Starting with the prehistoric people of the Seine valley and Roman Lutetia, Mabell S. C. Smith narrates the growth of Paris reign by reign: Merovingian and Carolingian Paris, the early Capetians, the walls of Philip Augustus, the Renaissance châteaux and the revolutions and empires of the modern city, with a chronological table of rulers.
A readable one-volume history for anyone visiting Paris or wanting its long story in order. Download the free EPUB.