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Mysteries of the Middle Ages
- The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science....
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the dark ages illuminated
- By Amber on 06-21-07
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41. Mysteries of the Middle Ages
- The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Hinges of History
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-03-06
- Language: English
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Heretics and Heroes
- How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Thomas Cahill
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history - this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world....
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Great story, bad decision to narrate your own book
- By Christopher on 10-21-14
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42. Heretics and Heroes
- How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
- Narrated by: Thomas Cahill
- Series: The Hinges of History
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-29-13
- Language: English
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The Thirty Years' War 1618-1648
- By: Samuel Rawson Gardiner
- Narrated by: Pamula Nagamiam
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner remains a respected source on the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which began as a civil conflict between Protestant princes and the Catholic Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II. Lack of unity on both sides soon drew in outside powers....
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43. The Thirty Years' War 1618-1648
- Narrated by: Pamula Nagamiam
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 09-28-23
- Language: English
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The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood
- The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent
- By: Robert Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court....
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44. The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood
- The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King's Secret Agent
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-06-16
- Language: English
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Henry VIII: The Quest for Fame
- Penguin Monarchs, Book 2
- By: John Guy
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Henry VIII's reign transformed the physical and spiritual landscape of England. In this revealing new account, John Guy explores how Henry himself understood the world and his place in it....
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45. Henry VIII: The Quest for Fame
- Penguin Monarchs, Book 2
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Series: Penguin Monarchs
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-28-18
- Language: English
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Virtue Politics
- Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy
- By: James Hankins
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 23 hrs and 33 mins
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Convulsed by a civilizational crisis, the great thinkers of the Renaissance set out to reconceive the nature of society. Corrupt and reckless tyrants sowing discord and ruling through fear; elites who prized wealth and status over the common good; military leaders waging endless wars....
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A very Good Book
- By John R Gaither on 02-16-23
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46. Virtue Politics
- Soulcraft and Statecraft in Renaissance Italy
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 23 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-28-21
- Language: English
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
- Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library
- By: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books tells the story of the first and greatest visionary of the print age, a man who saw how the explosive expansion of knowledge and information generated by the advent of the printing press would entirely change the landscape of thought and society....
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Erudite. Stimulating. Rewarding.
- By R. P. RIBEYRE on 10-26-20
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47. The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
- Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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The Prince
- By: Nicolo Machiavelli
- Narrated by: Joseph Gomez
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513, after he was forced to leave Florence as a political exile....
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48. The Prince
- Narrated by: Joseph Gomez
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-08-19
- Language: English
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Beer in the Middle Ages and the Rennaissance
- By: Richard W. Unger
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Modern beer has little in common with the drink that carried that name through the Middle Ages and Renaissance....
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I want to rate this higher...
- By S. Anderson on 03-02-12
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49. Beer in the Middle Ages and the Rennaissance
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-15-10
- Language: English
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Florence: The Fascinating History of Tuscany’s Greatest City
- By: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Florence was a major center of middle ages European trade and banking, and also one of the most affluent cities in the world at the time. A lot of academics believe it was the beginning of the Renaissance, and it has been called "The Athens of the Middle Ages"....
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The randomness of the text
- By Natalia on 03-24-24
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50. Florence: The Fascinating History of Tuscany’s Greatest City
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-01-22
- Language: English
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Versailles
- The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Royal Palace
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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In every nation, in every era of history, there are inevitably one or two places that become the symbol of the times....
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Great story of the palace.
- By Dogs, Cats, and Kids on 01-22-23
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51. Versailles
- The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Royal Palace
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-27-17
- Language: English
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The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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A diverse array of ancient and modern cryptographic challenges exists today. Among the most famous is a 600-year-old document that continues to mystify: the Voynich Manuscript....
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Nothing Here You Can't Get From Google Search
- By Amazon Customer on 03-16-19
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52. The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-15-17
- Language: English
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The Queen's Agent
- Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England
- By: John Cooper
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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A captivating true story that chronicles the exploits of Sir Francis Walsingham - the first great English spymaster and the man who saved Elizabeth's regime and the country's independence....
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The Power Behind the Throne
- By Troy on 02-21-15
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53. The Queen's Agent
- Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 09-30-13
- Language: English
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The Most Productive People in History: 18 Extraordinarily Prolific Inventors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs, from Archimedes to Elon Musk
- By: Michael Rank
- Narrated by: Kevin Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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This book will explore the lives of the 17 most productive people in history.....
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Extremely good. It can save you from burnout.
- By Peter on 02-14-21
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54. The Most Productive People in History: 18 Extraordinarily Prolific Inventors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs, from Archimedes to Elon Musk
- Narrated by: Kevin Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 01-26-18
- Language: English
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages
- The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Thomas Cahill
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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On visits to the great cities of Europe, Thomas Cahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world....
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Thinly veiled Progressive Rant
- By Mountain K9iner on 05-30-17
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55. Mysteries of the Middle Ages
- The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
- Narrated by: Thomas Cahill
- Series: The Hinges of History (Abridged), Book 5
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-05-06
- Language: English
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Elizabeth's London
- Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
- By: Liza Picard
- Narrated by: Liza Picard
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London....
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Hard to Follow Along
- By Makayla Mason on 08-27-18
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56. Elizabeth's London
- Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
- Narrated by: Liza Picard
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 07-26-11
- Language: English
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The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires looks at the origins of the cities, their rise to power across the Mediterranean, and their inevitable demises....
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57. The Republic of Venice and Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian Rivals and Their Mediterranean Empires
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-30-19
- Language: English
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The Sack of Rome
- By: E.R. Chamberlin
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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In the early morning of 6 May, 1527, the 20,000 starving, unpaid troops of Emperor Charles V began their assault on the great walls of Rome. After only a few hours they had overcome the barricades; the city into which they streamed was now in their grip....
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58. The Sack of Rome
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-07-23
- Language: English
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Thirty Years' War
- A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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For such a destructive war, the Thirty Years’ War is not well-known, and yet it changed the geopolitical face of Europe as well as the role of religion and nation-states in society. This audiobook tells the compelling story of the Thirty Years’ War....
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overly simple
- By Michael Burton on 12-12-22
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59. Thirty Years' War
- A History from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 01-14-22
- Language: English
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Fool
- In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man
- By: Peter K. Andersson
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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In some portraits of Henry VIII there appears another figure—a gaunt and morose-looking man with a shaved head. This is William or "Will" Somer, the king's fool, a celebrated wit who reportedly could raise Henry's spirits and spent many hours with him....
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60. Fool
- In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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