History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 2
by Rev. James MacCaffrey

Publication date 2015-06-29
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, history, Elizabeth I, church, Catholic, scotland, england, persecution, Cromwell, henry viii, Reformation, Ireland, Anglican, heresy, schism, edward vi, cramner
LibriVox recording of History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 2 by Rev. James MacCaffrey.
Read in English by Maria Therese
In this second volume of a two volume set, the focus in on the history of the Catholic Church in England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the period from before the reformation up to the 19th century. Starting with the conditions in these countries before the reformation, it then takes a detailed look at the religious changes and persecutions during the reigns on Henry VIII, Edward VI, and onward. (Summary by Maria Therese).

chapter 1 of the history of the catholic church from the renaissance to the french revolution volume 2 this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by maria therese the history of the catholic church from the renaissance to the french revolution volume 2 by reverend james mccaffery chapter 1 religious condition of england before the reformation with the advent of henry vii to the throne 1485 a new era opened in the history of england the english nation weakened by the wars of the roses and tired of a contest that possessed little interest for the masses was not unwilling to submit itself without reserve to the guidance of a strong ruler provided he could guarantee peace both at home and abroad hitherto absolutism had been unknown the rights that had been won by the barons on the plains of renimed regarded jealously by their descendants and as a result the power of the king more especially in regard to taxation was hedged around by several restrictions but during the long struggle between the houses of lancaster and york many of the great feudal barons have fallen on the field of battle or by the hands of the executioner and the power of the nobles as the body had been undermined while the lords could muster their own retainers under their standard and put into the field of strong army almost at a moment's notice it was impossible for the sovereignty to roll as an absolute monarch it was because he recognized this fact that henry vii took steps to enforce the statute of deliveries passed by one of his predecessors and to provide that armies could be levied only in the king's the day of government by the aristocracy had passed forever to be succeeded by the rule of the people but in the interval between the sinking of one and the rise of the other tudor absolutism was established firmly in england in selecting his ministers henry vii passed over the nobles in favor of the middle classes which were gaining ground rapidly in the country but which had not yet realized their strength as they did later in the days of the stewards he obtained grants of tonight and poundage enjoyed by some of his yorkist predecessors had recourse to the system of forced grants known as benevolences set up the star chamber not only to preserve order but in reality to repress his most dangerous opponents and treated parliament as the mere machine whose only work was to register the wishes of the sovereign in brief henry vii acting according to the spirit of the age remove the elements that might make for national disunion consolidated his own power at the expense of the nobility one over to his side the middle and lower classes whose interests were promoted and from whom no danger was to be feared and laid the foundations of that absolute government which was carried to its logical conclusion by his son and successor henry...

History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 2
by Rev. James MacCaffrey

Publication date 2015-06-29
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, history, Elizabeth I, church, Catholic, scotland, england, persecution, Cromwell, henry viii, Reformation, Ireland, Anglican, heresy, schism, edward vi, cramner
LibriVox recording of History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution: Volume 2 by Rev. James MacCaffrey.
Read in English by Maria Therese
In this second volume of a two volume set, the focus in on the history of the Catholic Church in England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the period from before the reformation up to the 19th century. Starting with the conditions in these countries before the reformation, it then takes a detailed look at the religious changes and persecutions during the reigns on Henry VIII, Edward VI, and onward. (Summary by Maria Therese).

chapter 1 of the history of the catholic church from the renaissance to the french revolution volume 2 this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by maria therese the history of the catholic church from the renaissance to the french revolution volume 2 by reverend james mccaffery chapter 1 religious condition of england before the reformation with the advent of henry vii to the throne 1485 a new era opened in the history of england the english nation weakened by the wars of the roses and tired of a contest that possessed little interest for the masses was not unwilling to submit itself without reserve to the guidance of a strong ruler provided he could guarantee peace both at home and abroad hitherto absolutism had been unknown the rights that had been won by the barons on the plains of renimed regarded jealously by their descendants and as a result the power of the king more especially in regard to taxation was hedged around by several restrictions but during the long struggle between the houses of lancaster and york many of the great feudal barons have fallen on the field of battle or by the hands of the executioner and the power of the nobles as the body had been undermined while the lords could muster their own retainers under their standard and put into the field of strong army almost at a moment's notice it was impossible for the sovereignty to roll as an absolute monarch it was because he recognized this fact that henry vii took steps to enforce the statute of deliveries passed by one of his predecessors and to provide that armies could be levied only in the king's the day of government by the aristocracy had passed forever to be succeeded by the rule of the people but in the interval between the sinking of one and the rise of the other tudor absolutism was established firmly in england in selecting his ministers henry vii passed over the nobles in favor of the middle classes which were gaining ground rapidly in the country but which had not yet realized their strength as they did later in the days of the stewards he obtained grants of tonight and poundage enjoyed by some of his yorkist predecessors had recourse to the system of forced grants known as benevolences set up the star chamber not only to preserve order but in reality to repress his most dangerous opponents and treated parliament as the mere machine whose only work was to register the wishes of the sovereign in brief henry vii acting according to the spirit of the age remove the elements that might make for national disunion consolidated his own power at the expense of the nobility one over to his side the middle and lower classes whose interests were promoted and from whom no danger was to be feared and laid the foundations of that absolute government which was carried to its logical conclusion by his son and successor henry...

Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham Homer Poet of Ancient Greece Free Kids' Audiobook

Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham Homer Poet of Ancient Greece Free Kids' Audiobook

Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham David The Giant-Killer King Free Kids' Audiobooks.
chapter 2 of hero tales from history this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by larry wilson hero tales from history by smith burnham david the giant killer king nearly 3 000 years ago a bright handsome hebrew lad was playing a harp while watching his father's sheep on the hills of bethlehem one dark night there was a great stir among the sheep and david saw a bear making off with one of the lambs there were no guns in those days but david had a sling and he could fling a pebble almost as swift and straight as a boy can shoot a bullet today so david ran and killed the bear by driving a stone through the big brute's eye into its brain when he took the trembling lamb back to its mother what should he see but a lion starting off with a sheep in his huge jaws there was no time to gather pebbles grabbing a jagged rock in one hand david seized the great beast by the mane with the other and named quick blows at the lion's eyes breaking his skull before the lion could drop his prey and fight back that was a great night's work for one lone lad after quieting his frightened flock david took his heart and made up a song of thanks to the god of israel for saving him alive from the jaws of the lion and the paws of the bear not long after this david's old father sent out to the hills for him when the youth came down to the house he found samuel prophet of god and judge of israel waiting for him david's seven older brother stood around eyeing him strangely as the prophet said this is he and baptized him by pouring oil on his head what did the prophet anoint me for david asked his father to be king of israel instead of saul but i am only a boy and king saul is so big and strong head and shoulders taller than other men why did not the prophet anoint our eliab he is almost as tall as the king himself the lord seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the lord looketh on the heart after that david went back and herded his father's sheep but his brothers were jealous of him because he had been anointed to be king as it often happened in the days of the judges the heathen philistines came up and made war against the people of israel and the eldest three of david's brothers were in the king's army many weeks went by but no word came from the camp so the father sent david down with provisions for the brothers and a present for the captain the shepherd boy found the two armies and camps opposite each other across a narrow valley everyone was excited over goliath a giant who came down every day into the valley from the army of the philistines and challenged the king of israel and all his men goliath was nearly 11 feet tall he wore a bronze helmet about as big as a bushel measure and his spear was like a weaver's beam even king saul and david's tall brother ilyab were much too small to fight with the philistine giant david could not bear to hear goliath calling the king and his soldiers cowards and repeating wicked words about the god of israel so he went and told saul he would like the chance to go down and fight the insulting giant the soldiers laughed at this and ilyab told his young brother to go home and mind his few sheep in the wilderness but david would not be put off he told how god had helped him kill a lion and a bear in one night the lad was so earnest that the king consented to let him try the only weapon david took were his staff and his sling on his way to meet the giant he stopped at the brook and picked up five smooth pebbles both armies looked on breathless at the strange combat great goliath laughed at little david as if the king of israel were playing a joke on him he cursed david by all the gods of the philistines and yelled am i a dog that thou should come to fight me with a stick for this i will...

Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham David The Giant-Killer King Free Kids' Audiobooks.
chapter 2 of hero tales from history this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by larry wilson hero tales from history by smith burnham david the giant killer king nearly 3 000 years ago a bright handsome hebrew lad was playing a harp while watching his father's sheep on the hills of bethlehem one dark night there was a great stir among the sheep and david saw a bear making off with one of the lambs there were no guns in those days but david had a sling and he could fling a pebble almost as swift and straight as a boy can shoot a bullet today so david ran and killed the bear by driving a stone through the big brute's eye into its brain when he took the trembling lamb back to its mother what should he see but a lion starting off with a sheep in his huge jaws there was no time to gather pebbles grabbing a jagged rock in one hand david seized the great beast by the mane with the other and named quick blows at the lion's eyes breaking his skull before the lion could drop his prey and fight back that was a great night's work for one lone lad after quieting his frightened flock david took his heart and made up a song of thanks to the god of israel for saving him alive from the jaws of the lion and the paws of the bear not long after this david's old father sent out to the hills for him when the youth came down to the house he found samuel prophet of god and judge of israel waiting for him david's seven older brother stood around eyeing him strangely as the prophet said this is he and baptized him by pouring oil on his head what did the prophet anoint me for david asked his father to be king of israel instead of saul but i am only a boy and king saul is so big and strong head and shoulders taller than other men why did not the prophet anoint our eliab he is almost as tall as the king himself the lord seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the lord looketh on the heart after that david went back and herded his father's sheep but his brothers were jealous of him because he had been anointed to be king as it often happened in the days of the judges the heathen philistines came up and made war against the people of israel and the eldest three of david's brothers were in the king's army many weeks went by but no word came from the camp so the father sent david down with provisions for the brothers and a present for the captain the shepherd boy found the two armies and camps opposite each other across a narrow valley everyone was excited over goliath a giant who came down every day into the valley from the army of the philistines and challenged the king of israel and all his men goliath was nearly 11 feet tall he wore a bronze helmet about as big as a bushel measure and his spear was like a weaver's beam even king saul and david's tall brother ilyab were much too small to fight with the philistine giant david could not bear to hear goliath calling the king and his soldiers cowards and repeating wicked words about the god of israel so he went and told saul he would like the chance to go down and fight the insulting giant the soldiers laughed at this and ilyab told his young brother to go home and mind his few sheep in the wilderness but david would not be put off he told how god had helped him kill a lion and a bear in one night the lad was so earnest that the king consented to let him try the only weapon david took were his staff and his sling on his way to meet the giant he stopped at the brook and picked up five smooth pebbles both armies looked on breathless at the strange combat great goliath laughed at little david as if the king of israel were playing a joke on him he cursed david by all the gods of the philistines and yelled am i a dog that thou should come to fight me with a stick for this i will...

Hero Tales from History
by Smith Burnham

Publication date 2019-09-21
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, Sir Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare, Charlemagne, homer, alexander, socrates, Columbus, Cromwell, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Moses, napoleon, Joan of Arc, Nelson, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Patrick Henry, Lafayette, Henry W. Longfellow, inventors, clara barton, David, cortès, magellan, ulysses s. grant, sir francis drake, king alfred, roosevelt, de soto, caeser, william of normandy, john winthrop, lord baltimore, william penn, nathan hale, henry clay, davy farragut, exploreres, patriots
LibriVox recording of Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham.
Read in English by Larry Wilson; Philip Watson; LikeManyWaters; Wayne Cooke; Ciufi Galeazzi; John; Elijah Fisher; Markus Milla Zuefle; BettyB; Rita Boutros; Ruth P.; Elisabeth Holland; David Yu; Utek; Marilyn Rakes; Allan R. Tate; ChadH94; KevinS; Sam Collier
This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle Ages, Four Leaders in the Old World, Discoverers and Explorers, Colonists and Pioneers, Patriots of the Revolution, Winners of the West, Famous Inventors, and The Greatest Americans, It is written from a distinct Western and American point of view, but each chapter is a short summary of these people deemed “heroes.” John Burnham was chair of the History and Social Sciences Department at Western State Normal School and Western State Teachers College. He was a nationally known history and social studies educator, and author or co-author of six elementary and secondary U.S. history textbooks that were widely used throughout the United States during the 1920s and 1930 - Summary by Larry.
chapter 1 of hero tales from history this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by larry wilson hero tells from history by smith burnham moses the greatest lawgiver and the meekest man

long ago in the land of egypt there lived as slaves to the egyptians a race of white people called the hebrews there were so many of them that the egyptians began to be afraid that they would overrun the land so the cruel king or the pharaoh as he was called commanded that all the baby boys of the slave race should be thrown into the river nile but one little child escaped this fate for his poor slave mother disobeyed the king and hid her baby in the hut when he was three months old his mother was afraid she could not keep him quiet any longer so she made a basket and plastered it inside with pitch so that it would be watertight and float like a boat into this basket boat she put her baby the mother set the strange little boat on the edge of the river nile among the tall reeds called bulrushes very near the palace where she knew the king's daughter came every day to bathe it was a cool spot well guarded and safe from the terrible crocodiles that lived in the nile after making sure that the little boat would not sink the mother went back to her work leaving her daughter miriam to see what became of her baby brother just as the wise mother had planned the princess soon came with her lady sin waiting and spied the cradle basket rocking on the waves near the shore she told one of her maidens to bring it to her the king's daughter knew too well of her father's command to drown or kill all the boy babies of the hebrew slaves so when she found a baby crying there she pitied the poor mother who had obeyed the king by putting him in the river still fondly hoping to save his life when the pharaoh's daughter saw the babe she said this is one of the hebrews children there was a pleading look in the face of the little child he seemed...

