About the book: 2005 / The textbook covers the entire two-thousand-year history of France - from ancient Gaul to the beginning of the 21st century. Based on a wide range of sources, taking into account the latest scientific achievements, the book shows: • the evolution of social relations, political institutions, economics, science and culture of France; • the role of royal dynasties, monarchs, and politicians in the formation of the French state; • domestic and foreign policy of the country, its place in European and world civilization. The reader will get acquainted with a bright, multifaceted picture of French society, its various layers.