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The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
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David Howarth
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The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the groundwork for future British expansion
The East India Company was the largest commercial enterprise in British history, yet its roots in Tudor England are often overlooked. The Tudor revolution in commerce led ambitious merchants to search for new forms of investment, not least in risky overseas enterprises-and for these "adventurers" the most profitable bet of all would be on the Company.
Through a host of stories and fascinating details, David Howarth brings to life the Company's way of doing business—from the leaky ships and petty seafarers of its embattled early days to later sweeping commercial success. While the Company's efforts met with disappointment in Japan, they sowed the seeds of success in India, setting the outline for what would later become the Raj. Drawing on an abundance of sources, Howarth shows how competition from European powers was vital to success—and considers whether the Company was truly "English" at all, or rather part of a Europe-wide movement.
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In Foundation the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death of the first Tudor king, Henry VII, in 1509. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the two great glories of medieval England: common law and the cathedrals. He shows us glimpses of the country's most distant past - a Neolithic stirrup found in a grave, a Roman fort, a Saxon tomb, a medieval manor house.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Most Annoying Narrator EVER
- De JudieBee en 12-25-15
De: Peter Ackroyd
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Love and Hate in Jamestown
- John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation
- De: David A. Price
- Narrado por: Josh Innerst
- Duración: 10 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Drawing on period letters and chronicles, and on the papers of the Virginia Company - which financed the settlement of Jamestown - David Price tells a tale of cowardice and courage, stupidity and brilliance, tragedy and costly triumph. He takes us into the day-to-day existence of the English men and women whose charge was to find gold and a route to the Orient, and who found, instead, hardship and wretched misery. Death, in fact, became the settlers' most faithful companion, and their infighting was ceaseless.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five Star History!
- De Damian en 08-13-23
De: David A. Price
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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- De: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 779
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 660
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 655
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better than the text
- De Bramante en 04-07-21
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The Boundless Sea
- A Human History of the Oceans
- De: David Abulafia
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 41 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides listeners along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans - the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian - which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. These waterways carried goods, plants, livestock, and, of course, people across vast expanses, transforming and ultimately linking irrevocably the economies and cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Like Reading a Dictionary.
- De aaron en 01-10-21
De: David Abulafia
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Conquistadores
- A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest
- De: Fernando Cervantes
- Narrado por: Luis Soto
- Duración: 15 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Over the few short decades that followed Christopher Columbus' first landing in the Caribbean in 1492, Spain conquered the two most powerful civilizations of the Americas: the Aztecs of Mexico and the Incas of Peru. Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, and the other explorers and soldiers who took part in these expeditions dedicated their lives to seeking political and religious glory, helping to build an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. But centuries later, these conquistadors have become the stuff of nightmares.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fresh mature perspective on the Spanish conquest
- De Chencheno111 en 03-19-22
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- De: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent overview of the Classical World
- De David I. Williams en 01-12-14
De: Simon Price, y otros
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Empire
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Sean Barrett
- Duración: 15 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's age of empire. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and the institutions of representative government - all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain's economy, population, and culture from the 17th century until the mid-20th. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, Empire shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Balanced till Conclusion
- De Hectoris en 08-13-20
De: Niall Ferguson
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- De: Steven Johnson
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 323
Henry Every was the 17th century’s most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular - and wildly inaccurate - reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Every’s most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the global economy. Enemy of All Mankind focuses on one key event - the attack on an Indian treasure ship by Every and his crew - and its surprising repercussions across time and space.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slow
- De Gary V Howell en 06-07-20
De: Steven Johnson
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The Pirate Queen
- De: Susan Ronald
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council, including Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, and Sir Nicholas Bacon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too lilttle about Elizabeth!
- De Eunice en 12-20-07
De: Susan Ronald
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Marooned
- Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin
- De: Joseph Kelly
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 25
We all know the great American origin story: It begins with an exodus. Fleeing religious persecution, the hardworking, pious Pilgrims thrived in the wilds of New England, where they built their fabled "shining city on a hill". Legend goes that the colony in Jamestown was a false start, offering a cautionary tale of lazy louts who hunted gold till they starved and shiftless settlers who had to be rescued by English food and the hard discipline of martial law.
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4 out of 5 stars
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“Breath-y” narration bit great book
- De NBerg en 02-15-20
De: Joseph Kelly
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
- Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
- De: David S. Landes
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 21 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes' acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A detailed explanation
- De Kaarlis en 12-07-21
De: David S. Landes
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The Venetians
- A New History: From Marco Polo to Casanova
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 98
The Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural, and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory and built a trading empire which at its apogee reached as far afield as China, Syria, and West Africa. This golden period only drew to an end with the Republic's eventual surrender to Napoleon. The Venetians illuminates the character of the Republic during these illustrious years by shining a light on some of the most celebrated personalities of European history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mesmerizing
- De Gary R. Frank en 08-24-15
De: Paul Strathern
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The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- De: Patrick Wyman
- Narrado por: Patrick Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 939
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 936
In the best-selling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author Patrick Wyman examines two complementary and contradictory sides of the same historical coin: the world-altering implications of the developments of printed mass media, extreme taxation, exploitative globalization, humanistic learning, gunpowder warfare, and mass religious conflict in the long term, and their intensely disruptive consequences in the short-term.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like the Podcast but Better.
- De Michael S. Labrow en 07-21-21
De: Patrick Wyman
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Imperial Twilight
- The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
- De: Stephen R. Platt
- Narrado por: Mark Deakins
- Duración: 17 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 885
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 751
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 747
As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it. In this dramatic, epic story, award-winning historian Stephen Platt sheds new light on the early attempts by Western traders and missionaries to "open" China even as China's imperial rulers were struggling to manage their country's decline and Confucian scholars grappled with how to use foreign trade to China's advantage.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Balanced readable narrative about the Opium Wars
- De Carl A. Gallozzi en 09-05-18
De: Stephen R. Platt
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A Perfect Red
- De: Amy Butler Greenfield
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 10 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 102
A Perfect Red recounts the colorful history of cochineal, a legendary red dye that was once one of the world's most precious commodities. Treasured by the ancient Mexicans, cochineal was sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors in 1519. Shipped to Europe, the dye created a sensation, producing the brightest, strongest red the world had ever seen. Soon Spain's cochineal monopoly was worth a fortune. Desperate to find their own sources of the elusive dye, the English, French, Dutch, and other Europeans tried to crack the enigma of cochineal.
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4 out of 5 stars
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History of a peculiar substance through the ages
- De Tobia en 08-17-16
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Sons of the Waves
- The Common Seaman in the Heroic Age of Sail
- De: Stephen Taylor
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 13 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
British maritime history in the age of sail is full of the deeds of officers like Nelson but has given little voice to plain, "illiterate" seamen. Now, Stephen Taylor draws on published and unpublished memoirs, letters, and naval records, including court-martials and petitions, to present these men in their own words. In this exhilarating account, ordinary seamen are far from the hapless sufferers of the press gangs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Navy Guy Recommends this Title
- De Lexcast en 06-17-20
De: Stephen Taylor
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When America First Met China
- An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
- De: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrado por: A. T. Chandler
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from a battered ancient empire. It is a prescient fable for our time, one that surprisingly continues to shed light on our modern relationship with China.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superior book! Excellent read!
- De melissa c. en 01-28-23
De: Eric Jay Dolin