From the Book - 1st pbk. ed.
1. France before the Romans.
2. Roman Gaul 55BC to c. 500 AD.
3. From Frankish Gaul to the kingdom of West Francia c. 500-987.
4. The Middle Ages 987 to 1328.
5. Valois France: the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance c. 1300 to c. 1600.
6. From counter-Reformation to Enlightenment c. 1610 to c. 1780.
7. The revolution and beyond c. 1780 to 1851.
8. From the Second Empire to World War I 1852 to 1914.
9. France in transition: World War I to the Liberation 1914-1944.
10. Post-war France: expansion and beyond 1945-1981.
11. France after 1981: The Mitterand years.