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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- By: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat....
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Very, very interesting - highly recommended
- By anthonyunionjackson on 06-05-09
By: Ian Mortimer
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
By: Jack Weatherford
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- By: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe....
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As a Child of Ash and Elm
- By Stuart Bailey on 02-10-20
By: Neil Price
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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yes
- By adamdw499 on 23-02-24
By: Judith Herrin
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....
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Appaling production
- By Daearegydd on 04-09-22
By: Michael Wood
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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Anecdotes bring life to samurai history
- By Tweetingcheetah on 27-07-14
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- By: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat....
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Very, very interesting - highly recommended
- By anthonyunionjackson on 06-05-09
By: Ian Mortimer
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
By: Jack Weatherford
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- By: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe....
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As a Child of Ash and Elm
- By Stuart Bailey on 02-10-20
By: Neil Price
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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yes
- By adamdw499 on 23-02-24
By: Judith Herrin
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....
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Appaling production
- By Daearegydd on 04-09-22
By: Michael Wood
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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Anecdotes bring life to samurai history
- By Tweetingcheetah on 27-07-14
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Lancaster and York
- The Wars of the Roses
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Lancater and York is a riveting account of the Wars of the Roses, from the beloved and best-selling historian Alison Weir....
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Incredible Events - Oddly Dull in Presentation
- By Alison on 04-11-14
By: Alison Weir
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A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485
- Brief Histories
- By: Nicholas Vincent
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and became a nation....
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Best introduction to medieval history
- By Marcus on 08-04-13
By: Nicholas Vincent
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The Norman Conquest
- The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest....
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Great story, poor reading
- By Matthew on 21-11-14
By: Marc Morris
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The Burgundians
- A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day
- By: Bart van Loo, Nancy Forest-Flier - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness....
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superb Read
- By Mr Jonathan P Rettig on 08-04-24
By: Bart van Loo, and others
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The Anglo-Saxon World
- By: Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, paleobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history, and numismatics....
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Suited for degree student better as hard copy
- By twigs way on 03-03-23
By: Nicholas J. Higham, and others
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Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- By: Ed West
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him....
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History with all interesting and gory bits!
- By Jack Clancy on 03-03-20
By: Ed West
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Queens of the Age of Chivalry
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Alison Weir shows in this gripping group biography of England's fourteenth-century consorts....
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Immersive
- By Alison W on 09-04-24
By: Alison Weir
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Conquered
- The Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
- By: Eleanor Parker
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wiped out the leading families of Anglo-Saxon England – so what happened to the children this conflict left behind....
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Indispensable
- By Bee-nocchio on 13-09-23
By: Eleanor Parker
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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Brief Histories
- By: Geoffrey Hindley
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Starting AD 400 and running through to the 1100s, historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe....
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Hard work. But...not bad.
- By Laurie on 16-10-15
By: Geoffrey Hindley
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Battle for the Island Kingdom
- England's Destiny 1000–1066
- By: Don Hollway
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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A tale of loyalty, treason and military might, Battle for the Island Kingdom reveals the rich history of the years leading up to 1066 when Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans vied for the English crown....
By: Don Hollway
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The Secret History
- By: Procopius
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period....
By: Procopius
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Never Greater Slaughter
- Brunanburh and the Birth of England
- By: Michael Livingston
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Late in AD 937, four armies met in a place called Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On the other side stood a remarkable alliance of rival kings who’d come together to destroy them once and for all....
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High Priest Of The Wirralites
- By Anonymous User on 05-06-21
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The Once and Future Sex
- Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
- By: Eleanor Janega
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A vibrant and illuminating exploration of medieval thinking on women's beauty, sexuality, and behavior....
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Books like this make me love history
- By Amazon Customer on 18-01-24
By: Eleanor Janega
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Rhodes
- The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but there are perhaps few areas as consistently undervalued as the island of Rhodes....
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Rhodes Rave
- By Duncan Delaporte on 30-07-21
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The Great Siege of Malta
- The History of the Battle for the Mediterranean Island Between the Ottoman Empire and Knights Hospitaller
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in one of the most infamous territorial disputes of all time, viciously and relentlessly battling one another for the Holy Land....
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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages
- Brief Histories
- By: Martyn Whittock
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating new portrait of Medieval Britain that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary....
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christopher Hibbert...he ain't!!
- By Charles Palmer on 27-08-17
By: Martyn Whittock
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Under the Hammer
- Edward I and Scotland
- By: Fiona Watson
- Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Fiona Watson examines the process of conquest and attempted colonization of one medieval kingdom by another, concentrating on that most vital aspect of conquest: the maintenance of garrisons....
By: Fiona Watson
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Agincourt
- Battle of the Scarred King
- By: Dr Michael Livingston, Bernard Cornwell - foreword
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory....
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An in depth new look at the battle of Agincourt
- By hayley r. on 13-12-23
By: Dr Michael Livingston, and others
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The Temple and the Lodge
- The Strange and Fascinating History of the Knights Templar and the Freemasons
- By: Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, Mitch Horowitz - foreword
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Temple and the Lodge, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh reveal the survival and evolution of a world-changing order through the birth of the Masonic lodge....
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Very informative
- By David Gorrell on 24-02-24
By: Michael Baigent, and others
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Two Houses, Two Kingdoms
- A History of France and England, 1100-1300
- By: Catherine Hanley
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the course of history. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried....
