French History

Launching 2026-07-01 · 102 events · spans 486 CE – 2024 · released alongside French app language

Fifteen hundred years of French history — from Clovis defeating Syagrius in 486 to the present. 102 sortable events covering the Merovingian and Carolingian kings, the medieval kingdom, the absolute monarchy, the Revolution, Napoleon, the Republics, the world wars, and the modern Fifth Republic. Releases alongside French app language on 2026-07-01.

What's in this category

French History covers France from the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties through the present: Clovis and the founding of the Frankish kingdom, the Carolingian empire under Charlemagne, the medieval Capetian and Valois dynasties, the Hundred Years' War, the Wars of Religion, the absolute monarchy under Louis XIV, the Revolution and Napoleonic era, the three 19th-century republics and two empires, the Third Republic, both world wars, the Fourth and Fifth Republics, decolonisation, and the modern political era.

What it's not: broader European events that include but don't centre on France live in European History. French colonial events that primarily affect another region appear in that region's category.

Sample events

Clovis Defeats Syagrius at Soissons — 486 CE
Clovis Baptized at Reims — 496 CE
Battle of Vouille — 507 CE
Battle of Tours Halts Umayyad Advance — 732 CE
Capitulary of Quierzy Makes Counties Hereditary — 877 CE
French Revolution Begins (representative) — 1789
Bourbon Restoration Returns Louis XVIII — 1815
Fifth Republic Founded (representative) — 1958

+ 94 more events. New events added through corrections and ongoing verification.

Launching 2026-07-01

French History launches as a new Premium category on 2026-07-01, paired with the French app language going live in Settings. This is the second two-feature launch of the year (Japanese History + Japanese app language went out 2026-06-15).

How to play this category

Launching 2026-07-01. French History releases as a new Premium category, paired with the new app language going live in Settings. Available to Explorer and Historian subscribers ad-free; free players can unlock for 1 hour with a rewarded ad.

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