Volume 1 (of 6)

CONTENTS

EXTRACT FROM LETTER TO THE PUBLISHERS.

A POPULAR HISTORY OF FRANCE

CHAPTER I. GAUL. CHAPTER II. THE GAULS OUT OF GAUL. CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS IN GAUL. CHAPTER IV. GAUL CONQUERED BY JULIUS CAESAR. CHAPTER V. GAUL UNDER ROMAN DOMINION. CHAPTER VI. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHRISTIANITY IN GAUL. CHAPTER VII. THE GERMANS IN GAUL.—THE FRANKS AND CLOVIS. CHAPTER VIII. THE MEROVINGIANS. CHAPTER IX. THE MAYORS OF THE PALACE. THE PEPINS. CHAPTER X. CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS WARS. CHAPTER XI. CHARLEMAGNE AND HIS GOVERNMENT. CHAPTER XII. DECAY AND FALL OF THE CARLOVINGIANS. CHAPTER XIII. FEUDAL FRANCE AND HUGH CAPET. CHAPTER XIV. THE CAPETIANS TO THE TIME OF THE CRUSADES. CHAPTER XV. CONQUEST OF ENGLAND BY THE NORMANS. CHAPTER XVI. THE CRUSADES, THEIR ORIGIN AND THEIR SUCCESS. ENLARGE

ILLUSTRATIONS

Ideal Landscape of Ancient Gaul——13

Gyptis Presenting the Goblet to Euxenes——17

A Tribe of Gauls on an Expedition——27

The Gauls in Rome——39

The Women Defending the Cars——58

The Roman Army Invading Gaul——61

Mounted Gauls——66

Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar——81

Gaul Subjugated by the Romans——83

From La Croix Rousse——86

Eponina and Sabinus Hidden in a Vault——97

Druids Offering Human Sacrifices——111

The Huns at the Battle of Chalons——135

“Thus Didst Thou to the Vase of Soissons.”——139

Battle of Tolbiacum——144

The Sluggard King Journeying——156

“Thrust Him Away, Or Thou Diest in his Stead.”——160

The Execution of Brunehaut——175

The Battle of Tours——193

“The Arabs Had Decamped Silently in the Night.”——195

Charlemagne at the Head of his Army——212

Charlemagne Inflicting Baptism Upon the Saxons——215

The Submission of Wittikind——218

Death of Roland at Roncesvalles——227

Charlemagne and the General Assembly——239

Charlemagne Presiding at the School of The Palace——246

He Remained There a Long While, and his Eyes Were Filled With Tears.——255

Paris Besieged by the Normans——259

The Barks of the Northmen Before Paris——260

Count Eudes Re-entering Paris Right Through the Besiegers- —-262

Ditcar the Monk Recognizing The Head of Morvan——273

Hugh Capet Elected King——300

“Who Made Thee King?”——302

Gerbert, Afterwards Pope Sylvester Ii——304

Notre Dame——310

Knights and Peasants——312

Robert Had a Kindly Feeling for the Weak and Poor——313

“The Accolade.”——324

Normans Landing on English Coast——353

William the Conqueror Reviewing his Army——357

Edith Discovers the Body of Harold——360

“God Willeth It!”——383

The Four Leaders of the First Crusade——385

The Assault on St. Jean D’acre——386