Renaissance in History & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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The Verge

Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

by Patrick Wyman ...

Narrated by Patrick Wyman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 33 min

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.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author
... Read more
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The Private Lives of the Tudors

A revelatory glimpse into the lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more from Sunday Times bestselling author Tracy Borman

by Tracy Borman ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Sandra Duncan ...

Unabridged

15 hours 18 min

Secrets. Silence. Scandal. This is the Tudors as you have never seen them before - as told through the eyes of the people who were ALWAYS watching.'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth IThe Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were accompanied by a servant specifically ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Secrets. Silence. Scandal. This is the Tudors as you have never seen them before - as told through the eyes of the people who were ALWAYS watching.'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth IThe Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were accompanied by a servant specifically
... Read more
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Catherine de Medici

Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

by Leonie Frieda ...

Narrated by Sarah Le Fevre ...

Unabridged

20 hours 58 min

SOON TO BE THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTONThe bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th centuryOrphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future Henri II of France, she was constantly humiliated by his influential mistress Diane de Poitiers. When her ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

SOON TO BE THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTONThe bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th centuryOrphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future Henri II of France, she was constantly humiliated by his influential mistress Diane de Poitiers. When her
... Read more
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Sharpe’s Fury

The Battle of Barrosa, March 1811

by Bernard Cornwell ...

Narrated by Rupert Farley ...

Series Audiobook 11 - The Sharpe Series
Unabridged

12 hours 33 min

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*Spain, March 1811Cadiz is under siege – the last city standing in France’s conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls – and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now*Spain, March 1811Cadiz is under siege – the last city standing in France’s conquest of Spain. So Captain Richard Sharpe must navigate the spymasters and murderous factions within its walls – and see off deadly threats from more than one enemy.Deserted by their ailing Spanish allies, the British
... Read more
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The Siege of Loyalty House

A new history of the English Civil War

by Jessie Childs ...

Narrated by Miranda Raison ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The Civil War was the most traumatic conflict in British history, pitting friends and family members against each other and tearing down the old order.Award-winning historian Jessie Childs plunges the reader into the shock of the struggle through one of its most dramatic episodes: the siege of Basing House. To the parliamentarian Roundheads, the Hampshire mansion was a ... Read more

$24.08 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.The Civil War was the most traumatic conflict in British history, pitting friends and family members against each other and tearing down the old order.Award-winning historian Jessie Childs plunges the reader into the shock of the struggle through one of its most dramatic episodes: the siege of Basing House. To the parliamentarian Roundheads, the Hampshire mansion was a
... Read more
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Seven Lies About Catholic History: Infamous Myths about the Church's Past and How to Answer Them

by Diane Moczar ...

Narrated by Kevin F. Spalding ...

Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem
... Read more
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Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

by Clare Jackson ...

Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

Unabridged

24 hours 10 min

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse
... Read more
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The Borgias

The Hidden History

by G. J. Meyer ...

Narrated by Enn Reitel ...

Unabridged

20 hours 12 min

An unprecedented portrait of the Renaissance-era Borgia family and their storied milieu, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tudors“A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women“Fascinating . . . a ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

An unprecedented portrait of the Renaissance-era Borgia family and their storied milieu, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tudors“A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women“Fascinating . . . a
... Read more
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Age of Reason

The Crucial Time in Which the Renaissance and Transformation in Knowledge Took Place (3 in 1)

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Chris Newman ...

Unabridged

3 hours 12 min

This is a 3 in 1 combo, with the following topics:1 - Age of Enlightenment: Finally… finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments. But ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is a 3 in 1 combo, with the following topics:1 - Age of Enlightenment: Finally… finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments. But
... Read more
Audiobook

Les Borgia

Roman d'une famille

by Klabund ...

Narrated by Isidore Amos ...

Unabridged

3 hours 59 min

"Nous les Borgia devrions rester complètement entre nous. Nous devrions aussi n'avoir d'enfants que de nous-mêmes, des Borgia, toujours des Borgia. Aucune goutte de sang étranger ne devrait se mêler au nôtre". Dynastie flamboyante à l'orgueil démesuré, les Borgia sauront étendre leur empire effroyable sur l'Italie entière. Deux papes, des cardinaux, un chef militaire, une beauté venimeuse : ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

"Nous les Borgia devrions rester complètement entre nous. Nous devrions aussi n'avoir d'enfants que de nous-mêmes, des Borgia, toujours des Borgia. Aucune goutte de sang étranger ne devrait se mêler au nôtre". Dynastie flamboyante à l'orgueil démesuré, les Borgia sauront étendre leur empire effroyable sur l'Italie entière. Deux papes, des cardinaux, un chef militaire, une beauté venimeuse :
... Read more
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Mægtige kvinder

by Alt om Historie ...

Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Personer der ændrede verden
Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

Katarina den Store er ikke tilfreds i rollen som medhjælpende hustru for sin mand, den russiske zar. Med assistance fra indflydelsesrige elskere får hun i 1762 zaren kastet i fængsel og indtager selv tronen. Andre magtsyge kvinder bruger endnu mere brutale metoder for at nå til tops. Agrippina forgifter to ægtemænd og tvinger flere rivaler til selvmord for at sikre sin søn, Nero, kejsertronen i ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Katarina den Store er ikke tilfreds i rollen som medhjælpende hustru for sin mand, den russiske zar. Med assistance fra indflydelsesrige elskere får hun i 1762 zaren kastet i fængsel og indtager selv tronen. Andre magtsyge kvinder bruger endnu mere brutale metoder for at nå til tops. Agrippina forgifter to ægtemænd og tvinger flere rivaler til selvmord for at sikre sin søn, Nero, kejsertronen i
... Read more
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The Bookseller of Florence

Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance

by Ross King ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

18 hours 20 min

The bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling captures the excitement and spirit of the Renaissance in this chronicle of the life and work of "the king of the world's booksellers" and the technological disruption that forever changed the ways knowledge spread.The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

The bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling captures the excitement and spirit of the Renaissance in this chronicle of the life and work of "the king of the world's booksellers" and the technological disruption that forever changed the ways knowledge spread.The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling
... Read more
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Kongernes kvinder

by Louise Langhoff Koch ...

Narrated by Heidi Keller ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

Vi kender alle historierne om kongerne – om politik og magt, om arvefølge, alliancer, rænkespil og skandaler. Men hvad med alle de kvinder, der gennem tiderne og udfordringerne stod ved deres side?Denne bog dykker ned i historien og mærker suset fra 600 års kvindelig kongehistorie med små biografier om dronninger og elskerinder – hvem var de, og hvad tænkte de egentlig?Mød alle de kvinder, der ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Vi kender alle historierne om kongerne – om politik og magt, om arvefølge, alliancer, rænkespil og skandaler. Men hvad med alle de kvinder, der gennem tiderne og udfordringerne stod ved deres side?Denne bog dykker ned i historien og mærker suset fra 600 års kvindelig kongehistorie med små biografier om dronninger og elskerinder – hvem var de, og hvad tænkte de egentlig?Mød alle de kvinder, der
... Read more
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François Ier. Une biographie expliquée par Pascal Brioist

by Pascal Brioist ...

Narrated by Pascal Brioist ...

Unabridged

4 hours 14 min

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de François Ier, analysée et expliquée par Pascal Brioist, professeur des universités, spécialiste de l’histoire intellectuelle et scientifique de la Renaissance. L’évocation de François Ier éveille en nous les souvenirs scolaires des portraits de Clouet ou du Titien, de la bataille de Marignan ou du séjour de ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de François Ier, analysée et expliquée par Pascal Brioist, professeur des universités, spécialiste de l’histoire intellectuelle et scientifique de la Renaissance. L’évocation de François Ier éveille en nous les souvenirs scolaires des portraits de Clouet ou du Titien, de la bataille de Marignan ou du séjour de
... Read more
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Spycraft

Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration

by Pete Langman, Nadine Akkerman ...

Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies—from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassinationEarly modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage, where spies, spy-catchers, and conspirators pitted their wits against each other in deadly games of hide and seek. Theirs was a dangerous trade—only those who mastered the latest techniques would ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spies—from ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassinationEarly modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage, where spies, spy-catchers, and conspirators pitted their wits against each other in deadly games of hide and seek. Theirs was a dangerous trade—only those who mastered the latest techniques would
... Read more
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English Food

A People’s History

by Diane Purkiss ...

Narrated by Sarah Kants ...

