Project Gutenberg 2006-06-09 Public domain in the USA. 129 Voltaire 1694 1778 Arouet, François Marie Arouet, Francois Marie Abrégé de l'Histoire universelle depuis Charlemagne jusques à Charlequint (Tome 1) Produced by Mireille Harmelin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Europe. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Abrégé de l'Histoire universelle depuis Charlemagne jusques à Charlequint (Tome Premier)" by Mr. de Voltaire is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. This work provides a concise overview of universal history, focusing on events from the time of Charlemagne to Charles V. The book discusses significant societies and ideals, emphasizing the customs and moral character of peoples, particularly in Europe and Asia. The opening of the text introduces the author’s intent to synthesize universal history, aiming to highlight what is often overlooked in traditional historical narratives which prioritize the deeds of rulers over the actions of common people and cultural innovations. Voltaire critiques the tendency of historians to glorify sovereigns while neglecting the importance of humanity as a whole. He begins by analyzing the state of the world prior to Charlemagne, starting with the vast Empire of China and its notable advancements, before transitioning into various regions, such as India and the Islamic conquests, setting the foundation for his expansive historical examination throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Europe -- History -- 476-1492 World history -- Early works to 1800 Europe -- History -- 1492-1648 France -- History -- To 987 France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515 France -- History -- 16th century D Text FR Histoire Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 319549 2025-07-08T05:04:13.821995 text/html 319370 2025-01-08T05:14:15.714954 text/html 219074 2025-07-08T05:04:21.086953 application/epub+zip 221528 2025-07-08T05:04:17.391962 application/epub+zip 179663 2025-07-08T05:04:16.081996 application/epub+zip 501418 2025-07-08T05:04:23.968433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 476032 2025-07-08T05:04:20.312997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432199 2022-09-09T04:21:51.178339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297069 2025-07-08T05:04:13.467000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296916 2006-06-09T09:18:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289353 2006-06-09T09:18:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22479 2025-07-08T05:04:24.093433 application/rdf+xml 24914 2025-07-08T05:04:16.670990 image/jpeg 4621 2025-07-08T05:04:16.424977 image/jpeg 112380 2006-06-09T09:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 111200 2006-06-09T09:18:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 217482 2025-07-08T05:04:13.850004 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia