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History of Italy
- A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from the First Settlements Through the Middle Ages to the Modern Period
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs
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It is not an easy job to draw the border between the history of Italy and the history of Rome. In so many places, the two political and geographical entities collide. They wouldn’t be possible without each other, but they each have their own story....
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History of Italy
- A Captivating Guide to Italian History, Starting from the First Settlements Through the Middle Ages to the Modern Period
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 29-01-2021
- Language: English
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It is not an easy job to draw the border between the history of Italy and the history of Rome. In so many places, the two political and geographical entities collide. They wouldn’t be possible without each other, but they each have their own story....
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Decameron
- A BBC Radio Drama Adaptation of the Renaissance Classic
- By: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Narrated by: Terry Jones, John Finnemore, Samuel Barnett, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Terry Jones introduces ten choice Florentine Fancies dramatisations, adapted from Giovanni Boccaccio's classic human comedy by the BBC....
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Decameron
- A BBC Radio Drama Adaptation of the Renaissance Classic
- Narrated by: Terry Jones, John Finnemore, Samuel Barnett, Colin McFarlane, Tim McInnerny, Neil Pearson, Louise Brealey, Paul Ritter, Tameka Empson, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 15-12-2022
- Language: English
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Terry Jones introduces ten choice Florentine Fancies dramatisations, adapted from Giovanni Boccaccio's classic human comedy by the BBC....
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The Shakespeare Stealer
- By: Gary Blackwood
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" - or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform....
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Loved it!
- By RAnonymous on 17-08-2024
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The Shakespeare Stealer
- Narrated by: Stuart Blinder
- Series: The Shakespeare Stealer, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 21-02-2018
- Language: English
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Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" - or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform....
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King of Shadows (Dramatized)
- By: Susan Cooper
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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King of Shadows carries us to London along with a troupe of young American actors to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in the new Globe Theatre....
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King of Shadows (Dramatized)
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 03-01-2006
- Language: English
- King of Shadows carries us to London along with a troupe of young American actors to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream in the new Globe Theatre....
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House of Medici
- A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Meet the Medici family, who, in some ways, can be considered to be the godfathers of the Renaissance. They patronized Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli, among many other famous artists....
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Narrator sounds like they’re AI
- By Jude on 19-06-2023
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House of Medici
- A Captivating Guide to the History of the Medici Family and Dynasty
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 29-10-2021
- Language: English
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Meet the Medici family, who, in some ways, can be considered to be the godfathers of the Renaissance. They patronized Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticelli, among many other famous artists....
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The Dream of Reason, New Edition
- A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
- By: Anthony Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
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This landmark study of early Western thought now appears with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. Author Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of the great thinkers, questions much of conventional wisdom, and explains his findings with unbridled brilliance and clarity.....
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The Dream of Reason, New Edition
- A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Anthony Gottlieb
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 26-03-2019
- Language: English
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This landmark study of early Western thought now appears with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. Author Anthony Gottlieb looks afresh at the writings of the great thinkers, questions much of conventional wisdom, and explains his findings with unbridled brilliance and clarity.....
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Galileo
- By: James Reston Jr.
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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The founder of modern science and the embodiment of the conflict between science and faith, Galileo...
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really entertaining and inciteful read
- By Farai on 16-11-2022
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Galileo
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 15-12-1999
- Language: English
- The founder of modern science and the embodiment of the conflict between science and faith, Galileo...
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10 Women Who Ruled the Renaissance
- By: Joyce Salisbury, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joyce Salisbury
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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In 10 Women Who Ruled the Renaissance, you will explore the lives of 10 extraordinary women who exemplified the spirit of the 1500s - an era dominated by adventure, discovery, and cross-cultural exchange....
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Enjoyable and informative
- By Anonymous User on 07-09-2022
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10 Women Who Ruled the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Joyce Salisbury
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 16-06-2020
- Language: English
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In 10 Women Who Ruled the Renaissance, you will explore the lives of 10 extraordinary women who exemplified the spirit of the 1500s - an era dominated by adventure, discovery, and cross-cultural exchange....
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Reformations
- The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
- By: Carlos M. N. Eire
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 39 hrs and 42 mins
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Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the 200-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day....
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Appears a bit pro-Catholic
- By Joshua Ebert on 17-11-2024
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Reformations
- The Early Modern World, 1450-1650
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 39 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 19-06-2018
- Language: English
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Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted writer, chronicles the 200-year era of the Renaissance and Reformation with particular attention to issues that persist as concerns in the present day....
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Heart of Europe
- A History of the Holy Roman Empire
- By: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
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The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor....
