The history of France. Exclusive gift book in leather binding.

The "History of France" covers the period from late Antiquity to the middle of the twentieth century. The author traces the formation and development of the French nation and state from the time of late antiquity to the beginning of the Revolution of the XVIII century. Based on a wide range of sources and a solid historiographical tradition, the author creates a colorful picture of the past, which reflects the most important epochs and many dramatic events. Exploring the "individual" history of France, it is possible to trace many characteristic features of the development of European civilization as a whole.

Reading this inspired historical saga, created by a brilliant novelist, we begin to better understand the France of Jeanne d, Arc, Louis XIV, France of Moliere, Sartre and "Charlie Hebdo", a country where great social upheavals were often accompanied by revolutionary breakthroughs that left a deep mark on world art.