Horne, Alistair.
Seven ages of Paris [[Book] /] 7 ages of Paris. Alistair Horne. - London : Macmillan, 2002. - 520.P : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-488) and index.
Foreword / Maurice Druon -- Introduction: From Caesar to Abelard -- Age 1. 1180-1314: Philippe Auguste. 1. Sunday at Bouvines. 2. Capital City. 3. The Templars' Curse -- Age 2. 1314-1643: Henri IV. 4. Besieged. 5. 'Worth a Mass'. 6. Regicide, Regent and Richelieu -- Age 3. 1643-1795: Louis XIV. 7. The Move to Versailles. 8. A Building Boom. 9. Death of the Ancien Regime -- Age 4. 1795-1815: Napoleon. 10. Empire and Reform. 11. 'The Most Beautiful City That Could Ever Exist'. 12. Downfall of an Empire -- Age 5. 1815-1871: The Commune. 13. Constitutional Monarchy and Revolt. 14. The Second Empire. 15. L'Annee Terrible -- Age 6. 1871-1940: The Treaty of Versailles. 16. Belle Epoque. 17. The Great War. 18. The Phoney Peace -- Age 7. 1940-1969: De Gaulle. 19. The Occupation. 20. 'I Was France'. 21. Les Jours de Mai -- Epilogue: Death in Paris - The Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
0333725778 0330488643
Paris (France)--History.
944.361
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Seven ages of Paris [[Book] /] 7 ages of Paris. Alistair Horne. - London : Macmillan, 2002. - 520.P : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-488) and index.
Foreword / Maurice Druon -- Introduction: From Caesar to Abelard -- Age 1. 1180-1314: Philippe Auguste. 1. Sunday at Bouvines. 2. Capital City. 3. The Templars' Curse -- Age 2. 1314-1643: Henri IV. 4. Besieged. 5. 'Worth a Mass'. 6. Regicide, Regent and Richelieu -- Age 3. 1643-1795: Louis XIV. 7. The Move to Versailles. 8. A Building Boom. 9. Death of the Ancien Regime -- Age 4. 1795-1815: Napoleon. 10. Empire and Reform. 11. 'The Most Beautiful City That Could Ever Exist'. 12. Downfall of an Empire -- Age 5. 1815-1871: The Commune. 13. Constitutional Monarchy and Revolt. 14. The Second Empire. 15. L'Annee Terrible -- Age 6. 1871-1940: The Treaty of Versailles. 16. Belle Epoque. 17. The Great War. 18. The Phoney Peace -- Age 7. 1940-1969: De Gaulle. 19. The Occupation. 20. 'I Was France'. 21. Les Jours de Mai -- Epilogue: Death in Paris - The Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
0333725778 0330488643
Paris (France)--History.
944.361
/ H S