Epic World History

Peter Abelard (1079–1142) was an abbot in the monastery of Saint-Gildas in the province of Brittany, France. He was born in Nantes, moved t...

Hundred Years’ War In battles fought from 1337 to 1453 primarily by England and France for control of France and the French Crown, Engl...

location of Île-de-France The history of the Île-de-France, the true heart of Paris, began in the third century b.c.e. when a group of ...

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc), the national heroine of France, was born at Domrémy village on January 6, 1412, to Jacques Darc...

Louis IX Zealous and dashing, chauvinistic and impulsive are all terms that describe the reign of Louis IX, king of France. He showed he...

Philip II Augustus, king of France (r. 1180–1223), was, born in 1165, to Louis VII (1137–80) and his third wife, Adèle of Champagne, near...