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Title: History of Russia from the Earliest Times: Vol. 9 [Russian Edition]

Author: Sergey Solovyov

Narrator: Leontina Brotskaya

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-17

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

A famous work of the great Russian historian Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879), who was a major achiever in Russian historical science in the 19th century. Solovyov is the "first among equals" in the galaxy of brilliant Russian historians, which includes Karamzin, Klyuchevsky, Kostomarov, Presnyakov, Granovsky, Platonov, and many others. The ninth volume of the work dedicated to the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov (1613-1645).

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Title: History of Russia from the Earliest Times: Vol. 13 [Russian Edition]

Author: Sergey Solovyov

Narrator: Leontina Brotskaya

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-17

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

A famous work of the great Russian historian Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879), who was a major achiever in Russian historical science in the 19th century. Solovyov is the "first among equals" in the galaxy of brilliant Russian historians, which includes Karamzin, Klyuchevsky, Kostomarov, Presnyakov, Granovsky, Platonov, and many others. The 13th volume of this work covers the period between 1676 and 1682, from the reign of Theodore Alekseevich (Fyodor III) to unrest in Moscow in 1682.

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Title: History of Russia from the Earliest Times: Vol. 8 [Russian Edition]

Author: Sergey Solovyov

Narrator: Leontina Brotskaya

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-17

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

A famous work of the great Russian historian Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879), who was a major achiever in Russian historical science in the 19th century. Solovyov is the "first among equals" in the galaxy of brilliant Russian historians, which includes Karamzin, Klyuchevsky, Kostomarov, Presnyakov, Granovsky, Platonov, and many others. The eighth volume of the work covers the period from the reign of Boris Godunov before the interregnum (1598-1613).

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Title: History of Russia from the Earliest Times: Vol. 2 [Russian Edition]

Author: Sergey Solovyov

Narrator: Leontina Brotskaya

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-14-17

Publisher: IDDK

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

A famous work of the great Russian historian Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879), who was a major achiever in Russian historical science in the 19th century. Solovyov is the "first among equals" in the galaxy of brilliant Russian historians, which includes Karamzin, Klyuchevsky, Kostomarov, Presnyakov, Granovsky, Platonov, and many others. The second volume of the work covers the period from the end of the reign of Yaroslav I (1054) to the end of the reign of Toropetskiy Mstislav (1228).

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Title: Outskirts

Subtitle: Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt

Author: John Grindrod

Narrator: Nick Underwood

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-01-17

Publisher: Sceptre

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

A captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside and the author's childhood.

Outskirts will explore the origins of Britain's Green Belt. It will chart the genesis of the idea, which grew from romantic 19th-century notions of the countryside and our past, the pioneers behind organisations such as the National Trust, and the Green Belt's place in the landscape and psyche of postwar Britain. Integrated throughout will be the story of what it was like to grow up on the edge of it, with each chapter combining Grindrod's family's story with a wider historical narrative.

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Title: Legends and Myths from Wales: Central Wales

Author: Graham Watkins

Narrator: Graham Watkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-17

Publisher: Graham Watkins

Genres: History, European

Publisher's Summary:

In this book, the third in the series, you will find a selection of 16 legends, each of which relates to a particular place in Central Wales.

Black Bart the Pirate, Owain Glyndwr, the Red Dragon of Wales, the Five Saints, and the Red Bandits of Mawddwy are just a few of the characters you will meet in this audiobook. Learn where the Red Dragon of Wales lives today, why a Welsh pirate, who dressed like a dandy, was the most feared in the world, how the drovers travelled the land and created their own banking system, and how King Arthur destroyed the evil monster they called the Barfog. Discover the Lost Land of Wales, the Salt Smugglers of Mawddach, and the secret of the Robber's Grave.

As you listen to the legends you will be dipping into a rich Celtic culture of stories that have been told and retold over hundreds of years, keeping listeners entertained on dark winter nights when the warmth of a log fire and the flicker of flames made anything possible.

Members Reviews:

Since I loved the first one so much, I was excited to read this one

This is the second Legends and Myths from Wales book that Iâve read by Graham Watkins. Since I loved the first one so much, I was excited to read this one, and it did not disappoint.

I enjoyed the writing style of this book, and itâs easy to get lost in these stories. In fact I picked it up as a little bedtime reading, and I couldnât put it down until I finished.

One of my favorites in this particular installment was the Robberâs Grave, the story of John Davies. This would be a landmark Iâd like to see should I ever be in the area. I also loved Melangell and the Hare and would love to visit the church named in her honor.

If you enjoy myths and legends, or even want to learn about how some of Wales famous landmarks got their name, this is a great book to read.

I love getting lost in the fantastic worlds of fantasy

I love getting lost in the fantastic worlds of fantasy, legends and myths; and Legends and Myths from Wales has fulfilled that passion perfectly.

In a mix of love and heroic stories where the combination of kings, pirates, greed, humor and fables are perfectly combined to create a wonderful experience for the reader.

I particularly enjoyed The Devilâs Bridge the most, where Marged shows The Devil a valuable lesson to never see him return again.

Beautifully written, this books deserves praise and gratitude from me.

A pleasure to read.

This is a great little book to get lost in. Each of the short stories in the book are well written and a pleasure to read. I wish I could put into words how much I enjoyed this book. My favourite story is Melangell and the Hare. Itâs beautiful.

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Titolo: L'Inghilterra degli Stuart (Storia d'Italia e d'Europa 43)

Autore: vari

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 1 hr and 11 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 02-14-17

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

Riepilogo Editore:

Il Seicento fu per l'Inghilterra un secolo di grandi trasformazioni: non solo il passaggio dalla dinastia Tudor a quella Stuart, ma anche la rivoluzione di Cromwell, la Restaurazione e l'inizio dell'avventura commerciale e coloniale inglese in tutto il mondo, che confermerà la potente nazione come uno dei principali attori sullo scacchiere europeo.

