French and Provencal History

Provence Beyond's History of France and Provence

History - by Provence Beyond

Beyond's History section brings you historical information about France, with a focus on items of particular interest to Provence. From the Popes who ruled the Catholic world from their Popes' Palace in Avignon to the Marquis de Sade with his less than saintly reputation.

Timeline - VI BC to IX AD
Celtic-Ligurian - from about 1000 BC
Consulat
Dominici Affaire - murder mystery
Gallic Rooster - le coc Gaulois
Geology
Kings - of France
Knights - Templars, Hospitalers
Medieval Oc Language - "yes"
Pierre le Berger - ambush at Castellar
The Plague - la peste
Provence
Religion - wars and St.Bart's
Restoration - kings and death
Revolution - the Bastille
Roman - Augustus in Gallia
Saracens- and Barbarians
Vaudois - a violent end

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