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.)
Chapters
1 01 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 1 25 min 2 02 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 2 21 min 3 03 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 3 18 min 4 04 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 4 23 min 5 05 - Ch. 35 Henry IV, Protestant King, part 5 19 min 6 06 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 1 20 min 7 07 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 2 20 min 8 08 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 3 22 min 9 09 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 4 23 min 10 10 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 5 21 min 11 11 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 6 20 min 12 12 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 7 20 min 13 13 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 8 17 min 14 14 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 9 20 min 15 15 - Ch. 36 Henry IV, Catholic King, part 10 11 min 16 16 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 1 16 min 17 17 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 2 20 min 18 18 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 3 18 min 19 19 - Ch. 37 Regency of Mary De' Medici, part 4 15 min 20 20 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 1 20 min 21 21 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 2 18 min 22 22 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 3 18 min 23 23 - Ch. 38 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Court, part 4 17 min 24 24 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 1 17 min 25 25 - Ch. 39 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Provinces, part 2 13 min 26 26 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 1 19 min 27 27 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 2 18 min 28 28 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 3 18 min 29 29 - Ch. 40 Louis XIII, Richelieu--Catholics and Protestants, part 4 21 min 30 30 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 1 20 min 31 31 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 2 19 min 32 32 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 3 23 min 33 33 - Ch. 41 Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu, and Foreign Affairs, part 4 20 min 34 34 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 1 17 min 35 35 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 2 17 min 36 36 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 3 18 min 37 37 - Ch. 42 Louis XIV, Richelieu, and Literature, part 4 15 min 38 38 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 1 17 min 39 39 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 2 18 min 40 40 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 3 16 min 41 41 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 4 17 min 42 42 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 5 17 min 43 43 - Ch. 43 Louis XIV, the Fronde--Cardinal Mazarin, part 6 25 min 44 44 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 1 20 min 45 45 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 2 20 min 46 46 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 3 20 min 47 47 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 4 17 min 48 48 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 5 20 min 49 49 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 6 23 min 50 50 - Ch. 44 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Conquests, part 7 23 min 51 51 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 1 17 min 52 52 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 2 15 min 53 53 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 3 16 min 54 54 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 4 16 min 55 55 - Ch. 45 Louis XIV, His Wars and His Reverses, part 5 16 min 56 56 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 1 13 min 57 57 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 2 17 min 58 58 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 3 16 min 59 59 - Ch. 46 Louis XIV and Home Administration, part 4 11 min 60 60 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 1 15 min 61 61 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 2 16 min 62 62 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 3 16 min 63 63 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 4 15 min 64 64 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 5 18 min 65 65 - Ch. 47 Louis XIV and Religion, part 6 13 min 66 66 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 1 17 min 67 67 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 2 19 min 68 68 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 3 18 min 69 69 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 4 19 min 70 70 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 5 18 min 71 71 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 6 17 min 72 72 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 7 20 min 73 73 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 8 14 min 74 74 - Ch. 48 Louis XIV, Literature and Art, part 9 14 min
