Renaissance History

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    • A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
    • By: Anthony Gottlieb
    • Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb
    • Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 26-03-19
    • Language: English
    • 48 ratings
    • This landmark study of early Western thought now appears with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. Author Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of the great thinkers, questions much of conventional wisdom, and explains his findings with unbridled brilliance and clarity.....

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    • Assassin's Creed, Book 1
    • By: Oliver Bowden
    • Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
    • Series: Assassin's Creed, Book 1
    • Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 16-03-12
    • Language: English
    • 27 ratings
    • Betrayed by the ruling families of Italy, Ezio Auditore embarks upon an epic quest for vengeance. To eradicate corruption and restore his family's honor, he will learn the art of the Assassins. Along the way, Ezio will call upon the wisdom of such great minds as Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò...

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    • A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 - 1576 AD, The Story of Civilization, Volume 5
    • By: Will Durant
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Series: The Story of Civilization, Book 5
    • Length: 37 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 22-09-14
    • Language: English
    • 43 ratings
    • The Renaissance chronicles the history of Italy from1304 to 1576. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the poets Petrarch and Boccaccio, the fathers of the Renaissance....

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    • Myths of a Golden Age
    • By: Ada Palmer
    • Narrated by: Candida Gubbins
    • Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 13-02-25
    • Language: English
    • 7 ratings
    • Bloomsbury presents Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer, read by Candida Gubbins. The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of modernity, it has come to symbolise the transformative rebirth of knowledge...

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    • By: Miles Cameron
    • Narrated by: Joe Jameson
    • Length: 1 hr
    • Release date: 08-06-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 ratings
    • A standalone audio exclusive set in the world of the Red Knight. Taking place in Etrusca, Terra Antica, thousands of miles from Alba and Liviapolis, an ancient power is rediscovered....

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    • Arts
    • By: iMinds
    • Narrated by: Leah Vandenburg
    • Length: 5 mins
    • Release date: 20-10-09
    • Language: English
    • 18 ratings
    • Learn about the Renaissance period with iMindsJNR audio-learning series for younger minds....

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    • The Renaissance Masterpiece on Military Strategy-A Guide to Political Leadership, Civic Duty, and the Defense of the State
    • By: Niccolò Machiavelli
    • Narrated by: Bruce Cannon
    • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 28-05-26
    • Language: English
    • 6 ratings
    • Why do some leaders maintain their power through every crisis while others fall at the first sign of conflict? In The Art of War, Niccolò Machiavelli reveals that the secret to lasting success lies in the cultivation of a disciplined citizenry.

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    • The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival, Christopher Marlowe
    • By: Stephen Greenblatt
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 11-09-25
    • Language: English
    • 16 ratings
    • Brought to you by Penguin. Poor boy. Dark star. Spy. Transgressor. Genius. From one of the greatest writers on the Elizabethan era, Dark Renaissance is the thrilling and subversive life story of Christopher Marlowe – Shakespeare’s inspiration and rival, who helped to bring England out of the...

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    • A Captivating Guide to a Remarkable Period in European History, Including Stories of People Such as Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo, Copernicus, Shakespeare, and Leonardo da Vinci
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 12-03-19
    • Language: English
    • 7 ratings
    • If you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then pay attention....

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    • By: Walter Pater
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • Published in 1873, Studies in the History of the Renaissance is considered one of the most influential works in the field of aestheticism. The book is a collection of essays that explore various artists of the Renaissance period, focusing primarily on the art, culture, and philosophy of the time.

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Jerry Brotton
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
    • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 25-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 1 rating
    • More than ever before, the Renaissance stands out as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics, and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. In this...

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    • How the Pope's Children Rewrote the Rules for Ireland
    • By: David McWilliams
    • Narrated by: David McWilliams
    • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 21-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 190 ratings
    • In four decades, bookended by the Pope’s visits to Ireland in September 1979 and August 2018, Ireland has become one of the wealthiest and most progressive nations in the world....

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    • The Renaissance Discovery of Childhood
    • By: Joseph Luzzi
    • Narrated by: Joseph Luzzi
    • Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 11-11-25
    • Language: English
    • 2 ratings
    • How a Florentine orphanage rescued thousands of children and revolutionized childhood education amid the splendor of Renaissance art. The story begins with the abandonment of the newborn Agata Smeralda on February 5, 1445, in Florence’s Hospital of the Innocents, the first—but certainly not...

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    • Tracing the Renaissance, Unification, and the Lively Evolution of Art and Culture
    • By: Dominic Haynes
    • Narrated by: Jeff Bower
    • Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 18-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 25 ratings
    • Whether you’re a student of Italian history looking for a refresher or a brand-new learner looking for an introduction, this book is a concise, easy-to-follow overview of the major players, events, and forces in Italian history, from antiquity to today....

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    • By: Katherine Pangonis
    • Narrated by: Bronwen Price
    • Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 19-05-26
    • Language: English
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    • The brilliant and sometimes scandalous lives of twenty-one women who made French history. From Eleanor of Aquitaine to Edith Piaf, Colette to Coco Chanel, discover the lives of 21 women who made French history.

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    • 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
    • By: Ross King
    • Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
    • Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 26-04-24
    • Language: English
    • 1 rating
    • A concise, star-studded retelling of Italy's past, from Caesar and Augustus to da Vinci and Michelangelo, tracing the story of a country with prodigious global influence—from a foremost author of historic Italy. The calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and...

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    • From Copernicus to Shakespeare
    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Roger May
    • Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 04-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 13 ratings
    • It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy. However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This "Other Renaissance" was initially centered on the city of Bruges in Flanders (modern Belgium), but its...

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    • The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
    • By: Jill Burke
    • Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 09-07-24
    • Language: English
    • 2 ratings
    • Beauty, make-up, art, power: How to Be a Renaissance Woman presents an alternative history of this period as told by the women behind the paintings, providing a window into their often overlooked or silenced lives. Can the pressures women feel to look good be traced back to the sixteenth century?...

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