Hero Tales from History
by Smith Burnham

Publication date 2019-09-21
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, Sir Walter Raleigh, Shakespeare, Charlemagne, homer, alexander, socrates, Columbus, Cromwell, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Moses, napoleon, Joan of Arc, Nelson, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Patrick Henry, Lafayette, Henry W. Longfellow, inventors, clara barton, David, cortès, magellan, ulysses s. grant, sir francis drake, king alfred, roosevelt, de soto, caeser, william of normandy, john winthrop, lord baltimore, william penn, nathan hale, henry clay, davy farragut, exploreres, patriots
LibriVox recording of Hero Tales from History by Smith Burnham.
Read in English by Larry Wilson; Philip Watson; LikeManyWaters; Wayne Cooke; Ciufi Galeazzi; John; Elijah Fisher; Markus Milla Zuefle; BettyB; Rita Boutros; Ruth P.; Elisabeth Holland; David Yu; Utek; Marilyn Rakes; Allan R. Tate; ChadH94; KevinS; Sam Collier
This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It is divided into nine sections: Mighty Men of Long Ago, Heroes of the Middle Ages, Four Leaders in the Old World, Discoverers and Explorers, Colonists and Pioneers, Patriots of the Revolution, Winners of the West, Famous Inventors, and The Greatest Americans, It is written from a distinct Western and American point of view, but each chapter is a short summary of these people deemed “heroes.” John Burnham was chair of the History and Social Sciences Department at Western State Normal School and Western State Teachers College. He was a nationally known history and social studies educator, and author or co-author of six elementary and secondary U.S. history textbooks that were widely used throughout the United States during the 1920s and 1930 - Summary by Larry.
chapter 1 of hero tales from history this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by larry wilson hero tells from history by smith burnham moses the greatest lawgiver and the meekest man

long ago in the land of egypt there lived as slaves to the egyptians a race of white people called the hebrews there were so many of them that the egyptians began to be afraid that they would overrun the land so the cruel king or the pharaoh as he was called commanded that all the baby boys of the slave race should be thrown into the river nile but one little child escaped this fate for his poor slave mother disobeyed the king and hid her baby in the hut when he was three months old his mother was afraid she could not keep him quiet any longer so she made a basket and plastered it inside with pitch so that it would be watertight and float like a boat into this basket boat she put her baby the mother set the strange little boat on the edge of the river nile among the tall reeds called bulrushes very near the palace where she knew the king's daughter came every day to bathe it was a cool spot well guarded and safe from the terrible crocodiles that lived in the nile after making sure that the little boat would not sink the mother went back to her work leaving her daughter miriam to see what became of her baby brother just as the wise mother had planned the princess soon came with her lady sin waiting and spied the cradle basket rocking on the waves near the shore she told one of her maidens to bring it to her the king's daughter knew too well of her father's command to drown or kill all the boy babies of the hebrew slaves so when she found a baby crying there she pitied the poor mother who had obeyed the king by putting him in the river still fondly hoping to save his life when the pharaoh's daughter saw the babe she said this is one of the hebrews children there was a pleading look in the face of the little child he seemed...

