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1 day ago · On this matter historian Jules Michelet remarked, “England is an empire, Germany is a nation, a race, France is a person.” Statesman Charles de Gaulle, too, famously complained, “Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 kinds of cheese.”
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2 days ago · Peninsular War. The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence.
- 2 May 1808 (sometimes 27 October 1807) – 17 April 1814, (5 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
2 days ago · The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, [1] while its values and institutions ...
- 5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799, (10 years, 6 months, and 4 days)
4 days ago · French colonial empire Empire colonial français (French) 1534–1980 Left: Royal Standard of France (before 1792) Right: Flag of the French Empire and the French Republic The First (light blue) and Second (dark blue) French colonial empires Status Colonial empire Capital Paris Religion Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Louisiana Voodoo, Haitian Vodou, Buddhism, Hinduism [7] History • Cartier ...
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5 days ago · In conclusion, the French monarchy in its foundations stretches from Clovis of the Merovingian branch all the way to Napoleon III, of the Napoleonic branch. This is very brief history of French monarchical history, and following issues will focus more on individual kings, regions and departments that have so far marked French history. References
5 days ago · First French Empire at its Peak
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