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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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41. 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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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
- Unabridged
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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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42. 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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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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43. 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 Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
- By: Jacob Burckhardt
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states....
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A nest as beautiful as the bird(s) it bore
- By Darwin8u on 07-12-14
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44. The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 11-08-06
- 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
- Unabridged
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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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45. 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 Borgias and Their Enemies
- 1431-1519
- By: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Covers the bases, but falls a little flat.
- By Chap Walker on 06-16-13
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46. The Borgias and Their Enemies
- 1431-1519
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 04-24-12
- 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: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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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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47. 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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The Habsburg Way
- 7 Rules for Turbulent Times
- By: Eduard Habsburg
- Narrated by: Eduard Habsburg
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Eduard Habsburg, a member of the family and archduke of Austria, shares insights about the Seven Principles (maxims) at the root of Habsburg thought, action, politics, and family life....
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inspirational and fascinating
- By JR2023 on 10-11-24
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48. The Habsburg Way
- 7 Rules for Turbulent Times
- Narrated by: Eduard Habsburg
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-12-23
- Language: English
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Mary Boleyn
- The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress
- By: Josephine Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Debra Burton
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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Mary Boleyn, ‘the infamous other Boleyn girl’, began her court career as the mistress of the king of France....
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Clean biography of Mary Boleyn
- By Mary Elizabeth Reynolds on 04-07-14
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49. Mary Boleyn
- The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress
- Narrated by: Debra Burton
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 01-20-14
- 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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50. 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 Reformation
- History in an Hour
- By: Edward A. Gosselin
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour....
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Very easy to understand and follow
- By N on 04-06-18
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51. The Reformation
- History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-16-13
- Language: English
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Trickster Travels
- A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds
- By: Natalie Zemon Davis
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Al-Hasan al-Wazzan - born in Granada to a Muslim family that in 1492 went to Morocco - became famous as the great Renaissance writer Leo Africanus....
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Perhaps this was a biography?
- By Miss Eerie on 09-06-16
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52. Trickster Travels
- A Sixteenth-Century Muslim Between Worlds
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 02-18-13
- 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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53. 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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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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54. 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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Jane Boleyn
- The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
- By: Julia Fox
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
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In a life of extraordinary drama, Jane Boleyn was catapulted from relative obscurity to the inner circle of King Henry VIII....
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Nothing new here
- By Caroline on 02-22-08
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55. Jane Boleyn
- The True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-26-07
- Language: English
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Basilica
- The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
- By: R.A. Scotti
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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It was the splendor and the scandal of the age....
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Spell binding
- By Margaret on 10-17-07
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56. Basilica
- The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-01-06
- Language: English
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The Habsburgs
- An Enthralling Overview of One of the Most Important Dynasties in European History
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Delve into the sprawling saga of the Habsburg dynasty, whose influence was felt across Europe for over six centuries.
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57. The Habsburgs
- An Enthralling Overview of One of the Most Important Dynasties in European History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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In Bed with the Tudors
- From Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I
- By: Amy Licence
- Narrated by: Debra Burton
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Illegitimate children, adulterous queens, impotent kings, and a whole dynasty resting on their shoulders....
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DECENT HISTORICAL ACCOUNT - AWFUL NARRATOR !
- By The Louligan on 03-25-14
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58. In Bed with the Tudors
- From Elizabeth of York to Elizabeth I
- Narrated by: Debra Burton
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-20-14
- Language: English
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Out of Italy
- Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise
- By: Fernand Braudel, Siân Reynolds - translator
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean....
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shortened version of other works by Braudel
- By Anonymous User on 06-27-24
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59. Out of Italy
- Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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Europe's Babylon
- The Rise and Fall of Antwerp's Golden Age
- By: Michael Pye
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Before Amsterdam, there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp. In the Age of Exploration, Antwerp was somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed. And it was a place of change....
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Thorough
- By Tom Van on 09-30-23
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60. Europe's Babylon
- The Rise and Fall of Antwerp's Golden Age
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 07-26-22
- Language: English
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