Produced by David Widger A HISTORY OF FRANCE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES By Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot Over 400 Steel Engravings and Woodcuts Illustrated by A. De Neuville Translated by Robert Black AN INDEX Edited by David Widger Project Gutenberg Editions CONTENTS ## Antiquity to 1100 ## 1100 to 1380 ## 1380 to 1515 ## 1515 to 1589 ## 1589 to 1715 ## 1715 to 1789 VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES Antiquity to 1100 EXTRACT FROM LETTER TO THE PUBLISHERS. A POPULAR HISTORY OF FRANCE CHAPTER I. GAUL. CHAPTER II. THE GAULS OUT OF GAUL. CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS IN GAUL. CHAPTER IV. GAUL CONQUERED BY JULIUS CAESAR. CHAPTER V. GAUL UNDER ROMAN DOMINION. CHAPTER VI. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY IN GAUL. CHAPTER VII. THE GERMANS IN GAUL.--THE FRANKS AND CLOVIS. CHAPTER VIII. THE MEROVINGIANS. CHAPTER IX. THE MAYORS OF THE PALACE. THE PEPINS. CHAPTER X. CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS WARS. CHAPTER XI. CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS GOVERNMENT. CHAPTER XII. DECAY AND FALL OF THE CARLOVINGIANS. CHAPTER XIII. FEUDAL FRANCE AND HUGH CAPET. CHAPTER XIV. THE CAPETIANS TO THE TIME OF THE CRUSADES. CHAPTER XV. CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS. CHAPTER XVI. THE CRUSADES, THEIR ORIGIN AND THEIR SUCCESS. List of Illustrations: Ideal Landscape of Ancient Gaul----13 Gyptis Presenting the Goblet to Euxenes----17 A Tribe of Gauls on an Expedition----27 The Gauls in Rome----39 The Women Defending the Cars----58 The Roman Army Invading Gaul----61 Mounted Gauls----66 Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar----81 Gaul Subjugated by the Romans----83 From La Croix Rousse----86 Eponina and Sabinus Hidden in a Vault----97 Druids Offering Human Sacrifices----111 The Huns at the Battle of Chalons----135 "Thus Didst Thou to the Vase of Soissons."----139 Battle of Tolbiacum----144 The Sluggard King Journeying----156 "Thrust Him Away, Or Thou Diest in his Stead."----160 The Execution of Brunehaut----175 The Battle of Tours----193 "The Arabs Had Decamped Silently in the Night."----195 Charlemagne at the Head of his Army----212 Charlemagne Inflicting Baptism Upon the Saxons----215 The Submission of Wittikind----218 Death of Roland at Roncesvalles----227 Charlemagne and the General Assembly----239 Charlemagne Presiding at the School of The Palace----246 He Remained There a Long While, and his Eyes Were Filled With Tears.----255 Paris Besieged by the Normans----259 The Barks of the Northmen Before Paris----260 Count Eudes Re-entering Paris Right Through the Besiegers- ---262 Ditcar the Monk Recognizing The Head of Morvan----273 Hugh Capet Elected King----300 "Who Made Thee King?"----302 Gerbert, Afterwards Pope Sylvester Ii----304 Notre Dame----310 Knights and Peasants----312 Robert Had a Kindly Feeling for the Weak and Poor----313 "The Accolade."----324 Normans Landing on English Coast----353 William the Conqueror Reviewing his Army----357 Edith Discovers the Body of Harold----360 "God Willeth It!"----383