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The Bright Ages
- A New History of Medieval Europe
- By: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, The Bright Ages shows the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality - a brilliant reflection of humanity itself....
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Does exactly what it claims to clarify
- By Aaron Rapozo on 12-13-21
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21. The Bright Ages
- A New History of Medieval Europe
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-07-21
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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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....
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An Excellent History of the Samurai
- By Michael on 08-08-14
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22. A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 02-07-14
- 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
- Unabridged
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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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23. 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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A Great and Terrible King
- Edward I and the Forging of Britain
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In this audiobook, Marc Morris examines afresh the forces that drove Edward throughout his relentless career: his character, his Christian faith, and his sense of England's destiny....
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Fascinating book
- By Mary Elizabeth Reynolds on 04-13-15
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24. A Great and Terrible King
- Edward I and the Forging of Britain
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-24-15
- Language: English
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Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- By: Ed West
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
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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....
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Fun history for all -not just Game of Thrones fans
- By Annabells on 06-14-19
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25. Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-09-19
- Language: English
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Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- By: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....
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Just a delight for anyone interested in history !
- By Cinders on 05-28-13
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26. Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-15-09
- Language: English
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1494
- How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already smoldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's João II....
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27. 1494
- How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-13-22
- Language: English
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The Templars
- The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons
- By: Michael Haag
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Arguably one of the most provocative, puzzling, and misunderstood organizations of medieval times, the legendary Knights Templar have always been shrouded in a veil of mystery....
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Narrator ruined it
- By Amazon Customer on 10-19-17
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28. The Templars
- The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-29-17
- Language: English
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Emperor
- A New Life of Charles V
- By: Geoffrey Parker
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
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The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers....
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Amazing.
- By bigdjunta on 10-21-19
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29. Emperor
- A New Life of Charles V
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-11-19
- Language: English
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....
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Brilliant!
- By Dee Goulet on 08-31-22
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30. In Search of the Dark Ages
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-11-22
- Language: English
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The Invention of Power
- Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
- By: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
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Western exceptionalism - the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent - is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others....
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Blah, blah, blah.
- By Lawowl on 01-21-22
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31. The Invention of Power
- Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-18-22
- 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
- Unabridged
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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 Map of Knowledge
- A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
- By: Violet Moller
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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After the Fall of Rome, when many of the great ideas of the ancient world were lost to the ravages of the Dark Ages, three crucial manuscripts passed hand to hand through seven Mediterranean cities and survived to fuel the revival of the Renaissance - an exciting debut history....
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Terrible narration.
- By nathan535 on 11-05-19
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33. The Map of Knowledge
- A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 05-14-19
- Language: English
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The Moors in Spain
- By: Stanley Lane-Poole
- Narrated by: Rodney Louis Tompkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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The Moors in Spain is an overview of the Moorish conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. Stanley Edward Lane-Poole (1854 - 1931), the author, was a noted British archaeologist....
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Terrible Narration
- By Michael on 09-13-20
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34. The Moors in Spain
- Narrated by: Rodney Louis Tompkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-08-20
- Language: English
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The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History
- By: Jeffrey Burton Russell
- Narrated by: Gordon Greenhill
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken many names and shapes. Jeffrey Burton Russell here chronicles the remarkable story of the Devil from antiquity to the present....
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Wonderfully engaging
- By Anonymous User on 04-26-23
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35. The Prince of Darkness: Radical Evil and the Power of Good in History
- Narrated by: Gordon Greenhill
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-06-17
- Language: English
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The Anglo-Saxon World
- By: Nicholas J. Higham, Martin J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
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N. J. Higham and M. J. Ryan reexamine Anglo-Saxon England in the light of new research in disciplines as wide ranging as historical genetics, paleobotany, archaeology, literary studies, art history, and numismatics....
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Reference, Not Narrative
- By Austin Howard on 01-03-24
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36. The Anglo-Saxon World
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-21-22
- Language: English
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Agincourt
- Battle of the Scarred King
- By: Dr Michael Livingston, Bernard Cornwell - foreword
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory....
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This is the Best history of Agincourt
- By Sean on 05-18-24
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37. Agincourt
- Battle of the Scarred King
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 10-12-23
- Language: English
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City of Fortune
- How Venice Rule the Seas
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty....
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A Wonderful Listen
- By Scot on 06-12-14
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38. City of Fortune
- How Venice Rule the Seas
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 04-26-13
- 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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39. 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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Women in the Middle Ages
- The Lives of Real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition
- By: Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Reissued for the first time in decades, this ambitious work of Medieval scholarship by bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies traces the stories and fates of women in Medieval Europe over the course of a millennium.
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Another great Gies’ title.
- By Michael S. Henderson on 07-09-24
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40. Women in the Middle Ages
- The Lives of Real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 05-24-22
- Language: English
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