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Positive Atheism: Life of Thomas Paine
This site features the complete text of Thomas Clio Rickman's 1819 biography of the chief political philosopher of the American Revolutionary War.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Cambodia
This site provides a brief history of Cambodia including its time as part of French Indochina. Also includes information on Cambodia's culture, geography, and demographics.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: France
Features a broad country profile of the European nation of France, background overview, and numerous links to in-depth information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, tourism, government,...
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Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
University of South Florida
Exploring Florida: Jean Ribault Claims Florida for France
Find out about the early French settlements in Florida and South Carolina and the Spanish treatment of the settlers there. The site map will take you to many other articles about Florida history.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Burgundy Bourgogne Province
A very brief overview of the French region of Bourgogne/Burgundy. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Dijon, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Cote D'azur Corse
A very brief overview of the French region of Cote d'Azur - Corse. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Corse(Corsica), the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. There are...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Poitou Charentes
A very brief overview of the French region of Poitou-Charentes. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Angouleme, Poitiers, and La Rochelle, the main cities of the region. There are...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Pedro De Villasur Sent to Nebraska
Concern over the French trading with the Native Indians, the Spanish commissioned Lieutenant-General Villasur to stop them in 1720.
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Bristol University: The Spirit of the Laws [Pdf]
This resource presents the complete text by the famous 18th century French economist (in English). In it, he advanced theories of democracy for the French monarchy. It is in PDF format and is a large file.
George Mason University
Roy Rosenzweig Center: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
After a long debate about what should be included in their Bill of Rights, French leaders eventually came to a "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen," seventeen articles that laid out a government that protected natural rights....
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Dreyfus Affair Trials
This article details The Court Marial of Alfred Dreyfus. The document pieced together that September day in Paris, called "the bordereau," would launch a criminal process that would divide and convulse France for decades. The events set...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Where Do Languages Come From?
A most interesting site! Explore why the French speak French in France and the English speak English in England and lots of other information on the history of words and languages.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: La Provence
An overview of the French region of Provence. Five chapters cover history, language, geography, climate, cities and regions of Provence, cuisine, and even a little Roman Civilization history. It gives nice overviews on the principal...
Then Again
Web Chron: Absolute Monarchy
This article provides a definition and history of "absolute monarchy," a form of government in which kings, emperors, or sultans secured their position as the supreme ruler and possessor of all power.
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Poetry.net: "The Chronicle of the Drum" by Thackeray
The complete text of William Makepeace Thackeray's poem "The Chronicle of the Drum", a narrative of French military history. This ballad was written in Paris, in 1841, at the time of the second funeral of Napoleon.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: David
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the French, NeoClassicist, Jacques-Louis David.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Brittan Bretagne
A very brief overview of the French region of Brittany/ Bretagne. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Rennes, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Languedoc Roussillon
A very brief overview of the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Carcasonne, Montpellier, and Toulouse, the main cities of the region. There...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Limousin
A very brief overview of the French region of Limousin. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Limoges, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the bottom...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Nord Pas De Calais
A very brief overview of the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, or Flanders as it was known. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Artois, the main city of the region. There are...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Normandy
A very brief overview of the French region of Normandy. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Caen, Cherbourg, Le Havre and Rouen, the principal cities of the region. There are links...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Pays De La Loire
A very brief overview of the French region of Pays de la Loire. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Nantes, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
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