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De: Carolly Erickson
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Magna Carta
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- Narrado por: Dan Jones
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The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles - even its language - can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? Dan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history.
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Complicated period of history made accessible
- De NH en 12-09-15
De: Dan Jones
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Isabella of Castile
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In 1474, a 23-year-old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting Spain and setting the stage for its golden era of global dominance.
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Enlightening
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De: Giles Tremlett
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The Templars
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- Narrado por: Dan Jones
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In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?
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Unexpected
- De Protogere en 10-30-17
De: Dan Jones
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The White King
- Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
- De: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
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Less than 40 years after England's golden age under Elizabeth I, the country was at war with itself. Split between loyalty to the Crown or to Parliament, war raged on English soil. Its casualties were immense. At the head of the disintegrating kingdom was King Charles I. In this vivid portrait - informed by previously unseen manuscripts, including royal correspondence between the king and his queen - Leanda de Lisle depicts a man who was principled and brave but fatally blinkered.
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Enlightening Stuart history
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De: Leanda de Lisle
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Edward III
- The Perfect King
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
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Holding power for over 50 years starting in 1327, Edward III was one of England's most influential kings and one who shaped the course of English history. Revered as one of the country's most illustrious leaders for centuries, he was also a usurper and a warmonger who ordered his uncle beheaded. A brutal man, to be sure, but also a brilliant one.
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Great book about Edward III
- De Kiesha en 07-05-16
De: Ian Mortimer
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Henry V
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This insightful look at the life of Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt casts new light on a period in history often held up as legend. A great English hero, Henry V was lionized by Shakespeare and revered by his countrymen for his religious commitment, his sense of justice, and his military victories. Here, noted historian and biographer Ian Mortimer takes a look at the man behind the legend and offers a clear, historically accurate, and realistic representation of a ruler who was all too human.
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Accessible, grounded, enjoyable
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De: Ian Mortimer
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Four Queens
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- De: Nancy Goldstone
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Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 13th century, a time of chivalry and crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs, comes the story of the four beautiful daughters of the count of Provence, whose brilliant marriages made them the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily.
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Interesting, informative
- De Eunice en 12-06-07
De: Nancy Goldstone
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Isabella
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An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.
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Poorly narrated
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De: Kirstin Downey
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The Borgias and Their Enemies
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The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame. The Borgias were notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder. The story of the family's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to the highest position in Italian society is an absorbing tale.
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Covers the bases, but falls a little flat.
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The Birth of Britain
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- De: Sir Winston Churchill
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The English-speaking peoples comprise perhaps the greatest number of human beings sharing a common language in the world today. These people also share a common heritage. For his four-volume work, Sir Winston Churchill took as his subject these great elements in world history. Volume 1 commences in 55BC, when Julius Caesar famously "turned his gaze upon Britain" and concludes with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
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Birth of Britain
- De Terryl Pettengill en 02-11-07
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God's Wolf
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- De: Jeffrey Lee
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
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In a 2010 terrorist plot, Al-Qaeda hid a bomb in a FedEx shipment addressed to Reynald de Chatillon, a knight who had died centuries ago in the Crusades. A reviled figure in Islamic history, often portrayed as the very epitome of brutality, Reynald remains as controversial - and as vividly present in the minds of many in the Middle East - as the story of the Crusades themselves.
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A great look into the life of a great crusader
- De Jon en 02-28-19
De: Jeffrey Lee
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The Lady Queen
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- De: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrado por: Christine Lakin
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The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial - and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages. On March 15, 1348, 22-year-old Joanna I, queen of Naples, stood trial for the murder of her husband before the pope and his court in Avignon. Determined to defend herself, Joanna won her acquittal against overwhelming odds. Victorious, she returned to Naples and ruled over one of Europe's most prestigious courts for the next three decades - until she herself was killed.
