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The History of the Renaissance World
- From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
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A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world....
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The 2nd Half of the Medieval World
- By Troy on 05-20-15
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1. The History of the Renaissance World
- From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-08-13
- Language: English
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Catherine de' Medici
- The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
- By: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge, Sophie Hunter
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici, Italian-born queen of France and influential mother of three successive French kings.
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2. Catherine de' Medici
- The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge, Sophie Hunter
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Young Queens
- Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
- By: Leah Redmond Chang
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Following the intertwined stories of Catherine de’ Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary Queen of Scots from girlhood through young adulthood, Young Queens paints a picture of a world in which a woman could wield power at the highest level yet remain at the mercy of the state....
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Excellent writing, engaging narration
- By WEHOcloset on 09-22-23
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3. Young Queens
- Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-15-23
- Language: English
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The Rival Queens
- Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
- By: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
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Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for 30 years....
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Definitely not a dull bio!
- By Nella on 07-04-15
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4. The Rival Queens
- Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-23-15
- 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 40 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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5. Great Castles of Europe
- Narrated by: Victoria L. McAlister
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-16-24
- Language: English
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Blood, Fire & Gold
- The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
- By: Estelle Paranque
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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A brilliant and beautifully written deep dive into the complicated relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, two of the most powerful women in Renaissance Europe who shaped each other as profoundly as they shaped the course of history....
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16th Century Feminists
- By Tommy on 01-23-23
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6. Blood, Fire & Gold
- The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 12-06-22
- Language: English
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Cunning Folk
- Life in the Era of Practical Magic
- By: Tabitha Stanmore
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Imagine: it’s the year 1600 and you’ve lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they’ve been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you’re facing a trial. Maybe you’re looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do?
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An open history
- By Don Chambers on 07-22-24
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7. Cunning Folk
- Life in the Era of Practical Magic
- Narrated by: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 05-28-24
- Language: English
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Galileo's Daughter
- A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
- By: Dava Sobel
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Galileo Galilei was the foremost scientist of his day. Though he never left Italy, his inventions and discoveries were heralded around the world.....
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Eppur, si muove
- By Jean on 09-30-13
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8. Galileo's Daughter
- A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-27-09
- Language: English
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-24-17
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9. Henry VIII: King and Court
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-02-17
- 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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10. 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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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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Fascinating history and life lessons
- By Anonymous User on 07-10-24
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11. 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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The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- By: Patrick Wyman
- Narrated by: Patrick Wyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn....
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Like the Podcast but Better.
- By Michael S. Labrow on 07-21-21
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12. The Verge
- Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World
- Narrated by: Patrick Wyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-20-21
- 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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13. 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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Catherine de' Medici
- The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
- By: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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Catherine de' Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen is Mary Hollingsworth's evocative, authoritative biography of the most extraordinary woman of the sixteenth-century.
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14. Catherine de' Medici
- The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
- Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-27-24
- 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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15. 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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2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Vol. 3
- Renaissance and Reformation
- By: Nick Needham
- Narrated by: Peter Matthess
- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
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Volume Three of 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, in showing the progression of the Reformation era and the daring bravery of its figures, presents a period of history from which there are many lessons to be learnt....
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16. 2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Vol. 3
- Renaissance and Reformation
- Narrated by: Peter Matthess
- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-09-23
- Language: English
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- By: G. J. Meyer
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone....
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Marvelous !
- By Cinders on 08-02-13
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17. The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-02-13
- Language: English
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Fatal Discord
- Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind
- By: Michael Massing
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 34 hrs and 52 mins
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This deeply textured dual biography and fascinating intellectual history examines two of the greatest minds of European history - Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther - and their heated rivalry....
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Excellent work - up until the discussion of America
- By Michele Esposito on 08-24-19
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18. Fatal Discord
- Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 34 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 02-27-18
- 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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19. 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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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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20. 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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