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  • Romanian History

  • A Captivating Guide to the History of Romania and Vlad the Impaler
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
  • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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Romanian History

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
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If you want to discover the captivating history of Romania and Vlad the Impaler, then pay attention...

Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • History of Romania: A Captivating Guide to Romanian History, Including Events Such as the First Roman-Dacian War, Raids of Vlad III Dracula Against the Ottoman Empire, the Great War, and World War 2
  • Vlad the Impaler: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania!

Here are just some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook:

  • Who the Dacians were and if they really are the ancestors of the Romanian people
  • How Romania connected the West and East
  • How the first independent Romanian kingdoms formed and took the role of guarding Europe against Ottoman invasions
  • Vlad Tepes, Stephen the Great, and Michael the Brave, three medieval heroes who are still celebrated today
  • The Phanariots, the Greek rulers of Moldavia and Wallachia
  • The unification of the country and its international recognition
  • The position of minorities and how gypsies and women were treated in Romania’s past
  • What role Romania played during the two World Wars
  • How communism almost destroyed the nation
  • Communism rising
  • The Ceausescu regime
  • And much, much more!

Here are just some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook:

  • Early Years: Birth, Captivity, First Reign, and Exile; Wallachia and the Balkans in the Early 15th Century
  • The Character of Dracula: Personality Traits, Motivations
  • Dracula’s Successors: Descendants of the Impaler
  • Legacy of Dracula: Historical Importance, Bram Stoker’s Novel, Popular View Today
  • And much, much more!

So if you want to learn more about the history of Romania and Vlad the Impaler, get this audiobook now!

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Very accurate. A must read.

I am passionate about history and I thought I knew the history of my people, though I find refreshing this outsider’s point of view and interpretations different from the commonly accepted or vehiculated point of view. A must read. I would recommend it as reference to any of my friends interested in my background and my story.

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romanian history

this book is actually two different manuscripts combined as a bundle. I really enjoyed this book, especially the part about Vlad (Dracula) the impaler.

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Comprehensive + Dracula

Please note there’s also an extra history of Vlad Tepes, aka Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula after the completion of the History of Romania!

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Extremely detailed!

Another great title from Captivating History. It explains a very thorough history of Romania and a comprehensive and interesting biography of Vlad the Impaler.

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Excellent

This audio book is a through account on Romanian History. Very through. Definitely recommend this title.

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interesting topic but dry, dated approach

The author's approach is like a 1960's history class: Mostly what ruler did what, and when. Lots of names of royalty people and dates, but not enough about what Romania was actually like in the different periods. Everyone except royalty was background in this book. It's really more of a chronicle. The book can tell you who was ruler in 1500 and who put him there, but the shallow presentation does not do justice to Romania's rich history. There is a bonus section at the end that goes into the life of Vlad The Impaler and it's more interesting. You get much more of a sense of what the historical figure was like, and what it would be like to live in his time and place. I wish the rest of the book was the same.
I'm going to bet this is an audio recording of a pretty old book, because the history is presented in a dated way.
The narrator did a fine job.

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