Before there were soap operas, there was history, entertaining and true at the same time. The history of Paris is long, and at times boring, but the 450 pages of Horne's work are filled with action, from the Battle of Bouvines, to WWII. Very entertaining, and great for trivia.
I will say (as a jew) that it's annoying to see another country solve every problem by killing/robbing the Jews every 100 years. Seriously, what is up with French kings named Phillippe and the Jews?
Dear Holmes