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The French in London : from William the Conqueror to Charles de Gaulle / Isabelle Janvrin, Catherine Rawlinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Janvrin, Isabelle, author.
- Rawlinson, Catherine, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French--England--London.
- French.
- London (England)--Social life and customs.
- London (England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] : Wilmington Square Books, 2013.
- Summary:
- A history of the French in London from 1066 to the end of WWII.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Norman England
- 2. Exceptional people
- 3. Bourbons and Stuarts
- 4. A Country for the Huguenots
- 5. Enlightenment vs 'Siècle des Lumières'
- 6. Refugees from the Revolution
- 7. Napoleon, the mortal enemy
- 8. London, a sanctuary for the politically persecuted
- 9. Romantic visitors
- 10. The great invasion of the nineteenth century
- 11. Allies and brothers-in-arms
- 12. A shared modernity
- 13. London, capital of Free France
- Epilogue
- Genealogies
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Picture Credits.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 15, 2016).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-908524-66-9
- OCLC:
- 956138388
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