Eighteenth Century (National History of France)
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- First Part: Regency of the Duc d'Orleans. Ch. 1: The Commencement of the Regency
- Ch. 2: The Education of Louis XV, 1715-1722
- Ch. 3: The System, 1715-1720
- Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 1
- Ch. 4: The Two Cardinals, 1719-1723, Pt. 2
- Second Part: The Duc de Bourbon and Cardinal Fleury. Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 1
- Ch. 5: The King's Marriage, 1723-1725, Pt. 2
- Ch. 6: A Palace Revolution, 1725-1726
- Ch. 7: The Queen's Dowry, 1727-1737
- Ch. 8: The Royal Family
- Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 1
- Ch. 9: For the Prussian King, 1740-1743, Pt. 2
- Third Part: Louis XV, Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 1
- Ch. 10: Louis the Well-Beloved, 1743-1744, Pt. 2
- Ch. 11: "As Stupid as the Peace," 1745-1749
- Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 1
- Ch. 12: Louis XV Becomes Unpopular, 1749-1757, Pt. 2
- Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 1
- Ch. 13: The Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Pt. 2
- Ch. 14: Choiseul, 1764-1770
- Ch. 15: The Death of the King, 1770-1774
- Fourth Part: Louis XVI, Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 1
- Ch. 16: The Coronation, 1774-June 11, 1775, Pt. 2
- Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 1
- Ch. 17: The Queen's Surroundings, 1775-1776, Pt. 2
- Ch. 18: The Emperor's Visit, 1777
- Ch. 19: Birth of Madame Royale
- Ch. 20: The End of the American War, 1779-1783
- Ch. 21: The Queen's First Calvary, 1785
- Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 1
- Ch. 22: Dawn of the Revolution, Pt. 2
- Fifth Part: The Artistic and Literary Movement, Ch. 23, Pt. 1: The Arts
- Ch. 23, Pt. 2: The Sciences
- Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 1
- Ch. 23, Pt. 3: Literature, Pt. 2
- Ch. 23, Pt. 4: The Salons
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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