French History for English Children


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(4.3 stars; 16 reviews)

A history of France from Ancient Gaul up until 1880, written in short easy to comprehend chapters aimed at teaching English children. (Summary by Guero)

Chapters

01 - Ancient Gaul 7:54 Read by Guero
02 - Caesar in Gaul (B.C. 58-51) 8:43 Read by Guero
03 - Gaul a Roman Province (B.C. 70-250 A.D.) 4:52 Read by Guero
04 - Conquest of Gaul by the Franks (300 A.D.) 6:11 Read by nzk
05 - The Merovingian Kings (481-687) 11:44 Read by nzk
06 - The Mayors of the Palace (687-741) 9:21 Read by nzk
07 - The Carlovingians (741-768) 8:15 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
08 - Charlemagne (771-814) 11:26 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
09 - Descendants of Charlemagne (814-843) 6:30 Read by Snapdragon
10 - The Last Carlovingian Kings (843-987) 10:42 Read by Cate Barratt
11 - Hugh Capet - Robert (987-1031) 10:14 Read by Guero
12 - Henry I (1031-1060) 11:16 Read by nlonghu
13 - Philip I (1060-1108) 13:10 Read by zcameo
14 - Louis VI (1108-1137) 7:08 Read by zcameo
15 - Louis VII (1137-1180) 14:42 Read by zcameo
16 - Philip II (1180-1223) 12:51 Read by Kalynda
17 - Philip II (continued) 12:23 Read by Kalynda
18 - Louis VIII (1223-1226) 4:41 Read by Diana Majlinger
19 - Louis IX (1226-1270) 18:25 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
20 - Philip III (1270-1286) 11:26 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
21 - Philip IV (1286-1314) 14:42 Read by Stephanie Lee
22 - Louis X (1314-1316) 7:02 Read by Stephanie Lee
23 - Philip V (1316-1322) 7:18 Read by Sarah Jennings
24 - Charles IV (1322-1328) 6:12 Read by Sarah Jennings
25 - Philip VI (1328-1350) 18:57 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
26 - John (1350-1364) 19:31 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
27 - Charles V (1364-1380) 10:15 Read by Snapdragon
28 - Charles VI (1389-1422) 12:27 Read by Snapdragon
29 - Charles VI (continued) 11:56 Read by Cate Barratt
30 - Charles VII (1422-1461) 19:23 Read by Cate Barratt
31 - Louis XI (1461-1483) 14:38 Read by Cate Barratt
32 - Charles VIII (1483-1498) 11:47 Read by Guero
33 - Louis XII (1498-1515) 11:05 Read by Guero
34 - Francis I (1515-1547) 16:17 Read by Stephanie Lee
35 - Francis I (continued) 12:58 Read by Stephanie Lee
36 - Henry II (1547-1559) 14:11 Read by Kalynda
37 - Francis II (1559-1560) 11:44 Read by Kalynda
38 - Charles IX (1560-1574) 23:43 Read by Guero
39 - Henry III (1574-1589) 22:31 Read by Guero
40 - Henry IV (1589-1610) 13:31 Read by nlonghu
41 - Henry IV (continued) 19:01 Read by Kristin G.
42 - Louis XIII (1610-1643) 22:24 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
43 - Louis XIV (1643-1715) 20:55 Read by Cebes
44 - Louis XIV (continued) 19:32 Read by Guero
45 - Louis XIV (concluded) 19:35 Read by nlonghu
46 - Louis XV (1715-1774) 20:06 Read by zcameo
47 - Louis XVI (1774-1792) 23:55 Read by Grace
48 - The Revolution (1789-1792) 28:10 Read by Joni
49 - The Revolution (1792-1795) 19:09 Read by zcameo
50 - Directory and Consulate (1795-1800) 21:23 Read by zcameo
51 - The Emperor Napoleon (1804-1815) 17:26 Read by Betty Chen
52 - Conclusion (1815-1880) 9:15 Read by Snapdragon

Reviews


(5 stars)

Great way to learn French history. I also like the writers little capsule explanations of Big Ideas for children. A fascinating way to get the basics under your belt

Loved it!


(5 stars)

Very interesting history of France. It mainly deals with the rulers of the country.

i picked it because of the title


(4 stars)

very interesting if you are interested in France