Renaissance in History & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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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

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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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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

$27.99 USD

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 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

$25.99 USD

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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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

$21.99 USD

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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Heksejagt i middelalderen

by Alt om Historie ...

Narrated by Jesper Bøllehuus ...

Unabridged

3 hours 21 min

”Forestil dig en tid, hvor du med et øjebliks varsel kunne blive anklaget for at være heks. Ordene må have vakt rædsel hos de mere end 50.000 kvinder, som uskyldigt blev anklaget for at dyrke sort magi og stå i ledtog med Djævlen. Forude ventede grusom tortur, til en tilståelse var fremtvunget, og derefter den smertefulde død på bålet.””Alt om historie” tager os med tilbage til en af historiens ... Read more

$10.99 USD

”Forestil dig en tid, hvor du med et øjebliks varsel kunne blive anklaget for at være heks. Ordene må have vakt rædsel hos de mere end 50.000 kvinder, som uskyldigt blev anklaget for at dyrke sort magi og stå i ledtog med Djævlen. Forude ventede grusom tortur, til en tilståelse var fremtvunget, og derefter den smertefulde død på bålet.””Alt om historie” tager os med tilbage til en af historiens
... Read more
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Restoration London

Everyday Life in the 1660s

by Liza Picard ...

Narrated by Sean Barrett ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Life of London
Abridged

6 hours 29 min

Making use of every possible contemporary source - diaries, memoirs, advice books, government papers, almanacs, even the Register of Patents - Liza Picard presents an enthralling picture of how life in London was really lived in the 1600s: the houses and streets, gardens and parks, cooking, clothes and jewellery, cosmetics, hairdressing, housework, laundry and shopping, medicine and dentistry, sex ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Making use of every possible contemporary source - diaries, memoirs, advice books, government papers, almanacs, even the Register of Patents - Liza Picard presents an enthralling picture of how life in London was really lived in the 1600s: the houses and streets, gardens and parks, cooking, clothes and jewellery, cosmetics, hairdressing, housework, laundry and shopping, medicine and dentistry, sex
... Read more
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Der var et yndigt land

by Claus Oldenburg ...

Narrated by Jette Mechlenburg ...

Unabridged

2 hours 44 min

Claus Oldenburg reflekterer over den danske landbokulturs forudsætninger, opblomstring og forfald. Hvad blev der egentlig af alle de fællesskaber og funktioner, der kendetegnede landbokulturen, og hvad har erstattet dem i dag? Bogen er både en hyldest til det gamle Danmark og en undersøgelse af landets nyere institutioner og identitet. Oldenburg argumenterer for, at elementer fra landbokulturen ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Claus Oldenburg reflekterer over den danske landbokulturs forudsætninger, opblomstring og forfald. Hvad blev der egentlig af alle de fællesskaber og funktioner, der kendetegnede landbokulturen, og hvad har erstattet dem i dag? Bogen er både en hyldest til det gamle Danmark og en undersøgelse af landets nyere institutioner og identitet. Oldenburg argumenterer for, at elementer fra landbokulturen
... Read more
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Lincolns borgerkrig

by Orage ...

Narrated by Peter Milling ...

Series series Historie
Unabridged

21 min

I mere end fire år rasede en brutal konflikt i de forenede amerikanske stater. Konflikten førte til afskaffelse af slaveriet – og til snigmordet på præsidenten, Abraham Lincoln.Selvom en præsident for et land, der fører krig mod sig selv, politisk set burde lide nederlag, beundres Lincoln den dag i dag for sit lederskab, dengang amerikanerne kæmpede mod amerikanerne.Denne artikel fortæller ... Read more

$2.99 USD

I mere end fire år rasede en brutal konflikt i de forenede amerikanske stater. Konflikten førte til afskaffelse af slaveriet – og til snigmordet på præsidenten, Abraham Lincoln.Selvom en præsident for et land, der fører krig mod sig selv, politisk set burde lide nederlag, beundres Lincoln den dag i dag for sit lederskab, dengang amerikanerne kæmpede mod amerikanerne.Denne artikel fortæller
... Read more
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El giro

De cómo un manuscrito olvidado contribuyó a crear el mundo moderno

by Stephen Greenblatt ...

Narrated by Mario (Voz de IA) ...

Series series Serie Mayor
Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

Un libro que obtuvo el prestigioso National Book Award en 2011 y el Premio Pulitzer en 2012.Hace cerca de seiscientos años, en 1417, un humanista italiano emprendió un viaje para visitar conventos alemanes en busca de manuscritos antiguos.En uno de ellos descubrió el único ejemplar que había sobrevivido de una obra escrita en el siglo primero antes de Cristo, De rerum natura, un poema filosófico ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Un libro que obtuvo el prestigioso National Book Award en 2011 y el Premio Pulitzer en 2012.Hace cerca de seiscientos años, en 1417, un humanista italiano emprendió un viaje para visitar conventos alemanes en busca de manuscritos antiguos.En uno de ellos descubrió el único ejemplar que había sobrevivido de una obra escrita en el siglo primero antes de Cristo, De rerum natura, un poema filosófico
... Read more
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Dark Renaissance

