Medieval Biography

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    • Empress, Queen, Warrior
    • By: Catherine Hanley
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 04-23-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 199 ratings
    • A life of Matilda - empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages....

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    • A New Life of Charles V
    • By: Geoffrey Parker
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 06-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 245 ratings
    • The life of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), ruler of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Italy and Central and South America, has long intrigued biographers....

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    • Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800
    • By: Jeff Sypeck
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 08-17-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Transporting listeners far beyond Europe to the glittering palaces of Constantinople and the streets of medieval Baghdad, Becoming Charlemagne brings alive an age of empire-building that continues to resonate to this day....

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    • The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
    • By: Joel L. Kraemer
    • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
    • Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 02-19-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 160 ratings
    • This first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver....

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    • The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
    • By: Dan Jones
    • Narrated by: John Curless
    • Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-14-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,512 ratings
    • The 15th century saw the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands five times as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought....

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    • The Wars of the Roses
    • By: Alison Weir
    • Narrated by: Maggie Mash
    • Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 478 ratings
    • Lancater and York is a riveting account of the Wars of the Roses, from the beloved and best-selling historian Alison Weir....

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    • By: Johannes Fried, Peter Lewis
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 09-12-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 255 ratings
    • Johannes Fried paints a compelling portrait of a devout ruler, a violent time, and a unified kingdom that deepens our understanding of the man often called the father of Europe....

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    • Conversions to Confessions
    • By: Robin Lane Fox
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 25 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • Saint Augustine is one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity, yet his path to sainthood was by no means assured....

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    • By: Saint Augustine
    • Narrated by: Mel Foster
    • Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 188 ratings
    • The Confessions of St. Augustine is one of the most moving diaries ever recorded of a man's journey to the fountain of God's grace....

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    • The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
    • By: Seb Falk
    • Narrated by: Seb Falk
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk....

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    • England's Greatest Medieval Warrior
    • By: Michael Jones
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 12-04-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 237 ratings
    • This is a remarkable and inspiring story of one of the greatest warrior-princes of the Middle Ages - and an unforgettably vivid portrait of warfare and chivalry in the 14th century....

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    • The Kings and Queens Who Never Were
    • By: J.F. Andrews
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 06-28-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • When William the Conqueror died in 1087, he left the throne of England to William Rufus . . . his second son. The result was an immediate war as Rufus's elder brother Robert fought to gain the crown he saw as rightfully his....

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    • Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta
    • By: Marc Morris
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 196 ratings
    • King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable, and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Listen to find out....

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    • The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
    • By: Dan Jones
    • Narrated by: Dan Jones
    • Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 367 ratings
    • The New York Times bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unparalleled leadership of England's greatest medieval king.

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    • The Forgotten Princesses of King Edward Longshanks
    • By: Kelcey Wilson-Lee
    • Narrated by: Christine Rendel
    • Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized—and largely mythical—notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different....

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    • The Righteous King
    • By: Ian Mortimer
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 22 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 225 ratings
    • The talented, confident, and intelligent son of John of Gaunt, Henry IV started his reign as a popular and charismatic king after he dethroned the tyrannical and wildly unpopular Richard II....

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    • The Self-Made King
    • By: Michael Hicks
    • Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
    • Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 12-31-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • The definitive biography and assessment of the wily and formidable prince who unexpectedly became monarch - the most infamous king in British history....

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    • The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin
    • By: Jeffrey Lee
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • 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....

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