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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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Fiction pretending to be history
- By Chupacabracito on 04-21-16
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21. 1434
- The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 01-28-14
- Language: English
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The Book of the Courtier
- By: Baldassare Castiglione
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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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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22. The Book of the Courtier
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-05-18
- Language: English
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Beatrice's Last Smile
- By: Mark Gregory Pegg
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
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A new history of the Middle Ages, Beatrice's Last Smile reveals how Christianity and Islam evolved out of a shared cultural and religious ferment, and how this shaped the development of the West....
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23. Beatrice's Last Smile
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-15-23
- 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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24. 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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Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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John Julius Norwich has crafted a big, bold tapestry of the early 16th century, when Europe and the Middle East were overshadowed by a quartet of legendary rulers....
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For the most part, very informative.
- By Paula on 02-05-18
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25. Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-04-17
- Language: English
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Leonardo's Brain
- Understanding da Vinci's Creative Genius
- By: Leonard Shlain
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Leonardo's Brain uses Da Vinci as a starting point for an exploration of human creativity....
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As distracted as Da Vinci
- By D. McCracken on 05-12-15
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26. Leonardo's Brain
- Understanding da Vinci's Creative Genius
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-07-14
- Language: English
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The Turbulent Crown
- The Story of the Tudor Queens
- By: Roland Hui
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
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Ten remarkable women. One remarkable era. In the Tudor period, 1485 to 1603, a host of fascinating women sat on the English throne. The dramatic events of their lives are told in The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens....
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a very good listen
- By Evil Guppy on 09-21-19
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27. The Turbulent Crown
- The Story of the Tudor Queens
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-21-18
- Language: English
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How to Be a Renaissance Woman
- The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
- By: Jill Burke
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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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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28. How to Be a Renaissance Woman
- The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 07-09-24
- Language: English
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Isabella of Castile
- Europe's First Great Queen
- By: Giles Tremlett
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
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In 1474, a 23-year-old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the challenge of being a young female ruler....
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Enlightening
- By Jean on 03-07-17
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29. Isabella of Castile
- Europe's First Great Queen
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 02-09-17
- 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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30. 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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The Italian Renaissance
- By: J.H. Plumb
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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In all of human history there has never been an era as richly endowed with human creativity as the Italian Renaissance....
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Italian Renaissance
- By Susan on 07-25-06
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31. The Italian Renaissance
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 05-26-04
- Language: English
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Great Castles of Europe
- By: Victoria L. McAlister, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Victoria L. McAlister
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Professor Victoria L. McAlister, of Towson University guides you through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, highlighting outstanding and historically significant castles of these extraordinary times.
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32. Great Castles of Europe
- Narrated by: Victoria L. McAlister
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 08-16-24
- Language: English
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Botticelli's Secret
- The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance
- By: Joseph Luzzi
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced it....
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Great story
- By Chris M on 12-09-22
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33. Botticelli's Secret
- The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-25-22
- Language: English
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The Teutonic Knights
- A Military History
- By: William Urban
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. William Urban's narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood....
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Solid Medieval Work
- By Amazon Customer on 07-20-23
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34. The Teutonic Knights
- A Military History
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-22-22
- Language: English
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Sister Queens
- The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
- By: Julia Fox
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
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The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as the ultimate symbol of the Betrayed Woman, cruelly tossed aside in favor of her husband’s seductive mistress, Anne Boleyn....
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Sad but Fascinating Lives
- By Cariola on 06-29-12
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35. Sister Queens
- The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 01-31-12
- Language: English
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Be Like the Fox
- Machiavelli in His World
- By: Erica Benner
- Narrated by: Karen Saltus
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
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Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality....
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Very uninspired performance. Sounds. Like. Reading.
- By Jan Sapper on 05-26-17
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36. Be Like the Fox
- Machiavelli in His World
- Narrated by: Karen Saltus
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 05-04-17
- Language: English
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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
- The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger
- By: Greg Steinmetz
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Jacob Fugger lived in Germany at the turn of the 16th century, the grandson of a peasant. By the time he died, his fortune amounted to nearly 2 percent of European GDP....
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Narrator the worst I ever heard
- By J. Feye-Stukas on 01-12-16
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37. The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
- The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 11-17-15
- Language: English
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When Women Ruled the World
- Making the Renaissance in Europe
- By: Maureen Quilligan
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious 16th century.
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NO GIANTS AMONG US
- By chetyarbrough.blog on 07-02-23
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38. When Women Ruled the World
- Making the Renaissance in Europe
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-12-21
- Language: English
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The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
- Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
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Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia - three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history....
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A Very Good Book (Just Not As Good As Others)
- By George Monnat Jr on 02-18-19
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39. The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
- Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-20-18
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Italy
- 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
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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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A brief History of Italy
- By Taha on 11-13-23
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40. A Brief History of Italy
- Tracing the Renaissance, Unification, and the Lively Evolution of Art and Culture
- Narrated by: Jeff Bower
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 09-18-23
- Language: English
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