Francia

The Gallic country is famous for its gastronomy, its landscapes, its culture and its history, in which legendary characters such as Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette or Napoleon stand out, as well as battles such as Crécy, Agincourt, San Quentin , Bailen or Waterloo. In this volume, John Julius Norwich, one of the foremost historians of our time, gives us a comprehensive yet concise history of France, a country that has always fascinated him. From the conquest by the Romans to the end of the Second World War, passing through the great medieval dynasties, the consolidation of the Old Regime, the Revolution, Vichy or the Resistance, Norwich accompanies us on a journey through twenty centuries of history, often violent but always fascinating. Through these pages parade well-known heroes and villains, but also praiseworthy forgotten characters.