Table of Contents

The Origins of Paris; Lutetia; Paris, The Capital of Clovis's Kingdom; The Accession of the Capetiens; The Influence of Philippe Auguste; The Middle Ages; Growth in the Sixteenth century; Henri IV; Le Grand Siecle; An Open City; The Glory of the Sun King; The Age of Enlightenment; The Reign of Louis XVI; The French Revolution; The Foundation of the Republic; The Era of Napoleon I; The Restoration of the Monarchy; Louis-Philippe; Le "Grand Paris" of Napoleon III; Haussmann's Achievements; Vibrant Paris - 1800-70; The Paris Commune; The age of Impressionism; La Belle Epoque - 1890-1913; The Inter-War Period; Paris from 1939 to 1969; The Builder Presidents; Paris in the Twenty-First Century.

About the Author

Danielle Chadych is a historian and responsible for the library and archives at the Musee Carnavalet in Paris.