The Eighteenth Century (National History of France)
Gelesen von Pamela Nagami
Casimir Stryienski
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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
Read by Pamela Nagami
Second Part: The Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal Fleury. Ch. 5: The King's Marriage…
26:55
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Fourth Part: Louis XVI, Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 1
14:06
Read by Pamela Nagami