france

Contains over 170 articles that provide information to travelers on the contemporary customs and cultural heritage of France, covering the arts, business, food and drink, health, language, leisure, Paris, social issues, and other topics.

Examines the history of fourteenth-century Europe as background to the life of Enguerrand de Coucy VII, one of the most prominent French knights of that time.

Explores the cultural and intellectual achievements of France.

Chronicles life in Medieval Europe and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 describing how the British, outnumbered six to one, defeated the French and altered the course of British history.

Presents a collection of essays describing the origins of the Hundred Years War, chivalry's effect on fourteenth and fifteenth-century warfare, the religion of the monarchy, Joan of Arc's understanding of the war, and more, and contains a chronology of the kings and timeline.

Examines the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, describes the culture and philosophy of the twelfth century, discusses the emergence of troubadour culture, and summarizes two literary works of the period.

Sir Percy Blakeney defies the French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine.

A fictionalized account of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.