A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 11 of 22, covering from 1609-1660 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
Chapters
1 Narrative Outline 31 min 2 Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River, AD 1609, by Henry R. Cleveland 31 min 3 Galileo Overthrows Ancient Philosophy, the Telescope and its Discovery, AD 1610, by Sir Oliver Lodge 41 min 4 The Beginning of British Power in India, AD 1612, by Beckles Willson 42 min 5 The Dutch Settlement of New York, AD 1614, by David T. Valentine 16 min 6 Harvey Discovers the Circulation of the Blood, AD 1616, by Thomas H. Huxley 30 min 7 The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Samuel R. Gardiner 12 min 8 The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Charles F. Horne 26 min 9 The First American Legislature, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell 13 min 10 Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell 20 min 11 Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by John M. Ludlow 10 min 12 English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 1 30 min 13 English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 2 35 min 14 The Birth of the Modern Scientific Method, Bacon and Descarte, AD 1620, by George Henry Lewes 36 min 15 The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 1 27 min 16 The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 2 30 min 17 The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 1 29 min 18 The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 2 28 min 19 Triumph and Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Luetzen, AD 1632, by Benjamin Chapman 28 min 20 Recantation of Galileo, AD 1633, by Sir Oliver Lodge 22 min 21 The Education Reform of Comenius, AD 1638, by Simon Somerville Laurie 34 min 22 The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by Gideon H. Hollister 21 min 23 The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by John Marshal 4 min 24 Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Henry Hallam 23 min 25 Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Lord Macaulay 24 min 26 The Founding of Montreal, AD 1642, by Alfred Sandham 15 min 27 Presbyterianism Established in England, Meeting of the Westminster Assembly, AD 1643, by David Masson 40 min 28 Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 1 26 min 29 Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 2 30 min 30 Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 3 32 min 31 The Peace of Westphalia, The War of the Fronde, AD 1648, by Arthur Hassall 41 min 32 Religious Toleration Proclamation in Maryland, AD 1649, by G. L. Davis 22 min 33 The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Lord Macaulay 40 min 34 The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Charles Knight 28 min 35 Cromwell's Campaign in Ireland, AD 1649, by Frederic Harrison 32 min 36 Molière Creates Modern Comedy, AD 1659, by Henri van Laun 32 min 37 Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Thomas Carlyle 44 min 38 Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by John Richard Green 20 min 39 Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Samuel Pepys 13 min
