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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Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 33:09
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Chapter XLIX. Louis XIV. and His Court, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 26:46
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Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 21:07
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Chapter L. Louis XIV. and Death. 1711-1715, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 20:14
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Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 32:14
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Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1722, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 32:35
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Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 35:23
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Chapter LI. Louis XV., the Regency, and Cardinal Dubois. 1715-1723, part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 28:44
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Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 33:13
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Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 33:05
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Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 32:38
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Chapter LII. Louis XV., the Ministry of Cardinal Fleury., 1723-1748, part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 33:03
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Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 26:23
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Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 25:43
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Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 25:58
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Chapter LIII. Louis XV., France in the Colonies. 1745-1763., part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 25:26
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Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 34:22
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Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 34:58
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Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 35:15
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Chapter LIV. Louis XV., The Seven Years' War. Ministry of the Duke of Choiseul. 1748-1774., part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 16:09
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 33:08
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 32:32
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 29:17
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 24:59
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 5 Read by Cate Barratt 32:56
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Chapter LV. Louis XV., the Philosophers, part 6 Read by Cate Barratt 27:54
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Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 27:08
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Chapter LVI. Louis XVI. Ministry of M. Turgot. 1774-1776., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 27:42
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Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 32:21
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Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 27:53
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Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 29:48
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Chapter LVII. Louis XVI., France Abroad. - United States' War. 1775-1783., part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 32:02
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Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 31:34
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Chapter LVIII. Louis XVI. France at Home. - Ministry of M. Necker. 1776-1781., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 31:08
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Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 29:08
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Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 30:35
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Chapter LIX. Louis XVI., M. de Calonne and the Assembly of Notables. 1781-1787., part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 29:56
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Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 1 Read by Cate Barratt 30:09
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Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 2 Read by Cate Barratt 29:22
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Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 3 Read by Cate Barratt 33:05
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Chapter LX. Louis XVI., Convocation of the States-General. 1787-1789., part 4 Read by Cate Barratt 30:27
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