Bestsellers
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- Written by: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe....
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3 out of 5 stars
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An engaging written history of the Vikings...
- By Anonymous User on 2021-01-10
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La vie quotidienne au Moyen Âge
- Written by: Jean Verdon
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Entre "Naître" et "Mourir", les vingt-deux chapitres de ce livre - appelé à devenir un classique - scandent l'existence des hommes et des femmes...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Des petits bouts de tout
- By Alouane on 2023-06-23
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
- Written by: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 28 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The 14th century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry; and on the other, a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but missed the mark
- By Alexandre Lariviere on 2021-07-14
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The Great Mortality
- An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
- Written by: John Kelly
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern....
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Everyday Life in Medieval London
- From the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors
- Written by: Toni Mount
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Our capital city has always been a thriving and colorful place, full of diverse and determined individuals developing trade and finance, exchanging gossip and doing business....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well-researched and very Informative
- By presterjohn1 on 2023-06-29
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 585
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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Children of Ash and Elm
- A History of the Vikings
- Written by: Neil Price
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
The Viking Age - from 750 to 1050 saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe....
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3 out of 5 stars
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An engaging written history of the Vikings...
- By Anonymous User on 2021-01-10
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La vie quotidienne au Moyen Âge
- Written by: Jean Verdon
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Entre "Naître" et "Mourir", les vingt-deux chapitres de ce livre - appelé à devenir un classique - scandent l'existence des hommes et des femmes...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Des petits bouts de tout
- By Alouane on 2023-06-23
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
- Written by: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 28 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The 14th century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry; and on the other, a time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world of chaos and the plague....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but missed the mark
- By Alexandre Lariviere on 2021-07-14
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The Great Mortality
- An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
- Written by: John Kelly
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern....
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Everyday Life in Medieval London
- From the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors
- Written by: Toni Mount
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Our capital city has always been a thriving and colorful place, full of diverse and determined individuals developing trade and finance, exchanging gossip and doing business....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well-researched and very Informative
- By presterjohn1 on 2023-06-29
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 585
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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The Great Betrayal
- The Great Siege of Constantinople
- Written by: Ernle Bradford
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae....
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Charlemagne
- Written by: Johannes Fried, Peter Lewis
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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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The Great Schism
- The History and Legacy of the Split Between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
For nearly a thousand years following its foundation, there was only one Christian church. Centered in the city of Rome, the church expanded and grew until it became the dominant religion in Europe and beyond....
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Oathbreakers
- The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
- Written by: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and redefine the future of Europe.
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- Written by: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat....
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4 out of 5 stars
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With ease didst i survive thanks to thy most excellent guide!
- By Liam on 2020-12-03
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The Demon's Brood
- A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty
- Written by: Desmond Seward
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family - from Henry II to Richard III....
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The Fall of Rome
- And the End of Civilization
- Written by: Bryan Ward-Perkins
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....
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The Rise of Western Christendom (10th Anniversary Revised Edition)
- Triumph and Diversity, A.D. 200-1000
- Written by: Peter Brown
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface and an updated bibliography....
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The Normans
- From Raiders to Kings
- Written by: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: James C. Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13
In The Normans, Lars Brownworth follows their story, from the first shock of a Viking raid on an Irish monastery to the exile of the last Norman Prince of Antioch....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Succinct and entertaining
- By Kyle on 2020-12-10
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Life in a Medieval Village
- Written by: Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a lively, convincing portrait of rural people at work and at play in the Middle Ages....
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The Early Middle Ages
- Written by: Philip Daileader, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Philip Daileader
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
These 24 lectures trace a journey from Scandinavia across central Europe to the farthest reaches of the Byzantine and Islamic empires, providing insight to this one-lost era....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Background
- By PaladinPhil on 2019-02-02
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Heart of Europe
- A History of the Holy Roman Empire
- Written by: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4 out of 5 stars 23
The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to Digest, but a Worthwhile Pickup
- By 099880897979 on 2022-12-15
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Worlds of Arthur
- Facts and Fictions of the Dark Ages
- Written by: Guy Halsall
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king....
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Embers of the Hands
- Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
- Written by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Narrated by: Eleanor Barraclough
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they were in the minority.
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Trafficking with Demons
- Magic, Ritual, and Gender from Late Antiquity to 1000
- Written by: Martha Rampton
- Narrated by: Tina Smith
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Trafficking with Demons explores how magic was perceived, practiced, and prohibited in western Europe during the first millennium CE.
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Valkyrie
- The Women of the Viking World
- Written by: Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They protect some, but guide spears, arrows, and sword blades into the bodies of others. Viking myths about valkyries attempt to elevate the banality of war....
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The Burgundians
- A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day
- Written by: Bart van Loo, Nancy Forest-Flier - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness....
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Mosquito Mayhem
- de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII
- Written by: Martin W. Bowman
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The Mosquito was probably World War II's most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two-man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators....
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Les Croisades
- 1095-1270
- Written by: Jules Michelet
- Narrated by: Yannick Lopez
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
Vers la fin du XIème siècle, c'est au nom de Dieu et de la Religion, qu'une véritable Guerre des Civilisations fut déclenchée. Le...
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Iron, Fire and Ice
- The Real History That Inspired Game of Thrones
- Written by: Ed West
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 20 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable listen
- By Nikki Small on 2020-08-22
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Au temps des Vikings
- Written by: Anders Winroth
- Narrated by: Yann Sundberg
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
"Au temps des Vikings" nous plonge au sein d'une civilisation fascinante, loin des clichés virils et barbares dont on l'a longtemps...
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you like scandinavian history buy this book!!
- By Gabriel Ferland on 2020-12-11
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The Holy Roman Empire
- An Enthralling Overview of One of the Most Powerful European States during the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
- Written by: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Discover the Holy Roman Empire: The Empire That Shaped Modern EuropeStep into the fascinating story of the Holy Roman Empire, a powerful force that connected the old world to the new.
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The Lady Queen
- The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
- Written by: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial - and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages....
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3 out of 5 stars
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History lesson
- By Anonymous User on 2019-10-30
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River Kings
- A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- Written by: Cat Jarman
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Three years ago, a Carnelian bead came into Catrine Jarman's temporary possession. River Kings sees her trace the path of this ancient piece of jewelry back to eighth-century Baghdad and India, discovering along the way that the Vikings' route was more varied than we might think....