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Historical Tales, Vol VI: French

Gelesen von Kalynda

(4,55 Sterne; 10 Bewertungen)

Volume VI of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers the history of France from the Hun invasion of Europe in the 5th century up to the Prussian War, describing history for children and young adults in an exciting and novel manner. (Introduction by Kalynda) (7 hr 52 min)

Chapters

01 The Huns at Orleans

15:50

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02 The Wooing of Clotilde

15:15

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03 The Rival Queens

15:45

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04 Roland at Roncesvalles

9:41

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05 Charlemagne and the Avars

15:51

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06 The Crowning of Charlemagne

15:34

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07 Peter the Hermit

16:46

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08 The Commune of Laon

17:46

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09 How Big Ferre Fought for France

12:26

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10 Bertrand du Guesclin

17:51

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11 Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans

23:43

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12 The Career of a Knight-Errant

18:47

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13 Louis the Politic and Charles the Bold

15:44

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14 Charles the Bold and the Swiss

11:53

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15 Bayard, the Good Knight

12:28

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16 Episodes in the Life of a Traitor

16:30

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17 St. Bartholomew's Day

12:47

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18 King Henry of Navarre

17:02

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19 The Murder of a King

10:13

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20 Richelieu and the Conspirators

19:48

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21 The Parliament of Paris

23:26

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22 A Martyr to His Profession

8:37

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23 The Man with the Iron Mask

9:19

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24 Voltaire's Last Visit to Paris

9:45

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25 The Diamond Necklace

12:49

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26 The Fall of the Bastille

8:08

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27 The Story of Sainte Amoule

15:18

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28 The Flight of the King

9:50

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29 The End of the Terror

13:57

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30 The Burning of Moscow

15:09

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31 Napoleon's Return from Elba

12:33

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32 The Prussian War and the Paris Commune

21:38

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Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

This is my favorite reader. Great intonation that emphasizes the narrative. As with her other books, the foreign pronunciations sound spot on. Thanks.