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An “engaging, enthusiastic, sympathetic, funny” journey through French history from the New York Times–bestselling author of Absolute Monarchs (The Wall Street Journal).
Beginning with Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul in the first century BC, this study of French history comprises a cast of legendary characters―Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, and Marie Antoinette, to name a few―as John Julius Norwich chronicles France’s often violent, always fascinating history. From the French Revolution―after which neither France nor the world would be the same again―to the storming of the Bastille, from the Vichy regime and the Resistance to the end of the Second World War, A History of France is packed with heroes and villains, battles and rebellion—written with both an expert command of detail and a lively appreciation for the subject matter by this “true master of narrative history” (Simon Sebag Montefiore).
ASIN : B088M2CGS9
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press (October 2, 2018)
Publication date : October 2, 2018
Language : English
File size : 12802 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 530 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book’s history voluminous, detailed, and well-written. They describe it as an enjoyable read with good writing quality and pacing. However, some customers feel the approach is very dated and the treatment of some historical periods is uneven.
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Reviewer: Bucky Badger
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: an enjoyable read
Review: Very entertaining and informative book that does well in covering such a long period. My only disappointment is that it has come to an end. Many humorous quips and footnotes. Have often thought the French to be a bit stuffy and arrogant but reading this book (nice epilogue) and having recently watched the Paris Olympics I am a convert.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good Overview but too focused on leaders
Review: After watching the PBS series on Marie Antionette I realized I didn’t know much about the history of France and found this book for a great price. I think this is a well-written book and very readable. My only complaint is the focus is almost exclusively on the country’s leaders whether they were kings, emperors or presidents. I’m now more prepared to read about Marie Antionette and Napoleon. It’s also a bit unfortunate that the book stops after World War II, but that’s explained in the introduction. I’d suggest reading this book if you’re interested in a solid overview.
Reviewer: David H. (Austin)
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sadly, the last book of a master of narrative history
Review: Simon Sebag Montefiore, himself one of the masters of narrative history, dubbed John Julius Norwich a true master of the art. And with good reason: his history of Venice and his stunning 3-volume history of the Byzantine Empire are exceptional in scope, knowledge, and erudition. Luckily for us, Norwich managed to complete his last stunning achievement; cramming a compulsively readable history of France from Julius Caesar to the end of World War 2 â in four hundred pages.Obviously he had to compress a lot of history but he manages this with assurance and aplomb. Itâs all here: the Romans, the Merovingians, Capets, Valois, Bourbons, and the topsy turvy 19th Century and the nightmare World Wars. How does he do it? Everything important to twenty centuries of French history is touched upon, sometimes in detail, sometimes in bracing brevity. Inconsequential kings, rogues, and popes are dispensed with with no apology. As a mostly political history he concentrates on the truly significant with occasional swipes at personages once considered to be crucial. Louis-Philippe comes in for some deserved praise while Napoleon III does not, nor does the bizarre General Boulanger. Louis XI and Philip the fair are properly discussed; but, the reader is mercifully spared a lengthy chapter on Louis XIV. Norwich may deem Louis a great king, but I have to disagree. The arts were advanced but he set Louis XVI on his ride to the guillotine (with the âhelpâ of the execrable Louis XV).The discussion of the Franco-Prussian war is a model of concision and a Francophile can be forgiven disgust at the Prussian onslaught, the Commune, and the desecration of the Prussian king crowned Kaiser of Germany at Versailles.Norwich ends with the horrors of the wars with Germany starting in 1914 and 1939. After which: de Gaulle. More than anything this book is a loving homage to France, it is hard to put down, and it left this reader with overwhelming sadness that Sir John had not tackled the subject years before. At least we have this last book. Again, those interested in sublime histories should consider his histories of Venice and the utterly compelling story of the Byzantine Empire. Vale, Sir John. Thank you.
Reviewer: A Reader
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Outstanding Overview of 2000 Years of French History
Review: An entertaining run through 2 millenia of French history by one of my favorite writers. Norwich never fails to disappoint in his sparkling writing and voluminous knowledge of history. I knew bits and pieces of French history, but his retelling in a concise book really brought all the parts of it together.The only negatives were a couple of mistakes. At one point he names the son of Henry VI as “Richard” when he was “Edward” – a small point since there were a lot of men with both names running around at the time and the boy never really did much before dying. The other was Norwich’s laying the blame for syphilis at the feet of Christopher Columbus who supposedly brought it back from the Americas and the Native Americans. This reasoning has been around for a while but given that (from what I’ve read) American archaeologists have not found any Native American skeletons with the distinctive evidence of the disease, it is unlikely. In addition, recent archaeology has found skeletons in Anatolia buried in the 12th or 13th century that did have the damage distinctive of syphilis. It seems more likely to me that syphilis arrived either with the Seljuk Turks who were swarming over the Byzantine Empire at the time, or possibly from traders from other parts of Asia, or possibly even Africa. It is more a coincidence (rather than causation) that the disease began to cause serious problems in Europe at the same time as Columbus’s explorations occurred.
Reviewer: Paul G
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Abordar toda la historia tan rica y tan basta de un paÃs como Francia no es tarea sencilla, y menos hacer una redacción entretenida y amena, pero, John Julius Norwich cumple con ese objetivo, no obstante he de decir que existe sumarización y por justa razón de compilar tan largos periodos de tiempo algunas temas se obvian o sea pasan por alto, es por eso que advierto que si se va a leer este libro se tengan conocimientos previos en el tema, es decir, es un libro no del todo introductorio si se tienen conocimientos nulos de la historia de Europa y en especÃfico de Francia.
Reviewer: BillBC
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is a good read, but it’s not a history of France. The first half is a history of the French monarchy up to the revolution. It says nothing about the country or its people, at least anyone below the rank of duke or archbishop. The rest of the book is more like a personal reminiscence. If you want to know how many mistresses and illegitimate children the country’s rulers had though, this is the book for you…
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