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.
5th century
9th century
13th century
17th century
21st century
In English
- Langer, William. An Encyclopedia of World History ; highly detailed outline of events
- Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present
- Echard, William E. Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852–1870
- Hutton, Patrick H. and Amy J. Staples, et al. Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870–1940
- Northcutt, M. Wayne. Historical Dictionary of the French Fourth and Fifth Republics, 1946–1991
- Kibler, et al. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia