A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, vol 5: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, vol 5, credited to François Guizot, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A Popular History of France, Volume 5, by François Guizot. 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.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, vol 5
• Author credits: François Guizot
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 74
• Listed recording duration: 22:16:09

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• history
• France

Opening tracks: first 24 of 74

1. 01 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 1 — 24:40
2. 02 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 2 — 21:12
3. 03 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 3 — 17:44
4. 04 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 4 — 23:02
5. 05 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 5 — 18:41
6. 06 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 1 — 20:13
7. 07 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 2 — 20:29
8. 08 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 3 — 21:37
9. 09 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 4 — 23:04
10. 10 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 5 — 21:29
11. 11 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 6 — 19:54
12. 12 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 7 — 20:18
13. 13 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 8 — 17:10
14. 14 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 9 — 19:31
15. 15 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 10 — 10:49
16. 16 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 1 — 15:33
17. 17 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 2 — 20:23
18. 18 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 3 — 17:39
19. 19 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 4 — 14:42
20. 20 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 1 — 19:46
21. 21 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 2 — 17:34
22. 22 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 3 — 18:18
23. 23 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 4 — 17:17
24. 24 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 1 — 17:24

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