With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and p

A History of Modern France offers a framework to understand modern French history through a survey of the dramatic events that have punctuated its history from

Organized chronologically, A History of Modern France presents a survey of the dramatic events that have punctuated French history, including the French Revolut

A magisterial history of French society between the end of the middle ages and the Revolution by one of the world's leading authorities on early modern France.