Bernier, Olivier

Presents a chronicle of the year 1800, looking at what was happening in civilizations around the world at the dawn of the modern era.

A history of the French Revolution recounting the events that signaled the birth of modern France.

Presents a biography of the Sun King who ruled France from 1651 until 1715.

A biography based upon Louis XV's state papers, which remain intact to this day in France's national archives.