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Titolo: I Normanni in Italia (Storia d'Italia 19)

Autore: div.

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 58 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-08-15

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 1 voti

Categoria: History, European

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I Normanni si stabilirono con successo anche lontano dalle coste atlantiche della Francia (Normandia). Prima della conquista dell'Inghilterra, intorno all'anno 1000, gruppi di Normanni si diressero verso il Sud Italia, inizialmente prestando i loro servizi per vari compiti, come la protezione a pagamento dei pellegrini. Di qui inizia la progressiva conquista normanna dell'Italia meridionale e della Sicilia e nell'audiolibro si raccontano le storie dei protagonisti: da Roberto il Guiscardo, a Guglielmo e i due Ruggeri d'Altavilla.

Questi condottieri distruggevano certamente l'ordine precedente ma al contempo creavano, e, creando, utilizzavano con un sano discernimento tutti gli elementi che potevano assicurare ai loro possedimenti una robustezza intrinseca, e in tale opera si vide anche l'intelligenza del Meridione collaborare coi conquistatori. Creazione cosciente, dunque, di uomini che seppero porsi alla testa d'un popolo che si travagliava per risorgere, e lo condussero a un'insperata altezza politica per due secoli.

Realizzato a cura della redazione de il Narratore audiolibri, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Ferdinand Chalandon, Mario D'Onofrio, John Julius Norwich, Francesco Mezzanotte.

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Titolo: La nascita delle università (Storia d'Italia 20)

Autore: div.

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 53 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-08-15

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

Riepilogo Editore:

Il termine università, nell'originaria accezione del termine, designa un preciso modello d'istruzione che ha le sue origini nelle chiese e nei conventi europei, dove, attorno all'XI secolo, iniziarono a tenersi lezioni, con letture e commento di testi filosofici e giuridici, e presso di essi, o in genere attorno a grandi personalità ecclesiastiche, varie categorie di docenti e studenti cominciarono a organizzarsi in corporazioni o universitates. Determinante fu l'opera dei monasteri e dei monaci amanuensi ma anche lo sviluppo delle città e il contatto dell'Europa con il mondo arabo. L'audiolibro esplora l'organizzazione degli studi medioevali, la nascita delle prime università italiane, in particolare quella di Bologna, i titoli di studio e gli aspetti socio-culturali che caratterizzavano le prime organizzazioni studentesche, come la goliardia con le sue poesie e i suoi canti.

Realizzato a cura della redazione de il Narratore audiolibri, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Olaf Pedersen, Hilde de Ridder-Symoens, Gabriele Fantuzzi, Walter Rüegg.

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Titolo: Il Comune di Milano e la Lega Lombarda (Storia d'Italia 21)

Autore: div.

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 54 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 01-08-15

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

Riepilogo Editore:

La storia dell'Italia fu per almeno due secoli - l'XI e il XII - storia della città italiane e Milano fu certamente al centro della rinascita medioevale dei comuni, spesso confederati per contrastare l'egemonia imperiale e l'aristocrazia locale. In quei secoli il popolo italiano fece la sua più grande esperienza di libertà e Milano si sviluppò in libero comune estendendo la sua influenza su gran parte della Lombardia. L'accresciuta importanza e indipendenza portarono all'inevitabile scontro con l'Impero. Distrutta nell'aprile del 1162 da Federico I Barbarossa, rinacque dopo la vittoria della Lega Lombarda nella battaglia di Legnano del 29 maggio 1176.

Nell'audiolibro si tratteggia la storia del comune a partire dal Vescovo Ariberto (XI sec.) fino all'alba delle prime signorie nel XIII secolo, prendendo anche in considerazione le istituzioni comunali e gli aspetti culturali e politici di quel periodo.

Questo volume è realizzato a cura della redazione de il Narratore audiolibri, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Giovanna Cavallazzi, Gabriella Rossetti Pepe, Ernst Kantorowicz, Alfredo Bosisio.

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Title: Red Rose, White Rose

Author: Joanna Hickson

Narrator: Chloe Massey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-14

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

The powerful story of Cecily Neville, torn between both sides in the War of the Roses, from the critically acclaimed author of The Agincourt Bride.

In fifteenth century England the Neville family rules the north with an iron fist. Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland, a giant of a man and a staunch Lancastrian, cunningly consolidates power by negotiating brilliant marriages for his children. The last betrothal he arranges before he dies is between his youngest daughter, nine-year-old Cicely, and his ward Richard, the thirteen-year-old Duke of York, England's richest heir.

