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Julius Caesar captured Vercingétorix after defeating him at Alésia, this was the beginning of Roman rule over Gaul.
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Saint Geneviève convinced the citizens of Paris to stay and pray instead of running from Attila, because of her bravery Attila attacked Orléans.
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Clovis became the first king of France and converted to Christianity after praying to his wife's God and saying that he would convert if he won the battle at Tolbiac. This caused 3,000 soldiers to do the same and for all kings to be crowned at Reims, the city he was baptized in, for 12 centuries.
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Charlemagne was coronated by pope Leon III, after being coronated he did many things to help the country.
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William the Conqueror killed king Harold of England at the battle of Hastings, this allowed William to take control of England as part of his French empire.
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Louis XI united the Kingdom of France except for Burgundy and Brittany. He killed Charles the Bold at the battle of Nancy, taking Burgundy and uniting France. Brittany was united with the rest of the kingdom when his son marries the duchess of Brittany
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Henry IV inherited the throne in 1589 but it took five years to become the sacred king, this would happen after he converted to Catholicism.
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Louis IV's reign started in 1643 and ended in 1715. During his rule many good things happened, such as the Golden Age of literature. He did revoke the Edict of Nantes, causing many Huguenots to flee the country, many went to colonies in Canada.
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Paris citizens stormed the Bastille, destroying it. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution
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The reign of terror started in 1793 and lasted until 1794 when Robespierre was executed by guillotine.
