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    The Medici

    Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 21 min

    A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    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

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee

    An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens

    by Charlie Higson ...
    Narrated by Charlie Higson ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 53 min

    A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy.... ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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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

    $17.58 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Breve historia de Italia: 3000 años de Roma al Renacimiento y más allá

    by Asier Terrones ...
    Narrated by Asier Terrones ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 22 min

    Viaja por tres milenios de historia europea donde gloriosos imperios y repúblicas rivales forjan nuestro mundo actual. Sumérgete en un relato épico ideal para tu trayecto diario, diseñado para mentes curiosas que buscan entender la cuna de la civilización occidental.Más allá de las grandes batallas, esta narración inmersiva revela la vida cotidiana de quienes caminaron por estas tierras ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Breve historia del Renacimiento: Cómo renació Europa

    by Felipe Losada ...
    Narrated by Felipe Losada ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 15 min

    Viaja al corazón de la historia europea y desentraña cómo el despertar del humanismo transformó nuestra civilización. Lejos de ser una ruptura milagrosa con el pasado, esta época fascinante fue el resultado de una vibrante evolución que germinó en las urbes medievales. Satisface tu sed de conocimiento explorando los cimientos artísticos y políticos que forjaron la mente moderna.Ideal para iluminar ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Histoire de la Renaissance : De Florence à une révolution de l’art et de la pensée

    by Prosper Pennec ...
    Narrated by Prosper Pennec ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 8 min

    Saisissez les racines de notre modernité à travers cette fascinante fresque historique sur l'éveil de l'art européen. Idéal pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit immersif vous transporte dans les ruelles animées d'une Italie en pleine mutation. Écoutez comment de puissantes dynasties de marchands ont transformé leurs cités en véritables incubateurs d'idées nouvelles.Laissez-vous captiver ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Dødens årsag

    by Markil Gregersen, Tommy Heisz ...
    Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 8 min

    "Dødens årsag" er en kulturhistorisk fortælling om, hvordan danskerne gennem tiden har slået hinanden ihjel.Ved hjælp af dokumenter fra obduktioner og ligsyn bringes vi tæt på historier om aftægtsdrab, giftmord og vold. De afslører en fascinerende opfindsomhed, når det gælder om at slå ihjel, men giver os også et indblik i helt almindelige danskeres liv og daglige udfordringer.De første sager er ... Read more

    $21.22 USD

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    Jeg dør uskyldig - Caroline Mathildes venskab med Struensee

    by Henning Rovsing Olsen ...
    Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 12 min

    Den unge dronning Caroline Mathilde mistede på få år alt – sin mand, sine børn, sin dronningekrone. Hun blev skandaliseret, lagt for had, beskyldt for utroskab og sendt i ensomt eksil på et slot i Celle. Caroline Mathildes kærlighedsdrama med livlægen Struensee er Danmarks mest berømte love-story. Men til sin død insisterede hun på, at det var pure opspind. Caroline Mathildes sidste år i Celle er ... Read more

    $18.37 USD

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    El Quattrocento Italiano

    by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...
    Narrated by Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

    Unabridged

    59 min

    Suele denominarse así el siglo XV (o mil cuatrocientos), que representa el estallido de la inteligencia artística italiana puesta al servicio de la Iglesia y de la nobleza. Aunque durante mucho tiempo se conservaron las formas góticas, el nuevo estilo transforma radicalmente los elementos arquitectónicos y decorativos de este siglo. En esta breve colección hemos mostrado los mejores ejemplares de ... Read more

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    Hærførere

    by Alt om Historie ...
    Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Personer der ændrede verden

    Unabridged

    5 hours 15 min

    I eksilet på St. Helena studerede Napoleon Bonaparte Cæsars beretning om gallerkrigene og kommenterede Cæsars strategi ud fra egne erfaringer. Selvom våbnene havde ændret sig betydeligt siden oldtiden, så Napoleon store ligheder mellem Cæsar og ham selv. Begge mænd stilede højt, havde mod til at foretage overraskende træk på slagmarken og forstod at opbygge stærke bånd til deres soldater. Basale, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour

    by Julie Wheeler ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 20 min

    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England’s break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    Rome

    A History in Seven Sackings

    by Matthew Kneale ...
    Narrated by Neil Gardner ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 41 min