Told through the eyes of Cicely and her half-brother Cuthbert, Red Rose, White Rose is the story of one of the most powerful women in England during one of its most turbulent periods. Born of Lancaster and married to York, the willowy and wayward Cicely treads a hazardous path through love, loss and imprisonment and between the violent factions of Lancaster and York, as the Wars of the Roses tear England's ruling families apart.

Critic Reviews:

"Gripping and emotional." (Woman)

"Superba real find." (The Bookseller)

"Captivating." (Woman's Own)

Members Reviews:

A fascinating woman often left on the fringes

What does Chloe Massey bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book?

AN interesting accent, which seemed wrong at first for a Duchess, but I became used to it and it didn't cause problems. Some narrators read the story, some perform it. This narrator read the story - really well, and that's usually fine. However the story is presented from two perspectives - one female and one male. It was confusing at times working out who's story was being told, because it was delivered in the same voice. Other than that, brilliant narration.

Any additional comments?

Great to have a book about a woman often left on the fringes but who always appears to be a strong matriarch. Great writing which brought the 15th century to life.

Enjoyable

Enjoyed the story but felt it ran out of steam at the end! Good read.

Brilliant story

I loved this book. It tells the story of Cicily Neville and her illegitimate brother Cuthbert who have to fight for supremacy and survival during the Cousins Wars (the proper name for the Wars of the Roses).

Fabulous story, read by an aptly accented narrator. I will definitely buy more of Joanna Hickson's stories on here.

Interesting and covers facts you didn't know

What made the experience of listening to Red Rose, White Rose the most enjoyable?

Chloe Massey's voice is soft and gentle and she really reads well. I had no problem in distinguishing which parts were Cecily speaking and which parts Cuthbert.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Rose, White Rose?

The strange love affair between John Neville and Cecily which is an underlying story throughout the book although I have no idea whether this is true.

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Title: History of the Russian State Vol. 5

Author: Nikolay Karamzin

Narrator: Dmitry Napalkov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-14

Publisher: IDDK

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Karamzin Nikolaj Mihajlovich (1766-1826), rossijskij istorik, pisatel', pochetnyj chlen Peterburgskoj Akademii (1818). Sozdatel' "Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo" (t. 1-12, 1816-29), odnogo iz znachitel'nejshih trudov v Rossijskoj istoriografii. S 1803 do samoj smerti Karamzin zanimalsja po vysochajshemu poveleniju "Istoriej gosudarstva Rossijskogo". Glavnaja ideja Istorii Karamzina - sud'ba Rossii i ee velichie zakljucheny v razvitii samoderzhavija. Pri sil'noj vlasti Rossija procvetala, pri slaboj - prihodila v upadok. Trud N. M. Karamzina ne byl pervym opisaniem istorii Rossii, no imenno jeto proizvedenie blagodarja vysokim literaturnym dostoinstvam i nauchnoj skrupuljoznosti avtora otkrylo istoriju Rossii dlja shirokoj obrazovannoj publiki i naibol'shim obrazom sposobstvovalo stanovleniju nacional'nogo samosoznanija. Vashemu vnimaniju predstavlen 5 tom Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo.

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Title: History of the Russian State, Vol. 6 [Russian Edition]

Author: Nikolay Karamzin

Narrator: Dmitry Napalkov

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-14

Publisher: IDDK

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Karamzin Nikolaj Mihajlovich (1766-1826), rossijskij istorik, pisatel', pochetnyj chlen Peterburgskoj Akademii (1818). Sozdatel' "Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo" (t. 1-12, 1816-29), odnogo iz znachitel'nejshih trudov v Rossijskoj istoriografii. S 1803 do samoj smerti Karamzin zanimalsja po vysochajshemu poveleniju "Istoriej gosudarstva Rossijskogo". Glavnaja ideja Istorii Karamzina - sud'ba Rossii i ee velichie zakljucheny v razvitii samoderzhavija. Pri sil'noj vlasti Rossija procvetala, pri slaboj - prihodila v upadok. Trud N. M. Karamzina ne byl pervym opisaniem istorii Rossii, no imenno jeto proizvedenie blagodarja vysokim literaturnym dostoinstvam i nauchnoj skrupuljoznosti avtora otkrylo istoriju Rossii dlja shirokoj obrazovannoj publiki i naibol'shim obrazom sposobstvovalo stanovleniju nacional'nogo samosoznanija. Vashemu vnimaniju predstavlen 6 tom Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo.

