A Picture History of FranceThis picture history brings home to a child the drama, splendor and pageantry of this great nation. The story is not only of kings and queens, war and politics. the emphasis is rather on the people of France--the craftsmen, peasants and poets, the painters, musicians and teachers. |
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Admiral Coligny ALSACE ancient artists Assembly back to France barons beautiful became Bordeaux brave brilliant engineer Brittany built Calais called CENTURY Charlemagne Charles CLARKE HUTTON colours conquer all Europe Crusades Dauphin defeated Emperor of Austria Empire England English excited famous favourite feudal François Frankish kings French armies won French kings French navies French roads Frenchmen Gaul Germans Government Henry of Navarre Huguenot hundred invaders King Louis King of France kingdom were fighting knights L'on y danse land later LE HAVRE leader LOUIS XI LOUIS XVI lovely Madame Curie Madame de Sévigné Marie Antoinette Mazarin Mediterranean minister MOLIÈRE Napoleon nobles Normandy North opera painted painters Paris Pasteur peace peasants poets Pont d'Avignon popular port Prussians Queen reign rich Richelieu Rollo rulers SARAH BERNHARDT silks soldiers story Sun King TAKEN BY GERMANY things Third Republic throne to-day Versailles victory Voltaire warrior won back wonderful writers wrote