A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6


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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. He played a significant role in French politics before the Revolution of 1848, actively opposing as a liberal the reactionary King Charles X before his overthrow in the July Revolution of 1830, then in government service to the "citizen king" Louis Philippe, as the Minister of Education, 1832-1837, ambassador to London, Foreign Minister 1840-1847, and finally Prime Minister of France from September 19, 1847 to February 23, 1848. His six-volume series "A Popular History of France" is an attractive and engrossing narrative, and easily readable in English, thanks to the translation by Robert Black.
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Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 1 33:09 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 2 26:46 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 1 21:07 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 2 20:14 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 1 32:14 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1722, part 2 32:35 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 3 35:23 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 4 28:44 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 1 33:13 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 2 33:05 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 3 32:38 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 4 33:03 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 1 26:23 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 2 25:43 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 3 25:58 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 4 25:26 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 1 34:22 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 2 34:58 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 3 35:15 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 4 16:09 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 1 33:08 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 2 32:32 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 3 29:17 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 4 24:59 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 5 32:56 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 6 27:54 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 1 27:08 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 2 27:42 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 1 32:21 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 2 27:53 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 3 29:48 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 4 32:02 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 1 31:34 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 2 31:08 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 1 29:08 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 2 30:35 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 3 29:56 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 1 30:09 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 2 29:22 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 3 33:05 Read by Cate Barratt
Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 4 30:27 Read by Cate Barratt

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