Years' War, Philip VI and John II_x000D_ The Hundred Years' War, Charles V_x000D_ Volume 3:_x000D_ The Hundred Years' War, Charles VII and Joan of Arc (1422–1461)_x000D_ Louis XI (1461–1483)_x000D_ The Wars of Italy, Charles VIII (1483–1498)_x000D_ The Wars in Italy, Louis XII (1498–1515)_x000D_ Volume 4:_x000D_ Francis I and Charles V_x000D_ Francis I and the Reformation_x000D_ Henry II (1547–1559)_x000D_ Charles IX and the Religious Wars (1560–1574)_x000D_ Henry III and the Religious Wars (1574–1589)…_x000D_ Volume 5:_x000D_ Henry IV, Protestant King (1589–1593)_x000D_ Henry IV, Catholic King (1593–1610)_x000D_ Louis XIII, Richelieu, Catholics and Protestants_x000D_ Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs_x000D_ Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests 1661–1697_x000D_ Volume 6:_x000D_ Louis XV, the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury, 1723–1748_x000D_ Louis XV, the Seven Years' War_x000D_ Louis XVI, France Abroad — United States' War_x000D_ Louis XVI, France at Home — Ministry of M. Necker_x000D_ Louis XVI, Convocation of the States General 1787–1789