[x]

Pretty scandalous. He left pretty much left out the wars of Louis XIV, when France dominated Europe. And from a purely amoral point of view, Napoleon's feat was remarkable.

What doomed France? A theory occurs to me. Conscription in the 19th century was accompanied with spreading use of condoms. Birth control suited the French character, which was pleasure loving and tightfisted about money and inheritances, but it cost France the numbers and dynamism at a time when Germany was on the rise. Swelling numbers made other countries strive and hustle while the French were enjoying themselves (comparatively speaking) and living off the fruits of their earlier labors.

[altayann]

You forgot one of the more important ones..

1066: Battle of Hastings. French Normans conquer England. In doing so, they do add several nifty new words to the Anglo Saxon language, which one day will generally be known as 'English'.

However, their attempts to teach the locals the art of 'cuisine' never really catches on. The game of tennis is a bit hit, though, especially in the hamlet of Wimbledon.

[Blue Scourge]

I am just going to put one quote here, It is an actual quote from Edward the 1st,

"The French will grovel to anyone who shows strength"

And no it isn't just from "Braveheart", it is an actual quote. And very true I might add.