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Title: History of the Russian State, Vol. 8 [Russian Edition]

Author: Nikolay Karamzin

Narrator: Elena Chubarova

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 11-26-14

Publisher: IDDK

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Karamzin Nikolaj Mihajlovich (1766-1826), rossijskij istorik, pisatel', pochetnyj chlen Peterburgskoj Akademii (1818). Sozdatel' "Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo" (t. 1-12, 1816-29), odnogo iz znachitel'nejshih trudov v Rossijskoj istoriografii. S 1803 do samoj smerti Karamzin zanimalsja po vysochajshemu poveleniju "Istoriej gosudarstva Rossijskogo". Glavnaja ideja Istorii Karamzina - sud'ba Rossii i ee velichie zakljucheny v razvitii samoderzhavija. Pri sil'noj vlasti Rossija procvetala, pri slaboj - prihodila v upadok. Trud N. M. Karamzina ne byl pervym opisaniem istorii Rossii, no imenno jeto proizvedenie blagodarja vysokim literaturnym dostoinstvam i nauchnoj skrupuljoznosti avtora otkrylo istoriju Rossii dlja shirokoj obrazovannoj publiki i naibol'shim obrazom sposobstvovalo stanovleniju nacional'nogo samosoznanija. Vashemu vnimaniju predstavlen 8 tom Istorii gosudarstva Rossijskogo.

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Title: Mata Hari and Some Other Women Spies

Author: Basil Thomson

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-14

Publisher: Red Door Audiobooks

Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle (1876 1917), better known by the stage name Mata Hari, was a Dutch exotic dancer who was convicted of being a spy and executed by firing squad in France during the first World War.

Sir Basil Home Thomson, KCB (1861 1939) was a British intelligence officer, police officer, prison governor, colonial administrator, and writer. Thomson interviewed Mata Hari in London in 1915 as part of a British investigation into her espionage activities.

This is his first hand account of that meeting. He also recounts the interrogation of other female foreign spies during his period in office.

Members Reviews:

not much info here

basically the reading of a Wikipedia page. certainly not a book on tape. author discusses Mata hari briefly and one other spy...

few facts

Slim content delivered with an annoying accent, all in all, a waste of time. Even 20 minutes was too long for this.

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Title: Metfield Parish and Poor in the Late Eighteenth Century

Author: Victor Peskett

Narrator: Kate Shrewsday

Format: Unabridged

Length: 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-14

Publisher: William Peskett

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

What was life like for the rural poor in 18th century England? Just as new agricultural technology was replacing farm workers with machines, medical advances were improving life expectancy. The result in the rural East Anglian county of Suffolk was a scarcity of employment that left many without the means to support themselves or their families. In this fascinating glimpse into community action at a local level, Victor Peskett reveals in this book the workings of the Guardians of the Poor in Metfield, Suffolk, a village committee with powers to levy a charge on the community and, after close examination, disperse funds to support the poor, according to their needs and their means. Peskett's painstaking research into the minutes of the Guardians' meetings has uncovered not the dry transactions of a local administrative committee, but an illumination of the past two short centuries ago. From the old vellum-bound, hand-written record emerge characters we come to know - their clothes, their few possessions, their daily transactions and their squabbles but, most of all, their urgent and basic needs at a time when progress seemed to be leaving them behind.

Members Reviews:

Fascinating short read

I must say that this was a pretty interesting short read. Although it went into various areas of how the poor were treated in this village, I found the secontion on the workhouses to be most fascinating. The author did an excellent job at being concise in his descriptions and really kept the book short.

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Title: Henry VIII

Subtitle: About the Throne the Thunder Rolls, Just the Facts

Author: Alison Hardwick

Narrator: Simon Brooks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-14

Publisher: Burton Crown Limited

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

Henry VIII was not born to be king. His birth was treated as an insignificant event and his early years were not filled with the kingly tutorship that his elder brother, Arthur, experienced. Popular myth states that as the second son he was destined to be the Archbishop of Canterbury! At his birth his father was not fully secure on the throne of England. This was a throne that had a habit of changing hands on an alarmingly regular basis, normally with foul means involved. If his father had been toppled and his brother had lived, Henry would have ended up as a nobody - a footnote to history. But that was not the case.

Henry VIII remains the titanic figure in English history. His story is the one that every child remembers from their school days.

The famous Holbein portraits dont show an insignificant second son; they show a colossus of a man who appeared to be born to lead a nation. Everyone remembers his wives and mistresses, as well as the bloody and ruthless executions. Yet people forget the gentler side to Henrys nature, his love of poetry, music, and theatre. He had a generous nature, as well as a strong interest in science and apothecary services. And of course he had a love of physical activity.

Members Reviews:

Does what is says on the tin!

It states at the start that is presents the facts so expect a brief account of Henry's life. The reading is easy to listen and add to the quite informative but undemanding experience.