Western European History

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    • The Rise and Fall of States and Nations
    • By: Norman Davies
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 30 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 05-18-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 227 ratings
    • There is something profoundly romantic about lost civilizations. Davies peers through the cracks in the mainstream accounts of modern-day states to dazzle us with extraordinary stories of barely remembered pasts, and of the traces they left behind....

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    • By: William Chester Jordan
    • Narrated by: Leon Nixon
    • Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 3
    • Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 10-23-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • It was an age of hope, accomplishment, and expansion. Europe's High Middle Ages spanned the Crusades, the building of Chartres Cathedral, Dante's Inferno, and Thomas Aquinas. The era seemed to be flowering into a renaissance - until the disastrous 14th century rained catastrophe....

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    • The Relentless Revolutionary
    • By: John Clubbe
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 08-20-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • A fascinating and in-depth exploration of how the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and Napoleon shaped Beethoven's political ideals and inspired his groundbreaking compositions....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Caribbean Island's Ancient Roots, Taínos and Caribs, Colonial Past, and Modern Times (European Exploration and Settlement)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-24
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Uncover the vibrant saga of triumph, tragedy, and transformation that underpins the Dominican Republic's storied past. This audiobook invites you on more than just a journey through time—it invites you to explore the soul of a nation.

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    • A Captivating Guide to Caribbean History, Starting from Christopher Columbus Through the Wars of Religion, Slavery, and Colonial ... (European Exploration and Settlement)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-22
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • The history of the Caribbean is an exciting ride, but few outside of the region know much about it in depth beyond Columbus’s discovery. This audiobook will lead you through the history of the region, which witnessed some of the world’s most important events....

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    • By: David I. Kertzer
    • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
    • Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 09-06-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
    • A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....

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    • Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
    • By: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
    • Narrated by: Michael Beck
    • Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 01-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
    • Western exceptionalism - the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent - is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others....

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    • By: G. K. Chesterton
    • Narrated by: Fred Williams
    • Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 12-14-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 187 ratings
    • Orthodoxy is Chesterton's great apologia for the Christian faith, which was prompted by a serious attack in 1903 against Christianity by well-known newspaper editor Robert Blatchford....

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    • The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
    • By: Andrea Wulf
    • Narrated by: Julie Teal
    • Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 09-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Magnificent Rebels is a riveting, eye-opening biography of the first Romantics: a revolutionary group of friends based in the small German town of Jena whose modern ideas transformed society and the way we lead our lives today....

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    • The History of the Qing Dynasty’s Contacts and Conflicts with the Europeans and Americans
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
    • Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 10-01-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • The 19th century saw the rise of one of the most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe. Its naval supremacy linked them, and trade flowed east and west. An integral part of this vast trade network included China....

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    • 12 Writers on Continuity and Change in Havana and Across the Country
    • By: Leila Guerriero
    • Narrated by: Frankie Corzo, Lorenzo Irizarry
    • Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 12-11-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Spanning politics and art, music and baseball, Cuba on the Verge is a timely look at a society’s profound transformation - from inside and out....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Spanish Explorers, Conquest of the Americas, Cultural Exchange, and Legacy (European Exploration and Settlement)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-24
    • Language: English
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    • Have you ever heard about the Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca, who survived eight years wandering from Florida to Texas? Find his story and more in this audiobook!

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    • The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa
    • By: R. A. Scotti
    • Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
    • Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 04-07-09
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • In Paris at the start of a radically new century, the most famous face in the history of art stepped out of her frame and into a sensational mystery....

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    • A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present [Modern Library Chronicles]
    • By: Anthony Pagden
    • Narrated by: Joel Leffert
    • Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-05
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
    • This wide-ranging and intellectually stimulating work examines the origins and history of the West with terse, efficient prose....

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    • Power Struggles and Rebellions, 1943-1948
    • By: Gerd-Rainer Horn
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 06-23-20
    • Language: English
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    • The Moment of Liberation in Western Europe: Power Struggles & Rebellions, 1943-1948, regards the final two years of World War II and the immediate post-liberation period as a moment in 20th century history....

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