Cambridge Modern History. Volume 05, The Age of Louis XIV


The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited by A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.

Among other topics, this volume deals with France under Louis XIV; the Stuart Restoration and the Glorious Revolution in England; the Anglo-Dutch wars, the War of the Spanish Succession, and the Great Turkish War; Russia, Scandinavian kingdoms and the Great Northern War; the rise of the Kingdom of Prussia; the European colonies; and European literature, religion, and sciences of the time. (Summary by Kazbek) (46 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes 15:07
Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 1) 28:43
Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 2) 35:16
Chapter I. The Government of Louis XIV (1661-1715) by A. J. Grant (part 3) 34:33
Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 1) 42:01
Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 2) 36:10
Chapter II. The Foreign Policy of Louis XIV (1661-97) by Arthur Hassall (part 3) 37:32
Chapter III. French Seventeenth Century Literature and its European Influence b… 31:16
Chapter IV. The Gallican Church by Viscount St Cyres (part 1) 31:09
Chapter IV. The Gallican Church by Viscount St Cyres (part 2) 28:10
Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 1) 30:12
Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 2) 38:33
Chapter V. The Stewart Restoration by C. H. Firth (part 3) 24:14
Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Haro… 28:53
Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Haro… 39:14
Chapter VI. The Literature of the English Restoration, Including Milton by Haro… 19:20
Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88… 39:39
Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88… 34:13
Chapter VII. The Administrations of John de Witt and William of Orange (1651-88… 40:05
Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (1) Naval Administration under Charles II a… 30:20
Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (2) The Wars (1664-74) by C. T. Atkinson (p… 35:28
Chapter VIII. The Anglo-Dutch Wars. (2) The Wars (1664-74) by C. T. Atkinson (p… 33:50
Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (pa… 37:57
Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (pa… 34:39
Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (pa… 32:34
Chapter IX. The Policy of Charles II and James II (1667-87) by John Pollock (pa… 35:08
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) E… 38:29
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) E… 33:54
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) E… 35:08
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (1) E… 45:38
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (2) S… 46:25
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (2) S… 43:26
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (3) I… 38:10
Chapter X. The Revolution and the Revolution Settlement in Great Britain. (3) I… 45:35
Chapter XI. Religious Toleration in England by the Rev. H. M. Gwatkin (part 1) 33:17
Chapter XI. Religious Toleration in England by the Rev. H. M. Gwatkin (part 2) 18:43
Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 1) 41:25
Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 2) 44:10
Chapter XII. Austria, Poland and Turkey by Richard Lodge (part 3) 34:50
Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang … 35:14
Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang … 33:51
Chapter XIII. The Treaties of Partition and the Spanish Succession by Wolfgang … 29:40
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations … 39:26
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations … 32:09
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations … 31:11
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (1) Campaigns and Negotiations … 33:49
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (2) The Peace of Utrecht and th… 36:25
Chapter XIV. The War of the Spanish Succession. (2) The Peace of Utrecht and th… 41:58
Chapter XV. Party Government under Queen Anne by H. W. V. Temperley (part 1) 28:00
Chapter XV. Party Government under Queen Anne by H. W. V. Temperley (part 2) 35:30
Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 1) 43:38
Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 2) 40:28
Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 3) 36:21
Chapter XVI. Russia (1462-1682) by J. B. Bury (part 4) 47:27
Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (par… 36:30
Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (par… 39:06
Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (par… 41:53
Chapter XVII. Peter the Great and his Pupils (1689-1730) by R. Nisbet Bain (par… 31:47
Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 1) 37:29
Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 2) 39:31
Chapter XVIII. The Scandinavian Kingdoms by W. F. Reddaway (part 3) 19:00
Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 1) 38:24
Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 2) 36:55
Chapter XIX. Charles XII and the Great Northern War by R. Nisbet Bain (part 3) 40:28
Chapter XX. The Origins of the Kingdom of Prussia by A. W. Ward (part 1) 39:35
Chapter XX. The Origins of the Kingdom of Prussia by A. W. Ward (part 2) 41:06
Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part … 38:47
Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part … 33:12
Chapter XXI. The Great Elector and the First Prussian King by A. W. Ward (part … 37:56
Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (1) The Colonies by E. A. Benians (part 1) 27:21
Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (1) The Colonies by E. A. Benians (part 2) 48:46
Chapter XXII. The Colonies and India. (2) India by P. R. Roberts 37:56
Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eig… 33:46
Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eig… 21:48
Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eig… 39:31
Chapter XXIII. European Science in the Seventeenth and Earlier Years of the Eig… 25:05
Chapter XXIV. Latitudinarianism and Pietism by the Rev. M. Kaufmann (part 1) 38:22
Chapter XXIV. Latitudinarianism and Pietism by the Rev. M. Kaufmann (part 2) 37:52