Unabridged

22 hours 50 min

‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times ‘A mouthwatering history’ The GuardianIn this delicious history of Britain’s food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the development of recipes and rituals for mealtimes such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to show how food has been both a reflection of and inspiration for social continuity and change ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times ‘A mouthwatering history’ The GuardianIn this delicious history of Britain’s food traditions, Diane Purkiss invites readers on a unique journey through the centuries, exploring the development of recipes and rituals for mealtimes such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to show how food has been both a reflection of and inspiration for social continuity and change
... Read more
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Prince, The

by Niccolò Machiavelli ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Andrew E ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is a seminal work of political philosophy that examines power, leadership, and statecraft with unflinching realism. Written in the early 16th century, the book offers blunt, often controversial advice to rulers on how to acquire, maintain, and expand power. Rejecting idealism, Machiavelli argues that effective leaders ... Read more

$8.13 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is a seminal work of political philosophy that examines power, leadership, and statecraft with unflinching realism. Written in the early 16th century, the book offers blunt, often controversial advice to rulers on how to acquire, maintain, and expand power. Rejecting idealism, Machiavelli argues that effective leaders
... Read more
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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 ...

Unabridged

14 hours 52 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe 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. Katherine’s sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is portrayed as “Juana the Mad,” whose ... Read more

$26.50 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe 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. Katherine’s sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is portrayed as “Juana the Mad,” whose
... Read more
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It All Adds Up

The Story of People and Mathematics

by Mickael Launay ...

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and
... Read more
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El Renacimiento en la escultura

by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...

Narrated by Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

Series Audiobook 31 - Historia del arte español
Unabridged

34 min

Desde los últimos años del siglo XV, la España de los Reyes Católicos conoce el resurgir de la vitalidad nacional. La victoria política deja también su impronta en lo cultural. Se abren las puertas a todo lo que signifique influjo exterior para asimilarlo, pero sin olvidar lo propiamente hispánico. Si años antes lo dominante en escultura había sido lo flamenco, ahora el influjo directo va a ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Desde los últimos años del siglo XV, la España de los Reyes Católicos conoce el resurgir de la vitalidad nacional. La victoria política deja también su impronta en lo cultural. Se abren las puertas a todo lo que signifique influjo exterior para asimilarlo, pero sin olvidar lo propiamente hispánico. Si años antes lo dominante en escultura había sido lo flamenco, ahora el influjo directo va a
... Read more
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La Capilla Sixtina: Historia y legado de la capilla más famosa del mundo

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Valeria Garrido ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

En 1503, El Papa Julio II, sucesor del notable Alejandro VI (Rodrigo Borgia), trajo al papado el aprecio. Una vez Miguel Ángel hubo finalizado la avalancha de obras en las que había trabajado en los últimos cuatros años, fue comisionado por el Papa Julio II para que completara la tumba dedicada al pontífice. El proyecto era de grandes alcances, y la tumba estaría emplazada en el interior de la ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

En 1503, El Papa Julio II, sucesor del notable Alejandro VI (Rodrigo Borgia), trajo al papado el aprecio. Una vez Miguel Ángel hubo finalizado la avalancha de obras en las que había trabajado en los últimos cuatros años, fue comisionado por el Papa Julio II para que completara la tumba dedicada al pontífice. El proyecto era de grandes alcances, y la tumba estaría emplazada en el interior de la
... Read more
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Magus

The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

by Anthony Grafton ...

Narrated by Nick Pearse ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both ... Read more

$27.13 CAD

In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both
... Read more
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Dark Brilliance

The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory, and economics.However, all this was accomplished against a background of extreme political turbulence on a continental scale, in the form of ... Read more

$33.92 CAD

During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory, and economics.However, all this was accomplished against a background of extreme political turbulence on a continental scale, in the form of
... Read more
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Princes of the Renaissance

by Mary Hollingsworth ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

13 hours 16 min

A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons.From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installed themselves as dynastic rulers. Inspired by the humanists, the princes of 15th- and 16th-century Italy immersed themselves in the culture of antiquity, commissioning palaces, ... Read more

$24.69 CAD

A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons.From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installed themselves as dynastic rulers. Inspired by the humanists, the princes of 15th- and 16th-century Italy immersed themselves in the culture of antiquity, commissioning palaces,
... Read more

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