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  • French History

  • A Captivating Guide to the History of France, Charlemagne, and Notre-Dame de Paris
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
  • Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of France, then pay attention...

Three captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • History of France: A Captivating Guide to French History
  • Charlemagne: A Captivating Guide to the Greatest Monarch of the Carolingian Empire and How He Ruled over the Franks, Lombards, and Romans
  • Notre-Dame de Paris: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Famous Catholic Cathedrals of Medieval Europe

Some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook include: 

  • The simple facts about France - its population, economy, and geography
  • The bloody, inspiring struggle for freedom that was the French Revolution and how it still influences revolutions and politics today
  • The brilliant Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born “foreigner” who built an empire using the force of his will and who was ahead of his time, enacting military tactics that are still studied today in military academies around the world
  • The tragic Franco-Prussian War and how it led to the bloody wars of the 20th century in Europe
  • France’s brave role in World War I
  • The tragedy of WWII, the French Resistance, and collaboration
  • The internal struggles of France since the end of the Second World War
  • And much more!

Some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook include:

  • Before the Great King
  • Rise to Power
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • To the Pope’s Rescue
  • The One Defeat
  • The Burning of the Sacred Places
  • More Conquests
  • An Empire Rises
  • And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part three of this audiobook include:

  • Before Notre-Dame
  • The Construction of a Cathedral
  • A Curse and a Coronation
  • The First Ransacking
  • Louis Times Two
  • Surviving Revolution
  • The Emperor and the Hunchback
  • Two Warrior Women
  • Withstanding the War
  • Part of Us Burning
  • And much, much more!

So, if you want to learn more about French history, scroll up and click the "buy now" button! 

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  • Categories: History

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