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Great book but not worth listening to on Audible
- By Jean McEwan on 28-02-23
By: Catherine Hanley
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The Fall of Rome
- And the End of Civilization
- By: Bryan Ward-Perkins
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....
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A kick in the teeth for revisionists!!
- By Anonymous User on 25-01-23
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The Book of Margery Kempe
- By: Margery Kempe
- Narrated by: Lucy Scott
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic from Norfolk. Having married in c. 1393, given birth to 14 children, and pursued unsuccessful ventures in brewing and milling, Kempe made a vow of chastity....
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The Hitchhiker's guide to going on pilgrimage.
- By Jeremy Critchlow on 26-01-24
By: Margery Kempe
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The Forbidden City
- The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties....
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Dante
- By: Alessandro Barbero
- Narrated by: Alessandro Benvenuti
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Lotharingia
- A Personal History of France, Germany and the Countries in Between
- By: Simon Winder
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited what became France, another Germany and the third Lotharingia: the chunk that initially divided the other two. The dynamic between these three great zones has dictated much of our subsequent fate.
By: Simon Winder
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Medieval Christianity
- A Captivating Guide to Christian History, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Great Schism and the Crusades to the Reformation (Exploring Christianity)
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Are you intrigued by the monumental path Christianity carved through history? This masterful narrative weaves through 1,600 years of history, from Christianity’s origins in the 1st century AD to the transformative Counter-Reformation in 1700.
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The Battle of Fornovo
- The History of the Italian Wars’ First Major Battle
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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In 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers, and Italians responded to the fragmentation, forevermore, of Latin Christendom, the end of self-governance for Italians, and the beginning of the early modern era in a myriad of ways. They were always heavily influenced by the lived experience of warfare between large Christian armies on the peninsula.
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Secrets of the Renaissance Magi
- Hermeticism, Magic, and the Quest for Divine Power
- By: The Curious Philosopher
- Narrated by: Kaily Holland
- Length: 27 mins
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In the vibrant era of the Renaissance, a hidden world of ancient wisdom and profound magic stirred within the hearts of philosophers, scholars, and audacious thinkers. Whispered teachings attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus promised to unlock the secrets of the cosmos, the power hidden within the human spirit, and the pathways to divine transformation.
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The English Civil War
- An Alternative History of Britain
- By: Timothy Venning
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable, but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently.
By: Timothy Venning
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An Alternative History of Britain
- The Tudors
- By: Timothy Venning
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Timothy Venning's series of alternative histories explores the pathways of British events from the Anglo-Saxon Age to the English Civil War. In this volume, he presents an in-depth analysis of the Tudor period. Venning discusses the fateful moments at which history could easily have taken a different turn. In a fascinating series of "what if" scenarios, Venning presents a detailed look at the possible and likely results. While speculative, the scenarios are all plausible and rooted in a firm understanding of actually events and their context.
By: Timothy Venning
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Lotharingia
- A Personal History of France, Germany and the Countries in Between
- By: Simon Winder
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited what became France, another Germany and the third Lotharingia: the chunk that initially divided the other two. The dynamic between these three great zones has dictated much of our subsequent fate.
By: Simon Winder
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Medieval Christianity
- A Captivating Guide to Christian History, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Great Schism and the Crusades to the Reformation (Exploring Christianity)
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Are you intrigued by the monumental path Christianity carved through history? This masterful narrative weaves through 1,600 years of history, from Christianity’s origins in the 1st century AD to the transformative Counter-Reformation in 1700.
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The Battle of Fornovo
- The History of the Italian Wars’ First Major Battle
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
-
Story
In 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers, and Italians responded to the fragmentation, forevermore, of Latin Christendom, the end of self-governance for Italians, and the beginning of the early modern era in a myriad of ways. They were always heavily influenced by the lived experience of warfare between large Christian armies on the peninsula.
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Secrets of the Renaissance Magi
- Hermeticism, Magic, and the Quest for Divine Power
- By: The Curious Philosopher
- Narrated by: Kaily Holland
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In the vibrant era of the Renaissance, a hidden world of ancient wisdom and profound magic stirred within the hearts of philosophers, scholars, and audacious thinkers. Whispered teachings attributed to the legendary Hermes Trismegistus promised to unlock the secrets of the cosmos, the power hidden within the human spirit, and the pathways to divine transformation.
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The English Civil War
- An Alternative History of Britain
- By: Timothy Venning
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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With hindsight, the victory of Parliamentarian forces over the Royalists in the English Civil War may seem inevitable, but this outcome was not a foregone conclusion. Timothy Venning explores many of the turning points and discusses how they might so easily have played out differently.
By: Timothy Venning
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An Alternative History of Britain
- The Tudors
- By: Timothy Venning
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Timothy Venning's series of alternative histories explores the pathways of British events from the Anglo-Saxon Age to the English Civil War. In this volume, he presents an in-depth analysis of the Tudor period. Venning discusses the fateful moments at which history could easily have taken a different turn. In a fascinating series of "what if" scenarios, Venning presents a detailed look at the possible and likely results. While speculative, the scenarios are all plausible and rooted in a firm understanding of actually events and their context.
By: Timothy Venning