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 12 of 22, covering from 1661-1710 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
Chapters
1 Outline Narrative 31 min 2 Louis XIV Established Absolute Monarchy, AD 1661, by James Cotter Morison, part 1 23 min 3 Louis XIV Established Absolute Monarchy, AD 1661, by James Cotter Morison, part 2 22 min 4 New York Taken by the English, AD 1664, by John R. Brodhead 30 min 5 Great Plague in London, AD 1665, by Daniel Defoe 37 min 6 Great Fire in London, AD 1666, by John Evelyn 16 min 7 Discovery of Gravitation, AD 1666, by Sir David Brewster 39 min 8 Morgan, the Buccaneer, Sacks Panama, AD 1671, by Johann W. von Archenholz, part 1 21 min 9 Morgan, the Buccaneer, Sacks Panama, AD 1671, by Johann W. von Archenholz, part 2 23 min 10 Struggle of the Dutch Against France and England, AD 1672, by C.M. Davies, part 1 34 min 11 Struggle of the Dutch Against France and England, AD 1672, by C.M. Davies, part 2 32 min 12 Discovery of the Mississippi, AD 1673-1682, by Francois Xavier Garneau 43 min 13 King Philip's War, AD 1675, by Richard Hildreth 37 min 14 Growth of Prussia Under the Great Elector, AD 1675, by Thomas Carlyle 38 min 15 William Penn Received the Grant of Pennsylvania, AD 1681, by George E. Ellis 28 min 16 The Last Turkish Invasion of Europe, AD 1683, by Sutherland Menzies 23 min 17 Monmouth's Rebellion, AD 1685, by Gilbert Burnet 17 min 18 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. AD 1685, by Bon Louis Henri Martin, part 1 30 min 19 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. AD 1685, by Bon Louis Henri Martin, part 2 31 min 20 The English Revolution, AD 1688, by Gilbert Burnet, part 1 29 min 21 The English Revolution, AD 1688, by Gilbert Burnet, part 2 21 min 22 The English Revolution, AD 1688, by H.D. Traill 17 min 23 Peter the Great Modernizes Russia, AD 1689 by Alfred Rambaud 55 min 24 Tyranny of Andros in New England, AD 1689, by Charles W. Elliot 19 min 25 Massacre of Lachine, AD 1689, by Francois Xavier Garneau 30 min 26 Siege of Londonderry and the Battle of the Boyne, AD 1689-90, by Tobias G. Smollett 26 min 27 Salem Witch Trials, AD 1692, by Richard Hildreth 58 min 28 Establishment of the Bank of England, AD 1694, by John Francis 27 min 29 Colonization of Louisiana, AD 1699, by Charles E.T. Gayarre 39 min 30 Prussia Proclaimed a Kingdom, AD 1701, by Leopold von Ranke 21 min 31 Founding of St. Petersburg, AD 1703, by K. Waliszewski 21 min 32 Battle of Blenheim, AD 1704, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy 37 min 33 Union of England and Scotland, AD 1707, by John Hill Burton 25 min 34 Downfall of Charles XII at Poltava, AD 1709, by K. Waliszewski, part 1 26 min 35 Downfall of Charles XII at Poltava, AD 1709, by K. Waliszewski, part 2 28 min 36 Capture of Port Royal, AD 1710, by Duncan Campbell 19 min