L'audiolibro illustra i passaggi storici più rilevanti del secolo, come il conflitto fra Corona e Parlamento, l'invenzione del debito pubblico e della Banca d'Inghilterra, il Bill of Rights; descrive i personaggi più famosi, ma anche gli aspetti religiosi, sociali, economici, artistici e scientifici dell'Inghilterra secentesca.

Questo volume è realizzato a cura di Maurizio Falghera, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Richard Newbury, Mark Kishlansky, André Maurois, Gabriele Fantuzzi.

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Title: The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857

Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Indian Rebellion Against the British East India Company

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Scott Clem

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

The British East India Company served as one of the key players in the formation of the British Empire. From its origins as a trading company struggling to keep up with its superior Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish competitors to its tenure as the ruling authority of the Indian subcontinent to its eventual hubristic downfall, the East India Company serves as a lens through which to explore the much larger economic and social forces that shaped the formation of a global British Empire. As a private company that became a non-state global power in its own right, the East India Company also serves as a cautionary tale all too relevant to the modern world's current political and economic situation.

In Bengal, the region where the rebellion that would change British-Indian relations permanently took place, the Company shared power with a local nawab. The Company was given increasing responsibility, including the power to collect taxes, or Diwani, in 1773. Many have criticized this "dual authority" of both local Indian rulers and the rule of Company officials as allowing for greater corruption and creating anger and resentment throughout Bengal. Though a defender of Britain's contributions to India's history and economy, Kartar Lalvani calls the Company's collection of the Diwani "short-sighted greed" and charges the Company with a "horrendous blunder concerning the role of revenue collection." To the Indian people, the events of 1857 are known as the first War for Independence. For the British, the time is referred to as a mutiny, an uprising, or a rebellion. It is ironic that a similar story played out just under 100 years earlier, during the American Revolution, or as the Americans called it, the War for Independence.

Whatever the moniker, in 1857, one of the Indian armies, the Bengal, mutinied. In the most cursory histories of the period, the cause of the rebellion is simply cited as an oversight, a change in the type of grease used in powder cartridges rumored to contain animal fat. This revelation horrified both Hindus and Muslims. The British response, which either failed to recognize the need to address the growing rumors or attempted to force Muslim and Hindu soldiers to use the ammunition despite their objections, made things worse. Author John McLeod explains that though the controversy over animal-greased rifle cartridges was the immediate cause of the conflict, economic, religious, and political resentment existed and had been worsening throughout 1856. He also argues that rather than the uprising being attributable to either one incident or one cause - such as concerns over attempts at religious conversion by Christian officers, anger at the British in general, or frustration over specific tax policies - the rebellion was fueled not only by those with specific complaints against the British, but by those who sought to end up on the right sight of history.

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Titolo: L'Austria degli Asburgo nel XVII secolo (Storia d'Italia e d'Europa 40)

Autore: vari

Narratore: Eugenio Farn

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 56 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-21-16

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Categoria: History, European

Riepilogo Editore:

Il ramo austriaco degliAsburgo(che detenevano il potere imperiale anche in Spagna e in molte altre regioni d'Europa) governò l'Austria, la Boemia e l'Ungheria per tutto ilXVII secolo, non senza conflitti e guerre religiose, anche importanti, per la supremazia nei territori tedeschi, come la sanguinosa Guerra dei Trent'anni (1618-1648).

L'audiolibro, oltre a raccontare la storia di questa guerra, la crisi del germanesimo e le vicende della dinastia cattolica, descrive la vita di corte nel secolo del Barocco e la rinascita della capitaleVienna, che divenne un centro politico e culturale di prima grandezza nel continente. Questo volume è realizzato a cura di Maurizio Falghera, con riferimento alle opere degli storici Arthur A. May, Andrew Wheatcroft, Luigi Gerli. La lettura è di Eugenio Farn.

©2016 il Narratore Srl (P)2016 il Narratore Srl

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Titolo: Grecia: Dalla guerra civile ai colonnelli

Autore: Pompeo Maritati

Narratore: Lorenzo Visi

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-17-16

Editore: Bore srl - Youcanprint.it

Categoria: History, European

Riepilogo Editore:

Perché parlare della Grecia dal 1949 al 1974? Queste due date per la storia greca contemporanea rappresentano due punti d'arrivo, ovvero il termine di due drammatiche pagine della sua storia martoriata. Venticinque anni in cui il popolo greco, per certi aspetti, non è riuscito a riappropriarsi della propria storia, delineata come per il passato aldilà delle sue frontiere.

Nel 1949 finalmente cessa la guerra civile. Terminata l'occupazione italo-tedesca, per tamponare il dilagante favore popolare alle politiche di sinistra, gli anglo-americani, sostenuti da una casa regnante che spesso ha remato contro gli interessi del popolo, contribuì a porre in essere un'atroce guerra civile che durò ben quattro anni. Mentre in tutti gli stati d'Europa, dopo la fine della seconda guerra mondiale, nel 1945, procedettero alla ricostruzione, la Grecia proseguì il conflitto all'interno delle sue frontiere. Il 1974, invece, segna la fine della dittatura dei colonnelli che presero il potere con il golpe del 21 aprile del 1967.

Un percorso nella storia e nella cronaca ellenica. Un tragitto che non ha alcuna velleità se non quello di essere ritenuto una semplice testimonianza di chi quegli eventi li ha vissuti direttamente o indirettamente. La maggiore e autorevole fonte è rappresentata dalla mia opinione, comunque frutto di ricerche e di numerosissime interviste. Un lavoro che mi auguro possa essere ritenuto un'attendibile rivisitazione storica.

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