Timeline of French history

This is a timeline of French history, comprising important legal changes and political events in France and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of France. See also the list of Frankish kings, French monarchs, and presidents of France.

In English

 * Langer, William. An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online free
 * Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online
 * Echard, William E. Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852–1870 (1985)
 * Hutton, Patrick H. and Amy J. Staples, et al. Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870–1940 (2 vol 1986)
 * Northcutt, M. Wayne. Historical Dictionary of the French Fourth and Fifth Republics, 1946–1991 (1992)
 * Kibler, et al. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia (1995)
 * Hutton, Patrick H. and Amy J. Staples, et al. Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870–1940 (2 vol 1986)
 * Northcutt, M. Wayne. Historical Dictionary of the French Fourth and Fifth Republics, 1946–1991 (1992)
 * Kibler, et al. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia (1995)

In French

 * (+ via Google Books)
 * (coverage includes France)
 * (coverage includes France) (+ pt.1, pt.2 via Google Books)