History of Egypt
by Frederick C. H. Wendel

Publication date 2019-05-01
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, egypt, Ancient Egypt, ramses
LibriVox recording of History of Egypt by Frederick C. H. Wendel.
Read in English by DJRickyV; Owen Cook; Lynda Marie Neilson; Sarah Lorenowich; SaraHale
The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the interested layperson, requiring no prior knowledge of Egypt, and in approachable everyday language. (Summary by Beth Thomas)
chapter 1 part 1 of history of egypt this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by rick vena history of egypt by fch wendell chapter 1 part 1 introductory section 1 the ancient geography of egypt egypt lies in the northeastern corner of africa between the 24th and the 32nd degrees of north latitude it is bounded on the east by asia and the red sea on the south by a line drawn east and west through asuwan on the first cataract on the west by the desert of sahara and on the north by the mediterranean sea this tract of country is 520 miles long and on an average 160 miles wide the area of the entire country is about 100 000 square miles or about two and a half times that of ohio but the whole of this country is not cultivable by far the larger part is desert on the west a low arid sandy plain on the east an arid mountain region only the immediate valley of denial is arable soil and this is a very narrow strip which between ocean and the delta never exceeds 15 miles in width and at places is only two miles wide in the delta there is a far wider stretch of cultivable land owing to the fact that the nile here divides into numerous branches but even here all the land is not available for cultivation owing to numerous great swamps and large lakes in antiquity the greater part of the delta was swamp and meadowland and its chief value lay in the fact that it was a good grazing country and that its swamps and lakes made fine hunting grounds abounding as they did in all sorts of aquatic birds the lakes were full of fish so that fishing was added to grazing and hunting and thus the country possessed considerable resources even before agriculture became profitable it is well known that egypt owes this strip of good land to the nile this remarkable river which rises in the neonza lakes in tropical africa and has several branches which come from the ethiopic highlands is annually swollen by the rains which prevail in the tropics during the rainy season already in june the river begins to rise and continues to swell until about september 15th when it reaches the high water mark it then remains stationary until late in october when it begins to fall and by january the river is again at its old level so important was this rise of the nile to the entire population that the ancient egyptians made the day on which the river attained its highest level september 15th their new year's day called an egyptian op rompet the inundation brought coolness humidity and fertility the river brought down from the ethiopian highlands vast masses of mud which it deposited on the egyptian soil when it inundated the land and which remained there when the water receded thus an alluvial soil of great depth and richness was produced the full benefits of the inundation could not however be gained without hard work on the part of the dwellers in the nile valley as rain was in antiquity almost entirely wanting in egypt a carefully arranged system of irrigation was necessary to convey the much needed moisture to the more remote fields the digging of canals from the river and building of reservoirs were not easy work and moreover the overflow...

History of Egypt
by Frederick C. H. Wendel

Publication date 2019-05-01
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0Creative Commons Licensepublicdomain
Topics librivox, audiobooks, egypt, Ancient Egypt, ramses
LibriVox recording of History of Egypt by Frederick C. H. Wendel.
Read in English by DJRickyV; Owen Cook; Lynda Marie Neilson; Sarah Lorenowich; SaraHale
The history of Egypt from the earliest times to the conquest by Alexander the Great, covering the development of Egyptian civilization: science, religion, art, language and literature. This book is written for the interested layperson, requiring no prior knowledge of Egypt, and in approachable everyday language. (Summary by Beth Thomas)
chapter 1 part 1 of history of egypt this is a librivox recording all librivox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org recording by rick vena history of egypt by fch wendell chapter 1 part 1 introductory section 1 the ancient geography of egypt egypt lies in the northeastern corner of africa between the 24th and the 32nd degrees of north latitude it is bounded on the east by asia and the red sea on the south by a line drawn east and west through asuwan on the first cataract on the west by the desert of sahara and on the north by the mediterranean sea this tract of country is 520 miles long and on an average 160 miles wide the area of the entire country is about 100 000 square miles or about two and a half times that of ohio but the whole of this country is not cultivable by far the larger part is desert on the west a low arid sandy plain on the east an arid mountain region only the immediate valley of denial is arable soil and this is a very narrow strip which between ocean and the delta never exceeds 15 miles in width and at places is only two miles wide in the delta there is a far wider stretch of cultivable land owing to the fact that the nile here divides into numerous branches but even here all the land is not available for cultivation owing to numerous great swamps and large lakes in antiquity the greater part of the delta was swamp and meadowland and its chief value lay in the fact that it was a good grazing country and that its swamps and lakes made fine hunting grounds abounding as they did in all sorts of aquatic birds the lakes were full of fish so that fishing was added to grazing and hunting and thus the country possessed considerable resources even before agriculture became profitable it is well known that egypt owes this strip of good land to the nile this remarkable river which rises in the neonza lakes in tropical africa and has several branches which come from the ethiopic highlands is annually swollen by the rains which prevail in the tropics during the rainy season already in june the river begins to rise and continues to swell until about september 15th when it reaches the high water mark it then remains stationary until late in october when it begins to fall and by january the river is again at its old level so important was this rise of the nile to the entire population that the ancient egyptians made the day on which the river attained its highest level september 15th their new year's day called an egyptian op rompet the inundation brought coolness humidity and fertility the river brought down from the ethiopian highlands vast masses of mud which it deposited on the egyptian soil when it inundated the land and which remained there when the water receded thus an alluvial soil of great depth and richness was produced the full benefits of the inundation could not however be gained without hard work on the part of the dwellers in the nile valley as rain was in antiquity almost entirely wanting in egypt a carefully arranged system of irrigation was necessary to convey the much needed moisture to the more remote fields the digging of canals from the river and building of reservoirs were not easy work and moreover the overflow...