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The Eighteenth Century (National History of France)

Gelesen von 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)

Chapters

First Part: Regency of the Duc d'Orleans. Ch. 1: The Commencement of the Regency

19:00

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Ch. 2: The Education of Louis XV, 1715-1722

28:24

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Ch. 3: The System, 1715-1720

34:35

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Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 1

15:58

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Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 2

23:41

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Second Part: The Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal Fleury. Ch. 5: The King's Marriage…

26:55

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Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 2

20:26

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Ch. 6: A Palace Revolution, 1725-1726

18:50

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Ch. 7: The Queen's Dowry, 1727-1737

34:32

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Ch. 8: The Royal Family

32:52

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Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 1

17:16

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Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 2

17:17

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Third Part: Louis XV, Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 1

19:26

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Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 2

19:19

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Ch. 11: "As Stupid as the Peace," 1745-1749

21:04

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Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 1

20:11

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Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 2

21:00

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Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 1

22:04

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Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 2

21:16

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Ch. 14: Choiseul, 1764-1770

26:03

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Ch. 15: The Death of the King, 1770-1774

30:10

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Fourth Part: Louis XVI, Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 1

14:06

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Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 2

21:45

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Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 1

23:51

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Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 2

17:00

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Ch. 18: The Emperor's Visit, 1777

24:49

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Ch. 19: Birth of Madame Royale

14:52

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Ch. 20: The End of the American War, 1779-1783

20:17

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Ch. 21: The Queen's First Calvary, 1785

31:15

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Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 1

14:19

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Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 2

17:39

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Fifth Part: The Artistic and Literary Movement, Ch. 23, Pt. 1: The Arts

34:41

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Ch. 23, Pt. 2: The Sciences

12:27

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Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 1

18:04

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Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 2

21:22

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Ch. 23, Pt. 4: The Salons

14:33

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