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French Revolution
Beginning in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille, the French Revolution overthrew the Old Regime, proclaimed popular sovereignty and paved the way for the modern political era.
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Wars & Conflicts
From medieval fields to the trenches of the 20th century — the conflicts that forged modern France.
Welcome to the Wars
French history told through its conflicts
This section brings together the major conflicts that spanned French history — from the Crusades to the Hundred Years' War, from the Napoleonic Wars to the two World Wars, from the Resistance to the Algerian War.
Each sheet will bring context, dates, belligerents, decisive battles, key characters, consequences and legacy.
Start with the conflict that forever changed Europe—the French Revolution—or explore the alphabetical index.
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