Jones, Colin

Recounts the events of the French Revolution through letters, diaries and journals, and chroniclers of the time.

Examines the politics, society, and culture of France in the years between the death of Louis XIV in 1715 to the advent of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799, focusing on the powerful Bourbon monarchy.

An illustrated history of France, beginning in the pre-Roman times and continuing through the opening of the Channel Tunnel in 1994. Explores the political development of French society as well as issues of community, region, family, gender, and class.