The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival

by Stephen Greenblatt ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

Poor boy. Spy. Transgressor. Genius.In repressive Elizabethan England, artists are frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners are suspect; popular entertainment largely consists of coarse spectacles, animal fights, and hangings. Into this crude world of government censorship and religious authoritarianism comes an ambitious cobbler’s son from Canterbury with a daring desire to be known—and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Poor boy. Spy. Transgressor. Genius.In repressive Elizabethan England, artists are frightened into dull conventionality; foreigners are suspect; popular entertainment largely consists of coarse spectacles, animal fights, and hangings. Into this crude world of government censorship and religious authoritarianism comes an ambitious cobbler’s son from Canterbury with a daring desire to be known—and
... Read more
Audiobook

Rose Nicolson

a vivid and passionate tale of 16th Century Scotland

by Andrew Greig ...

Narrated by Angus King ...

Unabridged

13 hours 8 min

'A tale I have for you.'Embra, winter of 1574. Queen Mary has fled Scotland, to raise an army from the French. Her son and heir, Jamie is held under protection in Stirling Castle. John Knox is dead. The people are unmoored and lurching under the uncertain governance of this riven land. It's a deadly time for young student Will Fowler, short of stature, low of birth but mightily ambitious, to make ... Read more

$27.99 USD

'A tale I have for you.'Embra, winter of 1574. Queen Mary has fled Scotland, to raise an army from the French. Her son and heir, Jamie is held under protection in Stirling Castle. John Knox is dead. The people are unmoored and lurching under the uncertain governance of this riven land. It's a deadly time for young student Will Fowler, short of stature, low of birth but mightily ambitious, to make
... Read more
Audiobook

The Borgias

Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty—all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.This is but one of several paradoxes ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty—all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.This is but one of several paradoxes
... Read more
Audiobook

Men-of-War

Life in Nelson’s Navy

by Patrick O’Brian ...

Narrated by Ronald Pickup ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit? What did they eat? What songs did they sing? What was the schedule of watches? How were the officers and crew paid, and what ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself.What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like, for everyone from the captain down to the rawest recruit? What did they eat? What songs did they sing? What was the schedule of watches? How were the officers and crew paid, and what
... Read more
Audiobook

God's Jury

The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World

by Cullen Murphy ...

Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

The Inquisition conducted its last execution in 1826—the victim was a Spanish schoolmaster convicted of heresy. But as Cullen Murphy shows in this provocative new work, not only did its offices survive into the twentieth century, in the modern world its spirit is more influential than ever.God's Jury encompasses the diverse stories of the Knights Templar, Torquemada, Galileo, and Graham Greene. ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The Inquisition conducted its last execution in 1826—the victim was a Spanish schoolmaster convicted of heresy. But as Cullen Murphy shows in this provocative new work, not only did its offices survive into the twentieth century, in the modern world its spirit is more influential than ever.God's Jury encompasses the diverse stories of the Knights Templar, Torquemada, Galileo, and Graham Greene.
... Read more
Audiobook

Things We Forgot to Remember

A BBC Radio 4 history series

by Michael Portillo ...

Narrated by Michael Portillo ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Michael Portillo uncovers the forgotten events concealed by famous moments in historyHistory is complicated, and to make sense of it, we construct a narrative, editing and shaping the past to form a coherent story. But in doing so, there is much we leave out, leading to gaps in our collective memory. In this series, broadcaster and former politician Michael Portillo revisits some of history's best ... Read more

$17.74 USD

Michael Portillo uncovers the forgotten events concealed by famous moments in historyHistory is complicated, and to make sense of it, we construct a narrative, editing and shaping the past to form a coherent story. But in doing so, there is much we leave out, leading to gaps in our collective memory. In this series, broadcaster and former politician Michael Portillo revisits some of history's best
... Read more
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Vældige ting - 63 fortællinger om verden

by Søren Mørch ...

Narrated by Henrik Hartvig Jørgensen ...

Unabridged

18 hours 42 min

Historikeren og forfatteren Søren Mørch følger succesværket ”Store forandringer” op med 63 nye fortællinger, der med slående og ofte overraskende nedslag i historien belyser, hvem og hvad der fik Verden til at forandre sig fra den gamle til den moderne.Fra historien om jernbanen - blandt andet set gennem H.C. Andersens øjne – over Darwin og Dreyfus til indsigtsfulde beretninger om Tysklands ... Read more

$29.32 USD

Historikeren og forfatteren Søren Mørch følger succesværket ”Store forandringer” op med 63 nye fortællinger, der med slående og ofte overraskende nedslag i historien belyser, hvem og hvad der fik Verden til at forandre sig fra den gamle til den moderne.Fra historien om jernbanen - blandt andet set gennem H.C. Andersens øjne – over Darwin og Dreyfus til indsigtsfulde beretninger om Tysklands
... Read more
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Alemania, 1933: bajo el signo de la esvástica

by Manuel Chaves Nogales ...

Narrated by Rafael Baena Zapatero ...

