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In the Shadow of the Sword
- The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
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Tom Holland describes how the Arabs emerged to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion in a matter of decades, overcoming seemingly insuperable odds....
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Misleading title
- By Edd Huetteman on 04-08-16
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21. In the Shadow of the Sword
- The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-12-15
- Language: English
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- By: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- By F-M on 04-10-14
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22. Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 10-12-13
- Language: English
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Magna Carta
- The Birth of Liberty
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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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? Listen to find out more....
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Complicated period of history made accessible
- By NH on 12-09-15
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23. Magna Carta
- The Birth of Liberty
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
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The Story of the Goths
- By: Henry Bradley
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Goths are the most enigmatic of all the ancient German tribes....
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Interesting Book about a little understood people
- By Mark on 07-29-15
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24. The Story of the Goths
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-06-15
- Language: English
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History of Hungary
- A Captivating Guide to Hungarian History, Starting from the Roman Empire through the Magyar Tribes, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hungarian Revolution to the Present
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Hungary is more than just vampire stories and cheesy violin-playing waiters named “Laszlo”. It has a rich history that goes back to the first wild Magyar horsemen, who arrived there in the late ninth century....
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Very informative and quite comprehensive .
- By Wayne C. on 11-18-22
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25. History of Hungary
- A Captivating Guide to Hungarian History, Starting from the Roman Empire through the Magyar Tribes, Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Hungarian Revolution to the Present
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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The Rise of Western Christendom (10th Anniversary Revised Edition)
- Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200-1000
- By: Peter Brown
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
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This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface and an updated bibliography....
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Must read for Western & Church history
- By ReviewAmazon384 on 12-08-23
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26. The Rise of Western Christendom (10th Anniversary Revised Edition)
- Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200-1000
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula
- By: Dr. Kurt Treptow
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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The 15th century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths....
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The Definitive Biography of the Historical Dracula
- By Professor on 08-26-21
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27. Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-11-21
- Language: English
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The Inheritance of Rome
- Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000
- By: Chris Wickham
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
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Historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. The Inheritance of Rome presents a fresh understanding of the crucible in which Europe would ultimately be created....
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Excellent Intro to An Obscure Period
- By Earth Lover on 07-30-18
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28. The Inheritance of Rome
- Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 2
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 07-10-18
- 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
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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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29. 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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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
- How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the greatest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring”....
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Mongol Queens
- By Jean on 10-02-10
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30. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
- How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
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Vlad the Impaler
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Floyd
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Many scholars argue that Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is the real Dracula. This audiobook tells the story of his life and times and discusses his connection to the fictional Count Dracula in a succinct, compelling manner, which makes for an entertaining listen packed with historical information....
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simply horrifying
- By Ashley on 10-30-18
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31. Vlad the Impaler
- A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Stephen Floyd
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 11-08-17
- Language: English
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1453
- The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's listenable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II....
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A well written narrative with bizarre and biased commentary
- By Patrick D. Flynn on 08-17-17
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32. 1453
- The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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The Byzantine Empire
- By: Charles Oman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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This history by Charles Oman is a catalog of good, bad, and indifferent emperors who either pushed Byzantine Civilization to new heights or savagely drove it to defeat and dissolution....
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adequate good book. great reader
- By Felisa Kay on 01-30-21
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33. The Byzantine Empire
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 07-24-19
- Language: English
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Summer of Blood
- England's First Revolution
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Crusaders and a top authority on the historical events that inspired Game of Thrones comes a vivid, blood-soaked account of one of the most famous rebellions in history....
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Cheated out of SUMMER OF BLOOD
- By Thomas Goldsmith on 11-05-21
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34. Summer of Blood
- England's First Revolution
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 09-21-21
- Language: English
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The Age of the Vikings
- By: Anders Winroth
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Drawing on a wealth of written, visual, and archaeological evidence, The Age of the Vikings sheds new light on the complex society and culture of these legendary seafarers....
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Interesting history. Narrator could be better
- By Castle51 on 07-09-15
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35. The Age of the Vikings
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 09-07-14
- Language: English
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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Not a comprehensible history
- By kevin arsenault on 10-07-23
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36. Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-24-23
- Language: English
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The Dark Queens
- The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World
- By: Shelley Puhak
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule....
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Fascinating & Long Overdue
- By Mary E Birdsong on 10-22-22
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37. The Dark Queens
- The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 02-22-22
- 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
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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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38. 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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How to Survive in Medieval England
- By: Toni Mount
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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A handy guide for time-travelers with tips and suggestions to make your visit to the Middle Ages much more fun, How to Survive in Medieval England will help the listener deal with the new experiences they may encounter and the problems that might occur....
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Great
- By Anastasia on 08-27-24
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39. How to Survive in Medieval England
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 12-19-23
- Language: English
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Genghis Khan and the Quest for God
- How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
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A landmark biography by the New York Times best-selling author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World that reveals how Genghis harnessed the power of religion to rule the largest empire the world has ever known....
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Fascinating history
- By R. C. Haynes on 12-29-18
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40. Genghis Khan and the Quest for God
- How the World's Greatest Conqueror Gave Us Religious Freedom
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-25-16
- Language: English
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