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Top five Books on Paris' History:

- Cross Channel, Julien Barnes (1997): a witty collection of key moments in shared Anglo-French history, from Joan of Arc to a trip via Eurostar from Londo to Paris, by one of the Britain's most talented novelists.

- Is Paris Burning? Larry Collins & Dominique Lapierre (1965): a tense and very intelligent reportage of the last days of the Nazi occupation of Paris.

- The Seven Ages of Paris, Alistair Horne (2002): this superb, very idiosyncratic 'biography' of Paris divides the city's history into 7 ages, from the 13th-century reign of Philippe-Auguste to the period from the occupation to de Gaulle's retirement in 1969.

- The Sun King, Nancy Mitford (1995): this excellent work on Louis XIV and the country he ruled from Versailles looks not so much at the international politics or wars but at the court intrigue and how Versailles came about.

- A Traveller's History of Paris, Robert Cole (1999): at just over 300 pages, this book is hardly the most in-depth treatment of Parisian history but as an introductory text it's easy to read and at times witty.

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