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France, 1904

France


Title: France
Projection: Unknown,
Source Bounding Coordinates:
W: -06 E: 10 N: 51 S: 43

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Description: "France – Four centuries after then invasion of Julius Caesar, which made ancient Gaul a Roman province, the country, being deserted by its conquerors, was invaded by the Franks, whose leader, Clovis, in the sixth century, established the French monarchy. The Merovingian dynasty, which Le founded, was succeeded by Carlovingian, whose greatest ruler, Charlemagne, extended his empire until it included Italy and a large portion of Germany. The House of Capet succeeded, and ruled from 987 to 1328, and that of Valois, which followed, from 1328 to 1589, and during all these years, while in power of the nobles was checked by the growing wealth and influence of the burghers, the monarchy gained in strength. In 1589 the Bourbon dynasty was founded by Henry IV., who left the conduct of affairs to his powerful Minister, Cardinal Richelieu. The reign of Louis XIV., which followed, was in many respects a brilliant on, but freighted with misfortunes which did not appear until after its close. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes, by which religious freedom had been secured, led to banishments and persecutions, which cost the country many of its leading industries. ...This last experiment of imperial government, which cost France millions of money, thousands of lives and two provinces, has, for the time being, overcome the French admiration for centralized power, and the Republic which was established after the war [Franco-Prussian] is still a stable and popular government." &mdash Wark 1904
Place Names: France, Nice, Paris, Orleans, Starsbourg, Tours, Grenoble, Bordeaux, Lyo
ISO Topic Categories: society
Keywords: France, physical, political, physical features, topographical, country borders, major political subdivisions, society, Unknown, 1904
Source: Henry Wark, ed. , Wark's Modern Educator (New York, NY: Henry Wark, 1904) 918
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman
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