The Eighteenth Century (National History of France)


Lu par Pamela Nagami

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This panoramic history of the last days of Bourbon France opens with the death of Louis XIV in 1715 and the minority of the ill-educated, Louis XV. The financial genius, John Law, precipitates a market bubble, with speculators frantic to buy and sell shares. The King, indolent and sensual, is content to leave the government to his cardinals and his mistresses. Meanwhile, France loses India and North America in the Seven Years' War. In 1774, Louis XVI succeeds his grandfather. Well-intentioned, but ineffectual, he falls under the sway of Marie-Antoinette and her favorites, so that when at last competent ministers are found to confront France's problems, it is too late. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.) (13 hr 11 min)

Chapitres

First Part: Regency of the Duc d'Orleans. Ch. 1: The Commencement of the Regency 19:00 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 2: The Education of Louis XV, 1715-1722 28:24 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3: The System, 1715-1720 34:35 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 1 15:58 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 2 23:41 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Second Part: The Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal Fleury. Ch. 5: The King's Marriage… 26:55 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 2 20:26 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6: A Palace Revolution, 1725-1726 18:50 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Queen's Dowry, 1727-1737 34:32 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: The Royal Family 32:52 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 1 17:16 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 2 17:17 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Third Part: Louis XV, Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 1 19:26 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 2 19:19 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 11: "As Stupid as the Peace," 1745-1749 21:04 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 1 20:11 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 2 21:00 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 1 22:04 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 2 21:16 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 14: Choiseul, 1764-1770 26:03 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 15: The Death of the King, 1770-1774 30:10 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Fourth Part: Louis XVI, Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 1 14:06 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 2 21:45 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 1 23:51 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 2 17:00 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 18: The Emperor's Visit, 1777 24:49 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 19: Birth of Madame Royale 14:52 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 20: The End of the American War, 1779-1783 20:17 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 21: The Queen's First Calvary, 1785 31:15 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 1 14:19 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 2 17:39 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Fifth Part: The Artistic and Literary Movement, Ch. 23, Pt. 1: The Arts 34:41 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 23, Pt. 2: The Sciences 12:27 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 1 18:04 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 2 21:22 Lu par Pamela Nagami
Ch. 23, Pt. 4: The Salons 14:33 Lu par Pamela Nagami