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From Miniatures of French History, by Hilaire Belloc, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1926; pp. i-x.




Miniatures of French History
By
Hilaire Belloc

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M I N I A T U R E S  OF  F R E N C H  H I S T O R Y


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MINIATURES OF
FRENCH HISTORY


By

HILAIRE BELLOC

AUTHOR OF
“NAPOLEON’S CAMPAIGN OF 1812,” “THE ROAD,” Etc.











NEW YORK        1926           LONDON
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HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS


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MINIATURES OF FRENCH HISTORY

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DEDICATED TO
SISLEY HUDDLESTON







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CONTENTS

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The Founding of Marseilles 1

The Fall of the Veneti 8

The Death of St. Martin 17

The Baptism of Clovis 26

The Breaking of Islam 34

Roncesvalles 44

The Norman Siege 55

The Crowning of the Capetian 64

The Torrent 70

The Conqueror 80

The Serfs 87

Jerusalem 95

The Loss of Aquitaine 104

The Pilgrimage 112

The Triumph of Saladin 120

Château Gaillard 152

The Conversation of the King 161

The Death of St. Louis 171

The Templars 178

Blanchetaque 188

Ville Gagnée 201

Louis XI and Charles the Bold 211

Two Saturdays 224

The Frontier 231

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The Exile 1

The Money-Lender 247

The Château 259

The Three Places: Fontainebleau, Madrid, Saratoga 268

The End of Chateaubriand 276

A Soldier of ’70 284

Two Men of the Marne 293


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M I N I A T U R E S  OF  FRENCH  HISTORY


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