Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 98 Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François Neuville, Alphonse Marie de 1835 1885 Neuville, A. de (Alphonse) De Neuville, Alphonse Marie Neuville, de Neuville, Alphonse de Black, Robert 1915 A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 Produced by David Widger "A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2" by François Guizot is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume delves into significant events and figures that shaped the history of France, particularly during the Crusades, the establishment of the monarchy, and the socio-political dynamics of the era. The text likely covers key themes such as the rise and fall of power, the impact of religious wars, and the development of civil institutions. The opening of the book introduces the theme of the Crusades, detailing the initial successes of the Christian forces in capturing Jerusalem in 1099 and their subsequent struggles to maintain control against powerful Muslim leaders, particularly Saladin. Guizot recounts the notable figures involved, such as Godfrey de Bouillon, Louis VII, and Richard Coeur de Lion, while outlining the tragic events that ensued during the Crusades and the resulting shifts in power. The narrative encapsulates the fervor and zeal that characterized the period, illustrating how endeavoring to reclaim the Holy Land led to immense loss and subsequent disillusionment within Christian Europe, setting the stage for understanding the broader implications for France's historical development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/11952/11952-h/images/title2.jpg en France -- History DC Text France Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 912038 912322 2024-09-05T14:00:49.428285 2023-10-05T13:50:35.828710 text/html text/html 922050 2021-01-26T17:00:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 5533425 2021-01-26T17:00:01 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5468444 2024-09-05T14:00:57.430246 application/epub+zip 5484141 2024-09-05T14:00:50.677324 application/epub+zip 407207 2024-09-05T14:00:49.983281 application/epub+zip 5682106 2024-09-05T14:01:03.522268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5652732 2024-09-05T14:00:56.794260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573345 2022-09-06T17:58:07.378040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886114 886107 2024-09-05T14:00:48.686296 2023-10-05T13:50:35.222682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 894010 2020-12-26T07:42:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 332447 2020-12-26T07:42:01 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 887449 2020-12-26T07:42:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331555 2020-12-26T07:42:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21766 2024-09-05T14:01:03.864184 application/rdf+xml 11526 2024-09-05T14:00:50.070302 image/jpeg 2209 2024-09-05T14:00:50.027245 image/jpeg 5379764 2024-09-05T14:00:49.624447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia