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The Battles that Saved England
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Bloomsbury presents 1217 by Catherine Hanley, read by Veronika Hyks.
An engrossing history of the pivotal year 1217 when invading French forces were defeated and the future of England secured.
In 1215 King John had agreed to the terms of Magna Carta, but he then reneged on his word, plunging the kingdom into war. The rebellious barons offered the throne to the French prince Louis and set off the chain of events that almost changed the course of English history.
Louis first arrived in May 1216, was proclaimed king in the heart of London, and by the autumn had around half of England under his control. However, the choice of a French prince had enormous repercussions: now not merely an internal rebellion, but a war in which the defenders were battling to prevent a foreign takeover. John’s death in October 1216 left the throne in the hands of his nine-year-old son, Henry, and his regent, William Marshal, which changed the face of the war again, for now the king trying to fight off an invader was not a hated tyrant but an innocent child.
1217 charts the nascent sense of national identity that began to swell. Three key battles would determine England’s destiny. The fortress of Dover was besieged, the city of Lincoln was attacked, and a great invasion force set sail and, unusually for the time, was intercepted at sea. Catherine Hanley expertly navigates medieval siege warfare, royal politics, and fighting at sea to bring this remarkable period of English history to life.
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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. In this lively history, Catherine Hanley traces the great clashes, and occasional friendships, of the two dynasties. Along the way, she emphasizes the fascinating and influential women of the houses—including Eleanor of Aquitaine—and shows how personalities and familial bonds shaped the fate of two countries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book with a bit of slant
- De Ky en 12-20-22
De: Catherine Hanley
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Battle for the Island Kingdom
- England's Destiny 1000-1066
- De: Don Hollway
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14
In a saga reminiscent of Game of Thrones and The Last Kingdom, Battle for the Island Kingdom reveals the life-and-death struggle for power which changed the course of history. The six decades leading up to 1066 were defined by bloody wars and intrigues, in which three peoples vied for supremacy over the island kingdom. In this epic retelling, Don Hollway (The Last Viking) recounts the clashes of Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans, their warlords and their conniving queens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully told
- De Matt en 08-03-24
De: Don Hollway
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Steel Lobsters
- Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England
- De: Myke Cole
- Narrado por: Oliver Hembrough
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2
The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking over from the knights and men-at-arms that had dominated the European battlefield. Based on a detailed study of the primary sources, Steel Lobsters tells the story of this transition through the history of the last fully armoured knights in England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cole consistently delivers
- De Scott Sigler en 02-26-25
De: Myke Cole
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The House of War
- The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate
- De: Sir Simon Mayall
- Narrado por: Sir Simon Mayall
- Duración: 15 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3
From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim caliphs and sultans were locked in a 1300-year battle for political, military, ideological, economic and religious supremacy. The House of War offers a wide, sweeping narrative, encompassing the broad historical and religious context of this period, while focussing on some of the key, pivotal sieges and battles, and on the protagonists, political and military.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by narrator
- De jacob casebolt en 02-14-25
De: Sir Simon Mayall
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- De: Angus Konstam
- Narrado por: David Monteath
- Duración: 14 h y 18 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5
The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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1st rate.
- De DucatiRacer M.D. en 11-23-24
De: Angus Konstam
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The Eagle and the Hart
- The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV
- De: Helen Castor
- Narrado por: Helen Castor
- Duración: 20 h y 5 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 60
Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke, cousins born just three months apart, were ten years old when Richard became king of England. They were thirty-two when Henry deposed him and became king in his place. Now, the story behind one of the strangest and most fateful events in English history (and the inspiration behind Shakespeare’s most celebrated history plays) is brought to vivid life by the acclaimed author of Blood and Roses, Helen Castor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A thrilling read
- De Rich C en 11-30-24
De: Helen Castor
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Oathbreakers
- The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
- De: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrado por: Paul Bellantoni
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
By the early ninth century, the Carolingian empire was at the height of its power. The Franks, led by Charlemagne, had built the largest European domain since Rome in its heyday. Though they jockeyed for power, prestige, and profit, the Frankish elites enjoyed political and cultural consensus. But just two generations later, their world was in shambles. Civil war, once an unthinkable threat, had erupted after Louis the Pious’s sons tried to overthrow him—and then placed their knives at the other’s neck. Families who had once charged into battle together now drew each other’s blood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The drama is exceptional
- De Nathan en 04-03-25
De: Matthew Gabriele, y otros
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Summer of Blood
- England's First Revolution
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
In the summer of 1381, ravaged by poverty and oppressed by taxes, the people of England rose up and demanded that their voices be heard. A ragtag army, led by the mysterious Wat Tyler and the visionary preacher John Ball, rose up against the 14-year-old Richard II and his most powerful lords and knights, who risked their property and their lives in a desperate battle to save the English crown. Dan Jones brings this incendiary moment to life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cheated out of SUMMER OF BLOOD
- De Thomas Goldsmith en 11-05-21
De: Dan Jones
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Alexandria
- The City That Changed the World
- De: Islam Issa
- Narrado por: Islam Issa
- Duración: 20 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our modern world. Soon after being founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the crucible of cultural exchange between East and West for millennia and the undisputed global capital of knowledge. It was at the forefront of human progress, but it also witnessed brutal natural disasters, plagues, crusades, and violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More than a city history
- De Ramsey S en 12-11-24
De: Islam Issa
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
- De: Steve Coll
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 17 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, its message was clear: Iraq, under the control of strongman Saddam Hussein, possessed weapons of mass destruction that, if left unchecked, posed grave danger to the world. But when no WMDs were found, the United States and its allies were forced to examine the political and intelligence failures that had led to the invasion and the occupation, and the civil war that followed. One integral question has remained unsolved.
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5 out of 5 stars
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From the Saddam’s Point of View.
- De philip en 03-08-24
De: Steve Coll
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Henry V
- The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Jones
- Duración: 14 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 566
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 523
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 523
Henry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months and died at the age of just thirty-five, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt, he is remembered as the acme of kingship, a model to be closely imitated by his successors. William Shakespeare deployed Henry V as a study in youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship. For one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, “the greatest man who ever ruled England.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Book & Fantastic Storyteller
- De L. Reilly en 11-26-24
De: Dan Jones
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Magna Carta
- The Birth of Liberty
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Jones
- Duración: 7 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 704
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 623
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 615
The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles - even its language - can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? Dan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Complicated period of history made accessible
- De NH en 12-09-15
De: Dan Jones
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre 1217
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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Historia3 out of 5 stars
- Big World
- 02-05-25
Slightly interesting
Mostly boring but has some historical interest. Could be told in much fewer words. Also, not exactly a turning point in English history with all the wars to come
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Roger M. Young
- 06-16-24
Excellent background for events around the time of Magna Carta
Not much on the actual Magna Carta but there are plenty of books on that. This is excellent for an overview of the historical events and battles leading up to and subsequent to its signing and renunciation.
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