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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Court of Louis Xiv

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University gives a description of life at the court of Louis XIV by Duc Saint-Simon. This account describes the king and the role that his ministers and courtiers played in his life.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: The French Revolt and Empire: A Napoleonic Wars Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read the history of these wars from 1792-1815.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Path to Royal Absolutism

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress presents the "Political and cultural history of France from 1498 to 1661" France's Renaissance, eight civil wars, and the Bourbons. Also click on "The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy," for history from the...
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PBS

Cet: Marie Antoinette Early Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Timeline of the early year of Marie Antoinette's life.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The French Constitution of 1830

For Students 9th - 10th
Louis Philippe, King of the France asserts his power in The French Constitution of 1830 showing many conservative policies. Site by Fordham University.