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William Wallace; if ever there was a champion in the annals of Scottish history, he was it. Known as a proud Scot who rose through the ranks to challenge the English king, Wallace was a mere man who became larger than life - large enough even for the likes of Mel Gibson to play him in Braveheart for movie-going audiences on the silver screen. But who was William Wallace? What separates the real man from the myth?
Chapters include:
- A Country in Need of a Hero
- Early Life and Legend
- The Battle of Stirling Bridge
- Wallace’s Invasion of England
- Defeat at Falkirk
- Capture and Execution
And much more...
In this book, we will take a look at the life and the legend of Sir William Wallace in its entirety.
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- De Jon en 02-28-19
De: Jeffrey Lee
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The Birth of Britain
- A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Volume I
- De: Sir Winston Churchill
- Narrado por: Christian Rodska
- Duración: 17 h y 3 m
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The English-speaking peoples comprise perhaps the greatest number of human beings sharing a common language in the world today. These people also share a common heritage. For his four-volume work, Sir Winston Churchill took as his subject these great elements in world history. Volume 1 commences in 55BC, when Julius Caesar famously "turned his gaze upon Britain" and concludes with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Birth of Britain
- De Terryl Pettengill en 02-11-07
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The Templars
- The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Jones
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,899
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,521
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In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unexpected
- De Protogere en 10-30-17
De: Dan Jones
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The Wars of the Roses
- The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,541
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,117
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The 15th century saw the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands five times as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought to the death for the right to rule. Now, celebrated historian Dan Jones describes how the longest reigning British royal family tore itself apart until it was finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these turbulent times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No Need for a Score Card
- De Troy en 01-16-15
De: Dan Jones
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 421
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent History of the Samurai
- De Michael en 08-08-14
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1066: History in an Hour
- De: Kaye Jones
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. During the year 1066, England had three different kings and fought three huge battles in defence of the realm, including the bloody Battle of Hastings. The result was the Norman Conquest which defined England during the Middle Ages. 1066 in an Hour will guide you through the politics and personalities of the Norman invasion. It will help you understand why William the Conqueror was victorious and introduce you to the new king and subsequent ancestor to the Plantagenets and Tudors.
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3 out of 5 stars
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don't bother
- De NoDumbName en 09-27-14
De: Kaye Jones
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The Black Prince
- England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
- De: Michael Jones
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 16 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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As a child, he was given his own suit of armor; at the age of 16, he helped defeat the French at Crecy. At Poitiers, in 1356, his victory over King John II of France forced the French into a humiliating surrender that marked the zenith of England's dominance in the Hundred Years War. As lord of Aquitaine, he ruled a vast swathe of territory across the west and southwest of France, holding a magnificent court at Bordeaux that mesmerized the brave but unruly Gascon nobility. He was Edward of Woodstock, eldest son of Edward III, and better known to posterity as "the Black Prince".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding history
- De Scott en 02-17-19
De: Michael Jones
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The Normans
- From Raiders to Kings
- De: Lars Brownworth
- Narrado por: James C. Lewis
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 527
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In The Normans, Lars Brownworth follows their story, from the first shock of a Viking raid on an Irish monastery to the exile of the last Norman Prince of Antioch. In the process, he brings to vivid life the Norman tapestry's rich cast of characters: figures like Rollo the Walker, William Iron-Arm, Tancred the Monkey King, and Robert Guiscard. The Normans presents a fascinating glimpse of a time when a group of restless adventurers had the world at their fingertips.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Norsemen in Palermo
- De Jim en 02-23-15
De: Lars Brownworth
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By the Spear
- Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
- De: Ian Worthington
- Narrado por: Phil Holland
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 130
For the first time, By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one volume. Ian Worthington gives full breadth to the careers of father and son, showing how Philip was the architect of the Macedonian empire, which reached its zenith under Alexander, only to disintegrate upon his death.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bueller..... Bueller...... Bueller...... Monotone
- De Jonathan Allen Beard en 02-15-15
De: Ian Worthington
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Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- De: Ed West
- Narrado por: Rory Barnett
- Duración: 20 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 538
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A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him. He is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her two younger sons to safety. Against them is the queen, passionate, proud, and strong-willed and with more of the masculine virtues of the time than most men. She too is battling for the inheritance of her young son, not yet fully grown but already a sadist who takes delight in watching executions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun history for all -not just Game of Thrones fans
- De Annabells en 06-14-19
De: Ed West
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The Greatest Knight
- The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones
- De: Thomas Asbridge
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 14 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 912
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 817
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In The Greatest Knight, renowned historian Thomas Asbridge draws upon the thirteenth-century biography and an array of other contemporary evidence to present a compelling account of William Marshal's life and times. Asbridge charts the unparalleled rise to prominence of a man bound to a code of honor yet driven by unquenchable ambition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Biography of a Legend
- De Troy en 04-02-15
De: Thomas Asbridge
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Edward III
- The Perfect King
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 19 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Holding power for over 50 years starting in 1327, Edward III was one of England's most influential kings and one who shaped the course of English history. Revered as one of the country's most illustrious leaders for centuries, he was also a usurper and a warmonger who ordered his uncle beheaded. A brutal man, to be sure, but also a brilliant one.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book about Edward III
- De Kiesha en 07-05-16
De: Ian Mortimer
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The Crusades
- De: Abigail Archer
- Narrado por: Sarah Nichols
- Duración: 3 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Looking into the past, the Crusades seem incomprehensible. What combination of religious fervor, hatred of people of different faiths, and gall led Europeans of AD 1100 to make their way thousands of miles to conquer the Holy Land? Why did they continue for 200 years? How did the Crusades change the world? The intriguing story is peppered with colorful characters. Over the centuries crusaders saw - and participated in - the evolution of warfare and the transformation of society from feudal fiefdoms to nations and empires.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but hits pitfalls
- De Ky en 01-06-21
De: Abigail Archer
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In Distant Lands
- A Short History of the Crusades
- De: Lars Brownworth
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 8 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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In the late fall of 1095, Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France, and set all of Europe into motion. As many as 150,000 people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool's mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty Good
- De Chris Russell en 05-15-19
De: Lars Brownworth
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Alexander the Great: A Life from Beginning to End
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Jimmy Kieffer
- Duración: 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Alexander the Great. A boy, groomed for greatness from the earliest age, who would put his stamp on the world for generations to come. A man who sought immortality and achieved it in just 10 years. A soldier whose genius for strategy and tactics is still studied in the modern world. A ruler who understood how to win the hearts and minds of his subjects. This is the story of a Titan of the ancient world, a man who rose but, though he died, never truly fell.
De: Hourly History
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The War Queens
- Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield
- De: Jonathan W. Jordan, Emily Anne Jordan
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Father-daughter duo Jonathan and Emily Jordan uncover the ingenious wartime tactics of some of history’s most powerful female leaders across millennia and continents, from the stifling battlefields of ancient Egypt to the frigid waters off the Falkland Islands.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting boook.
- De TMK en 11-13-22
De: Jonathan W. Jordan, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre William Wallace: A Life from Beginning to End
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Total3 out of 5 stars
- Nanamouse
- 05-11-22
Interesting, but...
The book is primarily myth and hearsay. It does generated respect for this fierce warrior.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Taiso
- 08-06-20
Great Listen!
Superbly read with the right touch of dramatic flair to liven it up! No bias, just facts, exactly how learning about history should be.
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