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Deep dive into The Holy Roman Empire
- By Jack Fleming on 07-12-2017
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Heart of Europe
- A History of the Holy Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 13-06-2017
- Language: English
- The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor....
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Rise and Fall of the Borgias
- By: William Landon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: William Landon
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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While they were indeed ostentatious, calculating, worldly, cruel - and even, occasionally, murderous - you may be surprised to find that the Borgias were not terribly different from other powerful and ambitious families of their day....
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Rather dry
- By Anonymous User on 26-02-2024
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Rise and Fall of the Borgias
- Narrated by: William Landon
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 19-11-2019
- Language: English
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While they were indeed ostentatious, calculating, worldly, cruel - and even, occasionally, murderous - you may be surprised to find that the Borgias were not terribly different from other powerful and ambitious families of their day....
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Renaissance: The Transformation of the West
- By: Jennifer McNabb, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer McNabb
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
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While it’s easy to get caught up - and, rightfully so - in the art of the Renaissance, you cannot have a full, rounded understanding of just how important these centuries were without investigating the period's politics, its spirituality, its philosophies, its economics....
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- By matthew brown on 30-03-2024
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Renaissance: The Transformation of the West
- Narrated by: Jennifer McNabb
- Length: 26 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 20-07-2018
- Language: English
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While it’s easy to get caught up - and, rightfully so - in the art of the Renaissance, you cannot have a full, rounded understanding of just how important these centuries were without investigating the period's politics, its spirituality, its philosophies, its economics....
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The World of Byzantium
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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In a series of 24 lectures, you'll learn how the Greek-speaking empire of Byzantium, or East Rome, occupied a crucial place in both time and space....
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interesting topic, terrible presenter.
- By irtapil on 12-03-2020
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The World of Byzantium
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
- In a series of 24 lectures, you'll learn how the Greek-speaking empire of Byzantium, or East Rome, occupied a crucial place in both time and space....
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A Less Boring History of the World
- Narrated by: Miles Jupp
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-10-2012
- Language: English
- Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach....
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Homeport
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Erika Leigh
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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After an assault at her family home in Maine, Dr. Miranda Jones is determined to put the experience behind her. Distraction comes when she is summoned to Italy - to verify the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze of a Medici courtesan known as The Dark Lady....
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nora always delivers
- By nikki watts on 15-06-2019
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Homeport
- Narrated by: Erika Leigh
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 06-08-2008
- Language: English
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After an assault at her family home in Maine, Dr. Miranda Jones is determined to put the experience behind her. Distraction comes when she is summoned to Italy - to verify the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze of a Medici courtesan known as The Dark Lady....
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The House of Wisdom
- How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
- By: Jonathan Lyons
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Here is the story of how medieval Arab scholars made dazzling advances in science and philosophy, and of the Europeans who brought this knowledge back to the West....
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The House of Wisdom
- How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 30-03-2010
- Language: English
- Here is the story of how medieval Arab scholars made dazzling advances in science and philosophy, and of the Europeans who brought this knowledge back to the West....
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Every Day in Tuscany
- Seasons of an Italian Life
- By: Frances Mayes
- Narrated by: Frances Mayes
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Frances Mayes offers her listeners a deeply personal memoir of her present-day life in Tuscany, encompassing both the changes she has experienced since Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany appeared....
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Every Day in Tuscany
- Seasons of an Italian Life
- Narrated by: Frances Mayes
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 09-03-2010
- Language: English
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Frances Mayes offers her listeners a deeply personal memoir of her present-day life in Tuscany, encompassing both the changes she has experienced since Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany appeared....
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Leonardo and the Last Supper
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art - The Last Supper....
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Highly recommended
- By Hiro on 14-08-2022
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Leonardo and the Last Supper
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 22-10-2014
- Language: English
- Early in 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began work in Milan on what would become one of history's most influential and beloved works of art - The Last Supper....
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Michelangelo's Ghost
- Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series, Book 4
- By: Gigi Pandian
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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When Jaya's old professor dies under eerie circumstances shortly after discovering manuscripts that point to a treasure, Jaya and her brother pick up the trail....
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Michelangelo's Ghost
- Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery Series, Book 4
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Series: Jaya Jones, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 27-12-2016
- Language: English
- When Jaya's old professor dies under eerie circumstances shortly after discovering manuscripts that point to a treasure, Jaya and her brother pick up the trail....
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Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- By: Kevin Madigan
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
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For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics....
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Medieval Christianity
- A New History
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 30-06-2015
- Language: English
- For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign - a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics....
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