Series series Fuera de Serie
Unabridged

2 hours 57 min

"Alemania 1933: bajo el signo de la esvástica", de Manuel Chaves Nogales, es una mirada curiosa, pero reflexiva y muy crítica, a la vida bajo el régimen nazi cuando éste daba sus primeros pasos. En esta obra, que recopila las crónicas del periodista sevillano publicadas en el diario Ahora durante el mes de mayo de 1933, no solo encontramos una aproximación a las causas del éxito de Adolf Hitler, ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Alemania 1933: bajo el signo de la esvástica", de Manuel Chaves Nogales, es una mirada curiosa, pero reflexiva y muy crítica, a la vida bajo el régimen nazi cuando éste daba sus primeros pasos. En esta obra, que recopila las crónicas del periodista sevillano publicadas en el diario Ahora durante el mes de mayo de 1933, no solo encontramos una aproximación a las causas del éxito de Adolf Hitler,
... Read more
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25 afgørende begivenheder i verdenshistorien

by Lars Ringholm ...

Narrated by Jesper Bøllehuus ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

Denne bog sætter spot på 25 dramatiske begivenheder i verdenshistorien fra 1776 og frem til det 21. århundrede. Begivenheder og øjeblikke, der på afgørende vis påvirkede eller ligefrem ændrede hele verdens historie. Læs blandt andet om:1789 - Den Franske Revolution - et krav om brød ændrede hele verden for evigt1814 - Slaget ved Waterloo - en kæmpestort slag satte punktum for historiens første ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Denne bog sætter spot på 25 dramatiske begivenheder i verdenshistorien fra 1776 og frem til det 21. århundrede. Begivenheder og øjeblikke, der på afgørende vis påvirkede eller ligefrem ændrede hele verdens historie. Læs blandt andet om:1789 - Den Franske Revolution - et krav om brød ændrede hele verden for evigt1814 - Slaget ved Waterloo - en kæmpestort slag satte punktum for historiens første
... Read more
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Renaissance for Kids, The: A Captivating Guide to a Period in the History of Europe Following the Middle Ages

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

Did you know that the Renaissance is thought of as the gateway to the modern world?The Renaissance was only a short period in European history, but it was the revolution needed to move from the Middle Ages to the modern world. It was full of new philosophies and art, new architecture and inventions, and new governments and churches. In a short span of time, the Europeans found themselves creating, ... Read more

$6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Did you know that the Renaissance is thought of as the gateway to the modern world?The Renaissance was only a short period in European history, but it was the revolution needed to move from the Middle Ages to the modern world. It was full of new philosophies and art, new architecture and inventions, and new governments and churches. In a short span of time, the Europeans found themselves creating,
... Read more
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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor

by Elizabeth Norton ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Series series Great Lives
Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton, read by Melanie Crawley.England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine.When ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton, read by Melanie Crawley.England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine.When
... Read more
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Catherine de Médicis. La légende noire

by Céline Borello ...

Narrated by Céline Borello ...

Unabridged

4 hours 47 min

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de Catherine de Médicis par Céline Borello, professeur d’histoire moderne à l’université du Mans et spécialiste du protestantisme. Alors que les tensions sont très fortes partout – nous sommes au XVIe siècle, celui des guerres de Religion –, Catherine de Médicis mène une politique d’apaisement entre catholiques ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de Catherine de Médicis par Céline Borello, professeur d’histoire moderne à l’université du Mans et spécialiste du protestantisme. Alors que les tensions sont très fortes partout – nous sommes au XVIe siècle, celui des guerres de Religion –, Catherine de Médicis mène une politique d’apaisement entre catholiques
... Read more
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Christendom Destroyed

Europe 1517-1648

by Mark Greengrass ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

35 hours 4 min

From peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of the sixteenth century. Martin Luther's challenge to church authority forced Christians to examine their beliefs in ways that shook the foundations of their religion. The subsequent divisions, fed by dynastic rivalries and military changes, fundamentally altered the relations between ruler and ruled. ... Read more

$34.99 USD

From peasants to princes, no one was untouched by the spiritual and intellectual upheaval of the sixteenth century. Martin Luther's challenge to church authority forced Christians to examine their beliefs in ways that shook the foundations of their religion. The subsequent divisions, fed by dynastic rivalries and military changes, fundamentally altered the relations between ruler and ruled.
... Read more
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The Lives of the Artists

by Giorgio Vasari ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

22 hours 26 min

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.This ... Read more

$29.99 USD

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.This
... Read more
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Europe's Babylon

The Rise and Fall of Antwerp's Golden Age

by Michael Pye ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 10 min

Before Amsterdam, there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp.In the Age of Exploration, Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York. It was somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed: killer bankers, easy kisses, a market in secrets and every kind of heresy. For half the sixteenth century, it was the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Before Amsterdam, there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the city of Antwerp.In the Age of Exploration, Antwerp was sensational like nineteenth-century Paris or twentieth-century New York. It was somewhere anything could happen or at least be believed: killer bankers, easy kisses, a market in secrets and every kind of heresy. For half the sixteenth century, it was the
... Read more

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