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A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874)
Translated by Robert Black (1829 - 1915)

François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prior to 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 "Popular History of France" is an attractive and engrossing narrative, here presented in an easily readable English translation by Robert Black, first published in 1898. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Karen Merline and repeated for this volume.)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History

Language: English

Group: Guizot - A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	01 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:24:39
Play 02	02 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:21:12
Play 03	03 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:17:43
Play 04	04 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:23:02
Play 05	05 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:18:40
Play 06	06 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:20:12
Play 07	07 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:20:28
Play 08	08 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:21:37
Play 09	09 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:23:03
Play 10	10 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:21:28
Play 11	11 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 6	Cate Barratt	00:19:54
Play 12	12 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 7	Cate Barratt	00:20:17
Play 13	13 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 8	Cate Barratt	00:17:09
Play 14	14 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 9	Cate Barratt	00:19:30
Play 15	15 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 10	Cate Barratt	00:10:49
Play 16	16 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:15:32
Play 17	17 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:20:22
Play 18	18 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:17:38
Play 19	19 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:14:42
Play 20	20 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:19:45
Play 21	21 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:17:33
Play 22	22 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:18:18
Play 23	23 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:17:17
Play 24	24 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:17:24
Play 25	25 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:12:37
Play 26	26 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:19:12
Play 27	27 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:18:13
Play 28	28 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:18:24
Play 29	29 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:20:41
Play 30	30 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:20:18
Play 31	31 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:19:21
Play 32	32 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:23:11
Play 33	33 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:19:37
Play 34	34 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:16:50
Play 35	35 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:17:28
Play 36	36 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:17:42
Play 37	37 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:15:02
Play 38	38 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:17:06
Play 39	39 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:18:12
Play 40	40 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:16:07
Play 41	41 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:17:09
Play 42	42 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:17:18
Play 43	43 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 6	Cate Barratt	00:24:31
Play 44	44 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:19:31
Play 45	45 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:20:06
Play 46	46 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:19:38
Play 47	47 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:16:44
Play 48	48 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:19:33
Play 49	49 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 6	Cate Barratt	00:22:53
Play 50	50 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 7	Cate Barratt	00:23:01
Play 51	51 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:16:42
Play 52	52 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:14:58
Play 53	53 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:15:39
Play 54	54 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:15:47
Play 55	55 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:16:27
Play 56	56 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:13:11
Play 57	57 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:16:56
Play 58	58 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:16:07
Play 59	59 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:11:08
Play 60	60 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:14:54
Play 61	61 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:16:29
Play 62	62 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:16:22
Play 63	63 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:15:23
Play 64	64 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:18:08
Play 65	65 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 6	Cate Barratt	00:13:22
Play 66	66 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 1	Cate Barratt	00:17:21
Play 67	67 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 2	Cate Barratt	00:19:12
Play 68	68 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 3	Cate Barratt	00:18:12
Play 69	69 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 4	Cate Barratt	00:18:33
Play 70	70 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 5	Cate Barratt	00:18:28
Play 71	71 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 6	Cate Barratt	00:16:46
Play 72	72 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 7	Cate Barratt	00:19:42
Play 73	73 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 8	Cate Barratt	00:14:07
Play 74	74 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 9	Cate Barratt	00:13:36

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