Eighteenth Century (National History of France)

by Casimir Stryienski

36 chapters13h 11mEnglish1916

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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.)

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

1140

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

1704

3Ch. 3: The System, 1715-1720

2075

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

958

5Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 2

1421

6Second Part: The Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal Fleury. Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 1

1615

7Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 2

1226

8Ch. 6: A Palace Revolution, 1725-1726

1130

9Ch. 7: The Queen's Dowry, 1727-1737

2072

10Ch. 8: The Royal Family

1972

11Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 1

1036

12Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 2

1037

13Third Part: Louis XV, Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 1

1166

14Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 2

1159

15Ch. 11: "As Stupid as the Peace," 1745-1749

1264

16Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 1

1211

17Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 2

1260

18Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 1

1324

19Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 2

1276

20Ch. 14: Choiseul, 1764-1770

1563

21Ch. 15: The Death of the King, 1770-1774

1810

22Fourth Part: Louis XVI, Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 1

846

23Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 2

1305

24Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 1

1431

25Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 2

1020

26Ch. 18: The Emperor's Visit, 1777

1489

27Ch. 19: Birth of Madame Royale

892

28Ch. 20: The End of the American War, 1779-1783

1217

29Ch. 21: The Queen's First Calvary, 1785

1875

30Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 1

859

31Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 2

1059

32Fifth Part: The Artistic and Literary Movement, Ch. 23, Pt. 1: The Arts

2081

33Ch. 23, Pt. 2: The Sciences

747

34Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 1

1084

35Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 2

1282

36Ch. 23, Pt. 4: The Salons

873

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