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  1. France in the early modern period. "Montjoie Saint Denis!" ( French) "Mountjoy Saint Denis!" The Kingdom of France in the early modern period, from the Renaissance ( c. 1500–1550) to the Revolution (1789–1804), was a monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon (a Capetian cadet branch ). This corresponds to the so-called Ancien Régime ("old rule").

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      In 1532, Brittany was incorporated into the Kingdom of...

  2. History of France - France, 1715–89: The year 1789 is the great dividing line in the history of modern France. The fall of the Bastille, a medieval fortress used as a state prison, on July 14, 1789, symbolizes for France, as well as for other nations, the end of the premodern era characterized by an organicist and religiously sanctioned traditionalism. With the French Revolution began the ...

  3. 524. 25 June. Battle of Vézeronce: The united armies of Clovis' sons inflicted a serious defeat on the Burgundian king Godomar. Chlodomer, the king of Orléans, was killed in battle. Chlothar I, the king of Neustria, had two of Chlodomer 's sons killed and forced the third into hiding thus inheriting his kingdom. 534.

  4. The Kingdom of France in the early modern period, from the Renaissance ( c. 1500–1550) to the Revolution (1789–1804), was a monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon (a Capetian cadet branch ). This corresponds to the so-called Ancien Régime ("old rule"). The territory of France during this period increased until it included essentially the ...

  5. Map of early modern France page xviii Figures 1 Regional contrasts. Photos by author 6 2 Chateau and village of Severac. Photo 2(a) by Emeraude from Wikipedia Commons. Others by the author 17 3 The agricultural seasons by the Master of the Geneva Boccaccio (fifteenth century). Photo: Reunion des Musees Nationaux/Art Resource 45 4 The open fields.

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