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Outline Narrative (31:29) Louis XIV Established Absolute Monarchy, AD 1661, by James Cotter Morison, part 1 (22:37) Louis XIV Established Absolute Monarchy, AD 1661, by James Cotter Morison, part 2 (22:13) New York Taken by the English, AD 1664, by John R. Brodhead (30:10) Great Plague in London, AD 1665, by Daniel Defoe (37:23) Great Fire in London, AD 1666, by John Evelyn (16:11) Discovery of Gravitation, AD 1666, by Sir David Brewster (38:45) Morgan, the Buccaneer, Sacks Panama, AD 1671, by Johann W. von Archenholz, part 1 (21:07) Morgan, the Buccaneer, Sacks Panama, AD 1671, by Johann W. von Archenholz, part 2 (22:35) Struggle of the Dutch Against France and England, AD 1672, by C.M. Davies, part 1 (33:46) Struggle of the Dutch Against France and England, AD 1672, by C.M. Davies, part 2 (31:30) Discovery of the Mississippi, AD 1673-1682, by Francois Xavier Garneau (42:49) King Philip's War, AD 1675, by Richard Hildreth (36:38) Growth of Prussia Under the Great Elector, AD 1675, by Thomas Carlyle (38:07) William Penn Received the Grant of Pennsylvania, AD 1681, by George E. Ellis (28:24) The Last Turkish Invasion of Europe, AD 1683, by Sutherland Menzies (23:27) Monmouth's Rebellion, AD 1685, by Gilbert Burnet (17:00) Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. AD 1685, by Bon Louis Henri Martin, part 1 (29:33) Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. AD 1685, by Bon Louis Henri Martin, part 2 (30:35) The English Revolution, AD 1688, by Gilbert Burnet, part 1 (28:34) The English Revolution, AD 1688, by Gilbert Burnet, part 2 (20:56) The English Revolution, AD 1688, by H.D. Traill (16:41) Peter the Great Modernizes Russia, AD 1689 by Alfred Rambaud (54:47) Tyranny of Andros in New England, AD 1689, by Charles W. Elliot (19:22) Massacre of Lachine, AD 1689, by Francois Xavier Garneau (30:19) Siege of Londonderry and the Battle of the Boyne, AD 1689-90, by Tobias G. Smollett (25:47) Salem Witch Trials, AD 1692, by Richard Hildreth (57:54) Establishment of the Bank of England, AD 1694, by John Francis (26:44) Colonization of Louisiana, AD 1699, by Charles E.T. Gayarre (39:18) Prussia Proclaimed a Kingdom, AD 1701, by Leopold von Ranke (20:54) Founding of St. Petersburg, AD 1703, by K. Waliszewski (20:58) Battle of Blenheim, AD 1704, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (36:47) Union of England and Scotland, AD 1707, by John Hill Burton (24:52) Downfall of Charles XII at Poltava, AD 1709, by K. Waliszewski, part 1 (26:21) Downfall of Charles XII at Poltava, AD 1709, by K. Waliszewski, part 2 (27:44) Capture of Port Royal, AD 1710, by Duncan Campbell (18:44)
