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A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 5

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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.) (22 hr 16 min)

Chapters

01 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 1

24:39

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02 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 2

21:12

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03 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 3

17:43

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04 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 4

23:02

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05 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 5

18:40

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06 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 1

20:12

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07 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 2

20:28

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08 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 3

21:37

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09 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 4

23:03

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10 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 5

21:28

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11 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 6

19:54

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12 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 7

20:17

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13 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 8

17:09

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14 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 9

19:30

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15 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 10

10:49

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16 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 1

15:32

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17 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 2

20:22

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18 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 3

17:38

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19 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 4

14:42

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20 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 1

19:45

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21 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 2

17:33

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22 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 3

18:18

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23 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 4

17:17

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24 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 1

17:24

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25 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 2

12:37

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26 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 1

19:12

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27 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 2

18:13

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28 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 3

18:24

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29 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 4

20:41

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30 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 1

20:18

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31 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 2

19:21

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32 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 3

23:11

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33 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 4

19:37

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34 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 1

16:50

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35 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 2

17:28

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36 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 3

17:42

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37 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 4

15:02

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38 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 1

17:06

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39 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 2

18:12

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40 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 3

16:07

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41 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 4

17:09

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42 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 5

17:18

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43 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 6

24:31

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44 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 1

19:31

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45 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 2

20:06

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46 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 3

19:38

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47 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 4

16:44

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48 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 5

19:33

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49 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 6

22:53

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50 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 7

23:01

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51 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 1

16:42

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52 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 2

14:58

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53 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 3

15:39

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54 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 4

15:47

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55 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 5

16:27

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56 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 1

13:11

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57 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 2

16:56

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58 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 3

16:07

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59 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 4

11:08

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60 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 1

14:54

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61 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 2

16:29

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62 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 3

16:22

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63 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 4

15:23

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64 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 5

18:08

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65 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 6

13:22

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66 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 1

17:21

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67 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 2

19:12

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68 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 3

18:12

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69 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 4

18:33

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70 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 5

18:28

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71 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 6

16:46

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72 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 7

19:42

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73 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 8

14:07

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74 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 9

13:36

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Bewertungen

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incredibly detailed and fascinating. A well read book. Thanks!

A long read but worth it

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A fascinating narrative that reads more like a story than a history.

Fascinating

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thanks LibriVOX volunteers. Another audio treasure trove!