    “This magnificent love letter to Rome” (Stephen Greenblatt) tells the story of the Eternal City through pivotal moments that defined its history—from the early Roman Republic through the Renaissance and the Reformation to the German occupation in World War Two—“an erudite history that reads like a page-turner” (Maria Semple).Rome, the Eternal City. It is a hugely popular tourist destination with a ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    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

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    Histoire de l'Empire ottoman, depuis l’Anatolie du XIVe siècle au début du XXe siècle

    by Edhem Eldem ...
    Narrated by Edhem Eldem ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 4 min

    Frémeaux & Associés et la Grande Mosquée de Paris s’associent afin de faire connaître l’histoire, la philosophie, les cultures et les savoirs du monde musulman. Edhem Eldem est professeur au département d’histoire de l’université de Bog˘azici à Istanbul, il a aussi enseigné à Berkeley, Harvard, Columbia, à l’EHESS, à l’EPHE, à l’ENS et a été titulaire de la chaire internationale d’histoire turque ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Renaissance, The

    A History from Beginning to End

    by Hourly History ...
    Narrated by Matthew J Chandler-Smith ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 1 min

    During the Middle Ages, the nations of Europe forged new identities, moving away from the lost glory of the Roman Empire toward their own distinct character. The process was often clumsy and uneven, as emerging nations developed at their own pace, struggling to replace Rome's protection with strength of their own. What they did share was the Roman Catholic Church, which defined itself as the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Waterloo

    by Orage ...
    Narrated by Peter Milling ...
    Series series Historie

    Unabridged

    18 min

    Napoleon var ved at tabe. Og han vidste det. Men han havde været så overbevisende i sine taler, at hans tropper slet ikke var klar over dette faktum, som var så åbenlyst for ham selv. ’Wellington er en dårlig general’ havde han sagt til sine mænd, men den dårlige general havde besejret ham.I dag huskes slaget ved Waterloo med britisk stolthed, men i virkeligheden var det en sidste satsning fra en ... Read more

    $2.75 USD

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    Det danske imperium. Storhed og fald

    by Michael Bregnsbo, Kurt Villads Jensen ...
    Narrated by Jette Mechlenburg ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 29 min

    Efter det katastrofale nederlag ved Dybbøl Banke i 1864 lukkede dansk historieskrivning sig om sig selv og blev stærkt nationalt selvcentreret. Siden er dansk historie blevet forstået ud fra det grundperspektiv, at Danmark var et lille og ubetydeligt land i den europæiske periferi, presset af den stærke tyske nabo, og at dansk historie handlede om det, der skete inden for det nuværende Danmarks ... Read more

    $21.22 USD

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    The Audacious Crimes of Colonel Blood

    The Spy Who Stole the Crown Jewels and Became the King’s Secret Agent

    by Robert Hutchinson ...
    Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 6 min

    The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II’s courtOne morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly, he managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. And yet he was not executed for ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    The House of Seymour

    by Joanna Hickson ...
    Narrated by Clare Corbett ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The House of Seymour

    Unabridged

    9 hours 57 min

    Praise for Joanna Hickson:‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday ExpressWill his ambition be her destiny or her downfall?When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite his cold streak of ruthless ambition.Jess the shepherdess tends her flock on the w... ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    The Rival Queens

    Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom

    by Nancy Goldstone ...
    Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 1 min

    The riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century.Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of two remarkable women, a mother and daughter driven into opposition by a terrible betrayal that threatened to ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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    Steel Lobsters

    Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England

    by Myke Cole ...
    Narrated by Oliver Hembrough ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    Bloomsbury presents Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the last knights in England by Myke Cole, read by Oliver Hembrough.A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War – the last fully armoured knights in England.The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

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    Spin the Globe

    A BBC Radio 4 history series

    by Michael Scott ...
    Narrated by Michael Scott ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 13 min

    Michael Scott presents this bite-sized history series, exploring key years of change across the world'Captivating... takes mundane conventional history and turns it on its head' Radio TimesSome dates are indelibly etched into our minds, forever associated with particular historical events. But what else was going on in the world during those climactic years? In this surprising, thought-provoking ... Read more

    $12.08 USD

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    A World Lit Only by Fire

    The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance; Portrait of an Age

    by William Manchester ...
    Narrated by Barrett Whitener ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 37 min

    The preeminent popular history of civilization’s rebirth after the Dark AgesFrom tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on ... Read more

    $19.95 USD