If you want to discover the captivating history of France, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one book: History of France: A Captivating Guide to French HistoryCharlemagne: A Captivating Guide to the Greatest Monarch of the Carolingian Empire and How He Ruled over the Franks, Lombards, and RomansNotre-Dame de Paris: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Famous Catholic Cathedrals of Medieval EuropeFrance has influenced the course of history in Europe and the world for centuries. Considered one of the world's most beautiful countries and home to some of the world's most visited tourist locations, France has enthralled and fascinated the people who've discovered that, in many ways, the history of France encompasses both the good and bad in the human character.Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include: The simple facts about France-its population, economy, and geographyThe surprisingly advanced world of the Gauls and their famous leader Vercingetorix, who waged a bloody war against the Romans and Julius CaesarThe great emperor Charlemagne, who created the largest and strongest military and the greatest empire after the fall of Rome and who was also the first "Holy RomanThe legendary Joan of Arc, the teenager who victoriously inspired the armies of France against the English in the 15th centuryThe amazing world of Louis XIV and his beautiful and grandiose Palace of VersaillesThe bloody, inspiring struggle for freedom that was the French Revolution and how it still influences revolutions and politics todayThe brilliant Napoleon Bonaparte, the Corsican-born "foreigner" who built an empire using the force of his will and who was ahead of his time, enacting military tactics that are still studied today in military academies around the worldThe tragic Franco-Prussian War and how it led to the bloody wars of the 20th century in EuropeFrance's brave role in World War IThe tragedy of WWII, the French Resistance, and collaborationThe internal struggles of France since the end of the Second World WarAnd much more!Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include: Before the Great KingRise to PowerSibling RivalryTo the Pope's RescueThe One DefeatThe Burning of the Sacred PlacesMore ConquestsAn Empire RisesAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include: Before Notre-DameThe Construction of a CathedralA Curse and a CoronationThe First RansackingLouis Times TwoSurviving RevolutionThe Emperor and t