France

To mark the quincentenary of Louis Xll's accession in 1498, Glenn Richardson examines the French king's reign and suggests significant points of comparison with Henry Vll of England.

Richard Vinen questions whether the recently convicted Maurice Papon was charged with the correct crime.

Bonaparte has sometimes been acclaimed as the greatest military commander in history. In our final article in this series, David Gates reviews his contribution to the art and science of warfare.

Signed on 13 April 1598, the Edict of Nantes granted rights to France's Calvinist Protestants, known as Huguenots.

How Napoleon laid up trouble for future generations of Frenchmen by kick-starting Prussian and German domination of Eastern Europe.

John Dunne signposts main landmarks and current directions in the historiographical debate.

Charles Esdaile explores grass roots opposition to Napoleonic rule, the forms it took and how the empire fought back.

Michael Broers explores the measures and restrictions imposed by Napoleon on his many subjects and how, within the boundaries of the Empire, they responded to his rule.

Janet L. Nelson looks at the history of this church in the small town in the North-Rhine Westfalia region of western Germany.

The Spirit of the Age or The Scourge of Nations? Jeremy Black sets the scene for our major series on the impact of Napoleon on Europe.