Topic

French History

A focused shelf of free JJ University books connected to French History.

Heads Will Roll

The French Revolution explodes from bread riots to guillotines as ordinary people storm Versailles and tear down a thousand-year monarchy.

Joan of Arc

The story of a teenage peasant girl who heard divine voices, led France's armies to victory, and was burned at the stake by cowards in clerical robes.

Marie Curie

A biographical exploration of a life named Marie, likely focusing on a historically significant French figure.

Seize the Crown

Napoleon Bonaparte's meteoric rise from Corsican outsider to self-crowned emperor who rewrote Europe's laws, borders, and very conception of power.

Revolution

A sweeping chronicle of revolutions from ancient Egypt to Latin America, exploring how power changed hands and the world was remade.

VOLTAIRE

The sharp-tongued philosopher who weaponized satire against Europe's most powerful institutions and became the godfather of intellectual rebellion.