A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 6

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

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.
(Karen Merline's summary edited by Cate Barratt)

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Language: English

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

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Play 01 Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 02 Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 03 Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 04 Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 05 Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 06 Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1722, part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 07 Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 3 Cate Barratt
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Play 08 Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 4 Cate Barratt
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Play 09 Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 10 Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 13 Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 17 Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 20 Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 4 Cate Barratt
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Play 21 Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 25 Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 5 Cate Barratt
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Play 26 Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 6 Cate Barratt
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Play 27 Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 28 Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 29 Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 30 Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 31 Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 3 Cate Barratt
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Play 32 Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 4 Cate Barratt
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Play 33 Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 34 Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 35 Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 36 Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 37 Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 3 Cate Barratt
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Play 38 Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 1 Cate Barratt
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Play 39 Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 2 Cate Barratt
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Play 40 Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 3 Cate Barratt
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Play 41 Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 4 Cate Barratt
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