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Há 2 dias · France is among the globe’s oldest nations, the product of an alliance of duchies and principalities under a single ruler in the Middle Ages. Today, as in that era, central authority is vested in the state, even though a measure of autonomy has been granted to the country’s régions in recent decades.
- The Second Empire, 1852–70
France - Napoleon III, Revolution, Unification: Posterity’s...
- Economy, Society, and Culture in The Middle Ages C 900–1300)
Economy, society, and culture in the Middle Ages (c....
- Transportation and Telecommunications
France - Railways, Highways, Airports: The transportation...
- The Period of The Hundred Years' War
The period of the Hundred Years’ War The kings and the war,...
- Recovery and Reunification, 1429–83
As the Middle Ages ended, France comprised a central core of...
- French Culture in The 17th Century
France - Baroque, Enlightenment, Revolution: If historians...
- The Second Empire, 1852–70
Há 3 dias · Yet it was his Dutch colleague, Johan Huizinga, who was primarily responsible for popularising the pessimistic view of the late Middle Ages, with his book The Autumn of the Middle Ages (1919). To Huizinga, whose research focused on France and the Low Countries rather than Italy, despair and decline were the main themes, not rebirth.
Há 5 dias · Notre-Dame de Paris is a cathedral church in Paris. The most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages, it is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. A fire in 2019 destroyed most of the cathedral’s roof and the entire 19th-century spire.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Há 2 dias · The historic walled city of Provins is an outstanding and authentic example of a medieval town in France. Known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and importance throughout the Middle Ages as an economic center and a host of annual trading fairs, Provins became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
Há 4 dias · The Crises of the Late Middle Ages. The 14th and 15th centuries brought war, famine, and plague that devastated the European population and strained the fabric of medieval society: The Hundred Years‘ War, a prolonged struggle between England and France over the French crown, raged from 1337 to 1453.
Há 1 dia · Charlemagne's profound impact on the Middle Ages, and the influence on the vast territory he ruled has led him to be called the "Father of Europe". He is seen as a founding figure by multiple European states, and a number of historical royal houses of Europe trace their lineage back to him.
Há 2 dias · Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture.
