1623 The Lives of the Kings & Queens of France, by Duc de Castries translated from the French by Anne Dobell (read 23 Mar 1981) This is a simplistic book which I was surprised to find that I enjoyed very much. It really is a simple survey of French history and I was surprised to realize that I really did not have a good concept of rhe sweep of French history. I believe this is because I have read a lot of French history but have not read a consecutive survey thereof. The genealogy tables in the book are very good. The gap between Henry III and Henry IV is almost unbelievable --it looks like one had to go back about ten generations to find a common ancestor! (The text says they were twenty times removed--which is nonsense.) I really enjoyed this book. ( )