English Restoration and Louis XIV: From the Peace of Westphalia to the Peace of Nimwegen
Osmund Airy
Play
Length 9 h 19 min
Chapters 30
First published 1905
In this trim volume the British historian, Osmund Airy writes of the period between 1648 and 1679 when Cardinal Mazarin, having concluded the masterly Peace of Westphalia for France, confronts the rebellions of the nobility known as the Fronde. By the time of his death in 1661, Mazarin has completed the work of Richelieu and made Louis XIV an absolute monarch, ready to extend his borders by conquest. But in Holland, the young Stadtholder, William III of Orange, resolutely opposes Louis's military ambitions, while in England, the restored Charles II is struggling with Parliament, juggling religious factions, suppressing conspiracies real and imagined, and cheerfully spending Louis's secret subsidies, while giving the French king as little value for his money as possible. (Pamela Nagami)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Pamela Nagami 7:37
2
Ch. 1: The Peace of Westphalia Read by Pamela Nagami 15:12
3
Ch. 2: Prelude to the Fronde, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:17
4
Ch. 2: Prelude to the Fronde, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:44
5
Ch. 3: The Parliamentary Fronde, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:33
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Ch. 3: The Parliamentary Fronde, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:01
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Ch. 4: The New Fronde Read by Pamela Nagami 23:18
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Ch. 5: The Rebellion of Condé Read by Pamela Nagami 23:37
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Ch. 6: Close of the War with Spain Read by Pamela Nagami 25:26
10
Ch. 7: Restoration of Monarchy in England Read by Pamela Nagami 22:12
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Ch. 8: Triumph of the Anglican Church--Relations with the Continent Read by Pamela Nagami 21:03
12
Ch. 9: Louis and Spain--The Dutch Republic Read by Pamela Nagami 21:43
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Ch. 10: Louis and the Spanish Low Countries Read by Pamela Nagami 12:00
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Ch. 11: England--Persecution of Dissent--The Dutch War, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:15
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Ch. 11: England--Persecution of Dissent--The Dutch War, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:55
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Ch. 12: Diplomacy of Louis--Invasion of the Spanish Low Countries Read by Pamela Nagami 17:29
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Ch. 13: The Fall of Clarendon Read by Pamela Nagami 15:38
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Ch. 14: The Triple Alliance and the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle Read by Pamela Nagami 19:05
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Ch. 15: Failure of the King's Attempt at Toleration Read by Pamela Nagami 25:14
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Ch. 16: Louis's Preparations for the Invasion of the United Provinces, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:35
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Ch. 16: Louis's Preparations for the Invasion of the United Provinces, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 13:45
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Ch. 17: Charles II. and the Cabal Read by Pamela Nagami 13:45
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Ch. 18: The Dutch Republic before the War Read by Pamela Nagami 10:02
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Ch. 19: Invasion of the United Provinces, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:18
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Ch. 19: Invasion of the United Provinces, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:14
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Ch. 20: The Parliamentary Conflict in England Read by Pamela Nagami 16:04
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Ch. 21: Louis--William--Charles--Parliament, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 20:12
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Ch. 21: Louis--William--Charles--Parliament, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:26
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Ch. 22: The Peace of Nimwegen, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 16:13
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Ch. 22: The Peace of Nimwegen, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 20:35
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