Kings and Queens of France. Book 1 (987-1498) A new historical "cheat sheet" from Alexandra Marinina. This time - French. Paris, Versailles, brilliant kings, daring queens, graceful maids of honor and bold musketeers... Well, which of us has not been fascinated by France and its history since childhood! With a special "Marinine" humor, the book tells the story of French kings from Hugo Capet, the founder of the Capetian dynasty to Charles the Eighth of the Valois dynasty. You will find out what kind of people they were, with what talents and shortcomings, what hopes and dreams they lived. This text is not a textbook, not the ultimate truth, you can probably find errors and inaccuracies in it. But if you, rechecking what was written, find my "jambs," I will only be glad, because this means that you became interested, and you wanted to know a little more. Well, at the same time you will be glad that you turned out to be smarter than the author, and any positive emotions are always beneficial! - ALEXANDRA MARININAKniga contains quotes from the works of professional historians and famous writers, but the author deliberately avoids using footnotes indicating the year of publication and page number so that the text does not look "science-like."