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France History
The France has the history dated back to 90,000 years. The arrival of Celtic Gauls were noted in 1500 and 500. In the 5th century the Franks and other Germanic groups overrun the country. The middle ages were the spectator for the succession of power struggles between the warring Frankish dynasties. The Capetian Dynasty waned by the early 15th century as France continued to fight England in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), which featured 17-year-old firebrand Jeanne d'Arc. Louis XIV (the Sun King) ascended the throne in 1643 at the age of five and ruled until 1715. But as the 18th century progressed, the ancien régime (old order) became dangerously out of sync with the rest of the country, and was further weakened by the Enlightenment's anti-establishment and anticlerical ideas.
The France’s bad fortune came in the 19th century when France was characterized by inept government, quixotic wars and the founding of the third Republic (1870).
France's involvement in WWI came at high cost: over a million troops were killed, large parts of the country were devastated, industrial production dropped and the franc was seriously devalued. In the august 1997, France was thrust into the international spotlight with the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in an auto accident in Paris, and the country's first-ever World Cup victory (3-0 over odds-on favorite Brazil) in July 1998.
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France History
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