Cambridge Modern History. Volume 05, The Age of Louis XIV
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Length 46 h 1 min
Chapters 78
First published 1908
The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited by A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.
Among other topics, this volume deals with France under Louis XIV; the Stuart Restoration and the Glorious Revolution in England; the Anglo-Dutch wars, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the Great Turkish War; Russia, Scandinavian kingdoms and the Great Northern War; the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia; the European colonies; and European literature, religion, and sciences of the time. (Summary by Kazbek)
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Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes Read by Kazbek 15:07
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Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 1) Read by Sarah Rothwell 28:43
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Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 2) Read by Sarah Rothwell 35:16
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Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 3) Read by Sarah Rothwell 34:33
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Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 1) Read by Martha H. Weller 42:01
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Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 2) Read by Martha H. Weller 36:10
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Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 3) Read by Martha H. Weller 37:32
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Chapter III. French Seventeenth Century Literature and its European Influence by Émile Fauget Read by Kazbek 31:16
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Chapter IV. The Gallican Church by Viscount St Cyres (part 1) Read by Shawn Stutts 31:09
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Chapter IV. The Gallican Church by Viscount St Cyres (part 2) Read by Shawn Stutts 28:10
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Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 1) Read by Adrian Stephens 30:12
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Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 2) Read by Adrian Stephens 38:33
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Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 3) Read by Adrian Stephens 24:14
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Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Harold H. Child (part 1) Read by Owlivia 28:53
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Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Harold H. Child (part 2) Read by Mairi MacLean 39:14
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Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Harold H. Child (part 3) Read by Julie Burks 19:20
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Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88) by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 39:39
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Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88) by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 34:13
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Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88) by the Rev. George Edmundson (part 3) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 40:05
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Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (1) Naval Administration under Charles II and James II by J. R. Tanner Read by Alister 30:20
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Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (2) The Wars (1664-74) by C. T. Atkinson (part 1) Read by Nigel Kerr 35:28
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Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (2) The Wars (1664-74) by C. T. Atkinson (part 2) Read by Nigel Kerr 33:50
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Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 37:57
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Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 34:39
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Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (part 3) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 32:34
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Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (part 4) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 35:08
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) England (1687-1702) by H. W. V. Temperley (part 1) Read by Owlivia 38:29
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) England (1687-1702) by H. W. V. Temperley (part 2) Read by Owlivia 33:54
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) England (1687-1702) by H. W. V. Temperley (part 3) Read by Owlivia 35:08
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) England (1687-1702) by H. W. V. Temperley (part 4) Read by Owlivia 45:38
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (2) Scotland from the Restoration to the Union of the Parliaments (1660-1707) by P. Hume Brown (part 1) Read by Emanuela 46:25
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (2) Scotland from the Restoration to the Union of the Parliaments (1660-1707) by P. Hume Brown (part 2) Read by Patrick Farrell 43:26
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (3) Ireland from the Restoration to the Act of Resumption (1660-1700) by Robert Dunlop (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 38:10
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Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (3) Ireland from the Restoration to the Act of Resumption (1660-1700) by Robert Dunlop (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 45:35
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Chapter XI. Religious Toleration in England by the Rev. H. M. Gwatkin (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 33:17
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Chapter XI. Religious Toleration in England by the Rev. H. M. Gwatkin (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 18:43
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Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 1) Read by Andrew Mauls Byron 41:25
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Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 2) Read by Kate Freeland 44:10
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Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 3) Read by Kate Freeland 34:50
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Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang Michael (part 1) Read by Ted Lienhart 35:14
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Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang Michael (part 2) Read by Ted Lienhart 33:51
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Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang Michael (part 3) Read by Ted Lienhart 29:40
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations by C. T. Atkinson (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 39:26
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations by C. T. Atkinson (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 32:09
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations by C. T. Atkinson (part 3) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 31:11
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations by C. T. Atkinson (part 4) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 33:49
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (2) The Peace of Utrecht and the Supplementary Pacifications by A. W. Ward (part 1) Read by Martha H. Weller 36:25
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Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (2) The Peace of Utrecht and the Supplementary Pacifications by A. W. Ward (part 2) Read by Martha H. Weller 41:58
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Chapter XV. Party Government under Queen Anne by H. W. V. Temperley (part 1) Read by Ted Lienhart 28:00
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Chapter XV. Party Government under Queen Anne by H. W. V. Temperley (part 2) Read by Ted Lienhart 35:30
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Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 1) Read by Kazbek 43:38
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Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 2) Read by Kazbek 40:28
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Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 3) Read by Kazbek 36:21
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Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 4) Read by Kazbek 47:27
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Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 36:30
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Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 39:06
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Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (part 3) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 41:53
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Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (part 4) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 31:47
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Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 1) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 37:29
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Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 2) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 39:31
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Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 3) Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 19:00
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Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 1) Read by Voicegadget 38:24
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Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 2) Read by Voicegadget 36:55
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Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 3) Read by Voicegadget 40:28
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Chapter XX. The Origins of the Kingdom of Prussia by A. W. Ward (part 1) Read by Ted Lienhart 39:35
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Chapter XX. The Origins of the Kingdom of Prussia by A. W. Ward (part 2) Read by Ted Lienhart 41:06
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Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part 1) Read by KevinS 38:47
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Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part 2) Read by Sarah Rothwell 33:12
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Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part 3) Read by Sarah Rothwell 37:56
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Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (1) The Colonies by E. A. Benians (part 1) Read by Tatiana Chichilla 27:21
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Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (1) The Colonies by E. A. Benians (part 2) Read by Maria Angela R. Aragon 48:46
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Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (2) India by P. R. Roberts Read by Martha H. Weller 37:56
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Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eighteenth Centuries. (1) Mathematical and Physical Science by W. W. Rouse Ball (part 1) Read by Beeswaxcandle 33:46
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Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eighteenth Centuries. (1) Mathematical and Physical Science by W. W. Rouse Ball (part 2) Read by Beeswaxcandle 21:48
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Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eighteenth Centuries. (2) Other Branches of Science by Sir Michael Foster (part 1) Read by Beeswaxcandle 39:31
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Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eighteenth Centuries. (2) Other Branches of Science by Sir Michael Foster (part 2) Read by Beeswaxcandle 25:05
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Chapter XXIV. Latitudinarianism and Pietism by the Rev. M. Kaufmann (part 1) Read by Beeswaxcandle 38:22
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Chapter XXIV. Latitudinarianism and Pietism by the Rev. M. Kaufmann (part 2) Read by Beeswaxcandle 37:52
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