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May 15, 1066
Battle Of Hastings
Norman-French vs. English. Norman won. -
Period: Oct 14, 1066 to
French History
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Dec 21, 1297
St. Louis
Pope Boniface viii proclaimed canonization of Louis IX. Only French monarch to become a saint. -
Dec 21, 1412
Joan Of Arc
Peasant girl who led French army to victory in the Hundred Year War. -
Dec 21, 1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
King Charles IV ordered assassination of Huguenot Protestant. Set off orgy that resulted in a massacre of tens of thousands of people. -
Edict of Nantes
Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. The Edict of Nantes that Henry IV signed comprised four basic texts, including a principal text made up of 92 articles and largely based on unsuccessful peace treaties signed during the recent wars. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the convocation of the Estates-General in May. Louis XVI, was executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793 on the Place de la Révolution. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. paid 15 million dollars (less than 3 cents per acre) for the Louisiana territory. The Louisiana Purchase encompassed all or part of 15 current U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. -
WWI
Germany declares war on France Aug. 3, French stop German advance June. -
WWII
France, along with the United Kingdom, was one of the first participants in World War II after declaring war on Germany following its invasion of Poland in 1939. During the course of the war, French military losses totaled 212,000 dead, of which 92,000 were killed through the end of the campaign of 1940, 58,000 from 1940 to 1945 in other campaigns, 24,000 lost while serving in the French resistance, and a further 38,000 lost while serving with the German Army -
French President
On May 15 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy will become the 23rd Président of French Republic.