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Blood and Power
- The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism
- By: John Foot
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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A dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war, in Blood and Power, historian John Foot draws on decades of research to chart the turbulent years between 1915 and 1945, and beyond....
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Fantastic coverage of the fascist period of Italy
- By Amazon Customer on 10-05-23
By: John Foot
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House of Medici
- A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet the Medici family, who, in some ways, can be considered to be the godfathers of the Renaissance. They patronized Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli, among many other famous artists....
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Could have been really good
- By Kitty on 01-11-23
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Crisi e rivoluzione - 1989-1991. La crisi del socialismo e la nuova Europa
- Lezioni di Storia
- By: Andrea Graziosi
- Narrated by: Andrea Graziosi
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Nel 1985 prende il potere in Urss un gruppo riformatore dalla volontà chiara ma dalle idee confuse. La prima è figlia della...
By: Andrea Graziosi
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A Concise History of Italy
- By: Christopher Duggan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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Italian speaker
- By Christopher Smith on 24-11-21
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The Making of Italy: Italian Revolution, War and Unification
- A Detailed Account of the Historical Events, Revolutions & Wars of the 19th Century + Late Renaissance to Industrial + Literature & Art
- By: Giacomo Cocolin
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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In the late 18th century, each of these states had fallen under heavy influence from both the French and Austrian nations. Discover the events which took place, including constant suppression from Metternich and the Austrians, three wars for Italian Independence, and more....
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Excellent
- By C. Barber on 08-05-21
By: Giacomo Cocolin
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Naples '44
- By: Norman Lewis
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Naples '44 is an unflinching autobiographical account of a year in Naples after the armistice and Allied landings in Sorrento in 1943. Working as a British counterintelligence officer under the Allied occupation, Lewis documents the rich pageant of life in the city and its surrounding areas....
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Brilliant essential listening
- By Rachel Redford on 08-10-18
By: Norman Lewis
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Blood and Power
- The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism
- By: John Foot
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war, in Blood and Power, historian John Foot draws on decades of research to chart the turbulent years between 1915 and 1945, and beyond....
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Fantastic coverage of the fascist period of Italy
- By Amazon Customer on 10-05-23
By: John Foot
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House of Medici
- A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet the Medici family, who, in some ways, can be considered to be the godfathers of the Renaissance. They patronized Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli, among many other famous artists....
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Could have been really good
- By Kitty on 01-11-23
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Crisi e rivoluzione - 1989-1991. La crisi del socialismo e la nuova Europa
- Lezioni di Storia
- By: Andrea Graziosi
- Narrated by: Andrea Graziosi
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Nel 1985 prende il potere in Urss un gruppo riformatore dalla volontà chiara ma dalle idee confuse. La prima è figlia della...
By: Andrea Graziosi
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A Concise History of Italy
- By: Christopher Duggan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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Italian speaker
- By Christopher Smith on 24-11-21
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The Making of Italy: Italian Revolution, War and Unification
- A Detailed Account of the Historical Events, Revolutions & Wars of the 19th Century + Late Renaissance to Industrial + Literature & Art
- By: Giacomo Cocolin
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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In the late 18th century, each of these states had fallen under heavy influence from both the French and Austrian nations. Discover the events which took place, including constant suppression from Metternich and the Austrians, three wars for Italian Independence, and more....
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Excellent
- By C. Barber on 08-05-21
By: Giacomo Cocolin
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Naples '44
- By: Norman Lewis
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Naples '44 is an unflinching autobiographical account of a year in Naples after the armistice and Allied landings in Sorrento in 1943. Working as a British counterintelligence officer under the Allied occupation, Lewis documents the rich pageant of life in the city and its surrounding areas....
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Brilliant essential listening
- By Rachel Redford on 08-10-18
By: Norman Lewis
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- By: G. J. Meyer
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone....
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Great story... Impossible narration
- By Marc on 01-08-13
By: G. J. Meyer
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Dante
- By: Alessandro Barbero
- Narrated by: Alessandro Benvenuti
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Alessandro Barbero segue Dante nella sua adolescenza di figlio d'un usuraio che sogna di appartenere al mondo dei nobili e dei letterati; nei corridoi oscuri della politica, dove gli ideali si infrangono davanti alla realtà meschina degli odi di partito e della corruzione dilagante...
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Dante, un uomo dei suoi tempi
- By Anonymous User on 12-03-23
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The History of Rome, Volume 1, Books 1 - 5
- By: Titus Livy, William Masfen Roberts - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
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Hardly anyone who was educated was unaware of at least some of the more famous stories of Roman myth and history as told by Titus Livius....
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Ave Caesar
- By Ciaran on 30-08-17
By: Titus Livy, and others
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Princes of the Renaissance
- By: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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A history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons....
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Well written tremendously interesting
- By C. De Vico on 21-04-24
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- By: Dennis Romano
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
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No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, “another world.”....
By: Dennis Romano
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The First Victory
- The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign
- By: Andrew Stewart
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa....
