François Pierre Guillaume Guizot 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. (Summary from Wikipedia with additions by Karen Merline)
Chapters
1 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 1 20 min 2 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 2 26 min 3 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 3 17 min 4 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 4 26 min 5 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 5 20 min 6 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 6 23 min 7 Ch 17 The Crusades, Their Decline and End, pt 7 20 min 8 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 1 13 min 9 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 2 17 min 10 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 3 22 min 11 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 4 20 min 12 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 5 22 min 13 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 6 19 min 14 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 7 19 min 15 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 8 19 min 16 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 9 18 min 17 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 10 17 min 18 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 11 18 min 19 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 12 22 min 20 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 13 19 min 21 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 14 22 min 22 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 15 21 min 23 Ch 18 The Kingship in France, pt 16 18 min 24 Ch 19 The Communes and the Third Estate, pt 1 17 min 25 Ch 19 The Communes and the Third Estate, pt 2 16 min 26 Ch 19 The Communes and the Third Estate, pt 3 22 min 27 Ch 19 The Communes and the Third Estate, pt 4 19 min 28 Ch 19 The Communes and the Third Estate, pt 5 31 min 29 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 1 22 min 30 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 2 19 min 31 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 3 17 min 32 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 4 21 min 33 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 5 23 min 34 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 6 24 min 35 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 7 20 min 36 Ch 20 The Hundred Years' War - Philip VI and John II, pt 8 20 min 37 Ch 21 The States-General of the 14th Century, pt 1 18 min 38 Ch 21 The States-General of the 14th Century, pt 2 19 min 39 Ch 21 The States-General of the 14th Century, pt 3 23 min 40 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 1 16 min 41 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 2 16 min 42 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 3 21 min 43 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 4 19 min 44 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 5 19 min 45 Ch 22 The Hundred Years' War - Charles V, pt 6 22 min