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Terrible mispronunciation of words
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De: Nancy Goldstone
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This is really interesting but sometimes hard to follow - maybe it wouldn't be for someone already steeped in 14th century history, but I found many times I wasn't sure what prince or king was being spoken about (often that's what was said - "the prince" or "the king" without a name) and since it's audio I couldn't just flip back a page to clarify for myself. There's a lot of really interesting stuff in this book about the lives of the people and the impact of war and plague, but it's very long and extremely detailed, filled with names of people who I wasn't sure where to place. For a book like this, I'd like to see a recording broken down into more tracks with titles so I could get more of a feeling for where in the narrative I was.
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- Amy Nicolai
- 06-28-11
14th Century history, 21st Century drama
Well worth the listen (and read too if you want to read the book). Barbara Tuchman's history of Europe in the 1300's will add to your understanding of Europe's origins and continuing entanglements. It's long, and engrossing. The narration by Nadia May is superb - I could listen to her for days.
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- Grahame
- 02-16-13
A Fascinating Century Filled with Contrasts
Would you listen to A Distant Mirror again? Why?
Yes. There is so much in this book that you just can't take it all in with one listen. The book is so superbly written and so well narrated that listening to it many times would be a pleasure.
What other book might you compare A Distant Mirror to and why?
The Guns Of August by the same author. It was another superbly written and excellently narrated book that went into the prelude to, causes and first decisive months of World War I.
What does Nadia May bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She narrates the book just like I would imagine Barbara Tuchman meant it to sound. I'm not an expert, but her pronunciation of French, Italian and other names and quotations sounded totally correct. Her enunciation was such that I never missed a word.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Several times I laughed at the idiotic behavior of people or at the biting wit of both the author and of some of the commentators of the times.
I also was often stunned at the amazingly stupid decisions made by the aristocracy, especially in battle. Let's load up the barges with fine wines and food and leave the siege engines at home. Let's follow the same tactics time after time after time, even though they fail every time resulting in disaster and huge casualties.
I was also amazed at the similarities between our own society and that of the 14th Century - A Distant Mirror, indeed.
Any additional comments?
I have listened to three books by this author, The Guns of August, The Zimmerman Telegram and now this one. All three are superb. If you want to be entertained while learning history and its lessons then Barbara Tuchman is the author for you.
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- Jeff Lacy
- 10-30-20
Immensely written and deftly narrated
Tuchman adeptly provides an imaginative and immensely engaging account of the 14th century Europe based upon a broad amount of research. I have been trying to finish this book since the fall of 1979a, my first quarter as a college freshman, but one thing after another interrupted. Wanda McCaddon does a fine job narrating the book. It really helped moving me through the reading because I had to get oriented to the direction and purpose of Tuchman. I had to reread chapters and pages because I just wasn’t comprehending. It took half the book before it dawned on me. It wasn’t Coucy’s biography but a comprehensive commentary on the social, political, religious, diplomatic, military, economic, and psychology of the14th century in mostly England and France during the Hundred Years War.
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- Veresov Alexandr
- 05-21-20
A worthy journey into the abyss of time.
it seems that endeavorous ambition is the only thing keeping people from vice and depression.
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- bigdjunta
- 11-17-20
If you like history....
There is nothing new under the sun or Son as I prefer to see this phrase for we are all under God. God's been to this "rodeo" before and the author follows the life of a man as he carves his path through life.
So we look back through time to the fourteenth century using a distant mirror and what is in the reflection?
Ourselves.
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- James Messelbeck
- 02-07-11
Fruits of Tuchman's labor as good ad it gets
Tuchman has done an excellent job of researching all that was written about the 14th century in Europe then distilling that through the life of an extraordinary man, Enguerrand VII, Sire de Coucy. The editing task must have been enormous. Then to have introduced relevant political and public health dynamics (plague) made this book exceptional.
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- Thomas Goldsmith
- 08-28-21
Superb from beginning to end
As read here, this is one of my favourite books
of all time. I do not know how many times I have run through it, but always hearing something new
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- Zach
- 12-28-21
Narration spectacular
Given the sometimes dry chronicle (but at other times insightful narrative) the narrator set gold standard for a most challenging work
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- Aighmi*
- 08-22-21
Wow!
A comprehensive & absorbing history of the Medieval world! Well-written, researched, and read. Very good!
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