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The real forgotten army
- By Dylan Baynham on 26-07-23
By: Andrew Stewart
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- By: William E. Wallace
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Michelangelo, God's Architect is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings....
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A captivating read by Simon Callow
- By Audio addict on 29-11-19
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Pompeii
- A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius During the Rule of the Roman Empire
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, which buried at least 2,000 unlucky people. Pompeii became a mysterious tomb, hiding secrets of Rome and other civilizations that influenced the life and culture of the city and its people....
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A horrible day in Pompeii!
- By Janalyn on 27-12-21
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101 Surprising Facts About St. Peter's and the Vatican
- By: Fr. Jeffrey Kirby S.T.L.
- Narrated by: Adrianne Price
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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What do you really know about Vatican City? The Vatican, comprising the Apostolic Palace, St. Peter’s Basilica, and various other buildings, serves as the headquarters of the Catholic Church. It has done so for nearly two millennium....
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The Republic of Genoa
- The History of the Italian City that Became Influential Across the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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The Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian City that Became Influential across the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages examines the highs and lows of Genoa La Superba (“The Proud”), including its humble origins in the first century CE....
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1434
- The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
- By: Gavin Menzies
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world....
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What an interesting concept?
- By Christopher on 12-05-16
By: Gavin Menzies
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Volcanic
- Vesuvius in the Age of Revolutions
- By: John Brewer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
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Vesuvius is best known for its disastrous eruption of 79CE. But only after 1738, in the age of Enlightenment, did the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal its full extent....
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wide range of subjects - people, geology, history & influence on science and culture
- By AWK on 25-05-24
By: John Brewer
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Venice
- By: Jan Morris
- Narrated by: Sebastian Comberti
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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Venice stands, as she loves to tell you, on the frontiers of the east and west, half-way between the setting and the rising sun....
By: Jan Morris
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The Book of the Courtier
- By: Baldassare Castiglione
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Set in the court of Urbino in 1507, Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier presents an invaluable look at court life and culture during the Renaissance. Over four nights of dialogue, the book explores the key question, ‘What should a courtier be like?’ Listen for more....
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Marcia su Roma e dintorni
- By: Emilio Lussu
- Narrated by: Mario Pietramala
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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Quando Mussolini tiene il primo discorso alla Camera da Capo del Consiglio, dopo la Marcia su Roma (è il 16 novembre 1922, la Marcia ha avuto luogo...
By: Emilio Lussu
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation chronicles the turbulent events and wars that unified Italy, and the struggle to maintain the new nation....
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The Pope and Mussolini
- The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini....
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Fascinating insights
- By Jon lanģley on 06-07-22
By: David I. Kertzer
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Leonardo
- Il romanzo di un genio ribelle
- By: Massimo Polidoro
- Narrated by: Massimo Polidoro
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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È l'alba del XVI secolo. L'Italia è divisa in una miriade di regni litigiosi e incapaci di opporsi alle mire delle grandi potenze. Tra...
By: Massimo Polidoro
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The Good Mothers
- The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia
- By: Alex Perry
- Narrated by: Eva Alexander
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Founded more than 150 years ago by shepherding families in the toe of Italy, the 'Ndrangheta is today the world's most powerful mafia, with a crushing presence in Southern Italy....
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Fantastic !!!
- By Miranda on 13-02-18
By: Alex Perry
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Blood on the Altar
- By: Tobias Jones
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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One Sunday morning in 1993 a 16-year-old girl named Eliza Claps goes missing from a church in the centre of Potenza, Italy....
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Outstanding listen! Highly recommended
- By Mr S P James on 05-05-20
By: Tobias Jones
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The Borgias
- By: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy....
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Great read. Great narration.
- By GalePettifer on 17-05-12
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Rome - City in Terror
- The Nazi Occupation 1943-44
- By: Victor Failmezger
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
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In September 1943, following wave upon wave of Allied bombing, Italy announced an armistice with the Allies....
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Italia occulta
- Dal delitto Moro alla strage di Bologna. Il triennio maledetto che sconvolse la Repubblica (1978-1980)
- By: Giuliano Turone
- Narrated by: Cinzia Spanò
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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Moro, Pecorelli, Sindona, Ambrosoli, Mattarella, Amato, la strage di Bologna, la P2, Andreotti. Una sequenza impressionante di stragi, assassinii, complotti, tentativi di colpi di Stato nella ricostruzione inedita del magistrato che ha scoperto la P2, arrestato Liggio e rinviato...
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Perfetta e precisa ricostruzione
- By FrancescoFucci on 25-05-24
By: Giuliano Turone
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
- A Life rom Beginning to End: Biographies of Painters, Book 3
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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The ingenious artist we know as Michelangelo lived during the Renaissance in Northern Italy, and you could say that he was indeed a Renaissance man - he was a painter, sculptor, poet, and engineer all rolled up into one....
By: Hourly History