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The Diadochi
- The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world; on June 11, 323 B.C., Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Hegemon of the League of Corinth, King of Kings, died. The Diadochi: The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire chronicles how Alexander’s legendary conquests shaped the next several centuries, and how the successor generals carved out various empires. You will learn about the Diadochi like never before.
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- By Jay Smith on 26-05-23
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The Diadochi
- The History of Alexander the Great’s Successors and the Wars That Divided His Empire
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 13-03-20
- Language: English
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South Africa
- The History and Legacy of the Nation From European Colonization to the End of the Apartheid Era
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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The Boer War was the defining conflict of South African history and one of the most important conflicts in the history of the British Empire. Naturally, complicated geopolitics underscored it, going back centuries. In fact, the European history of South Africa began with the 1652 arrival of a small Dutch flotilla in Table Bay, at the southern extremity of the African continent, which made landfall with a view to establishing a victualing station to service passing Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) ships.
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Good for general history of South Africa
- By cam on 17-07-19
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South Africa
- The History and Legacy of the Nation From European Colonization to the End of the Apartheid Era
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 16-04-19
- Language: English
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The Picts
- The History of the People Who Inhabited Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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By the second century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a forum, temples, and baths. The Roman governor ruled from the city in a basilica that served as the seat of government. What was once a 30 acre outpost now spanned 300 acres and was home to nearly 15,000 people, including Roman soldiers, officials and foreign merchants.
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Excellent overview
- By K on 05-06-25
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The Picts
- The History of the People Who Inhabited Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 11-10-21
- Language: English
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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara: The Legends of the Cuban Revolution
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial men of the last 50 years, equally revered and reviled by people across the globe. To the West, Castro has long been one of the prominent faces of Communism, and the main reason Cuba has been ostracized by many liberal democracies, particularly the United States. On the other hand, Castro has been admired by those who despised capitalism, and despite the fact the political platform Castro advocated has been almost universally repudiated and only maintains a weak hold even in Cuba.
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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara: The Legends of the Cuban Revolution
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 20-05-15
- Language: English
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The Colonies of British South Africa
- The History and Legacy of British Imperialism in Modern South Africa and Zimbabwe
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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The Napoleonic Wars radically altered the old, established European power dynamics, and in 1795, the British, now emerging as the globe’s naval superpower, assumed control of the Cape as part of the spoils of war. In doing so, they recognized the enormous strategic value of the Cape as global shipping routes were developing and expanding. Possession passed back and forth once or twice, but more or less from that point onward, the British established their presence at the Cape, which they held until the unification of South Africa in 1910.
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The Colonies of British South Africa
- The History and Legacy of British Imperialism in Modern South Africa and Zimbabwe
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 05-12-20
- Language: English
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The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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For as long as language and communication have existed, humans have invented ways to mask their messages from prying eyes. One could be forgiven for assuming there are no ciphers left unsolved. On the contrary, a diverse array of both ancient and modern cryptographic challenges, which have stumped even the most seasoned code crackers of today, exist, and may exist for generations to come. Among the most famous of these memorandums is a 600-year-old document that continues to mystify: the Voynich Manuscript.
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The Voynich Manuscript
- The History of the Mysterious Renaissance Codex That Has Never Been Deciphered
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 15-09-17
- Language: English
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The Russian Revolution of 1917
- The History of the Russian Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of the Soviet Union
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
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The 17th century was marked by multiple pro-democratic revolutions exploding in both hemispheres. In Europe and its neighbors to the east, border-changing wars were fought incessantly. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the underlying premises of political, governmental and social structures within several European and Asian states were shaken to the core after centuries of royalty and one-family rule. By the onset of World War I, royal families began to experience a long, slow decline, with some quietly fading into the status of national symbols and others experiencing political overthrow. Some were horrified by the suddenness of a changing public, while others barely noticed.
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The Russian Revolution of 1917
- The History of the Russian Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of the Soviet Union
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-01-18
- Language: English
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Cryptozoology
- The History of Attempts to Discover and Study Legendary and Mythological Creatures
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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Mankind has always been fascinated with the hidden, the mysterious, and the unexplained. Every society has its tall tales and ghost stories, its odd legends and heroes. Also, every society has its stories of strange beasts, dangerous or benign, that live in the twilight world between the everyday and the legendary. Through most of our history we have been closely tied to nature, hunting in forests and having an intimate knowledge of the animals in our region.
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enjoyable
- By Zoe on 22-07-19
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Cryptozoology
- The History of Attempts to Discover and Study Legendary and Mythological Creatures
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 13-12-16
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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During his reign, Tito managed to quash the intense national feelings of the diverse groups making up the Yugoslavian population. Only upon his death did the fabric of the state tear asunder and age-old identities reassert themselves, bringing about a period of intense conflicts that produced a new equilibrium with ethnically based successor states that cracked up the state he once led. Without its charismatic dictator who transcended national rivalries and two superpowers interested in its stability, Yugoslavia collapsed within the space of a few short, bloody years in the 1990s.
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- By Vladimir Trajanovikj on 17-11-19
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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-10-18
- Language: English
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems that Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise examines how the multicultural nation broke apart in the 1980s and 1990s...you will learn about the Yugoslave Wars like never before.
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The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: The History of the Yugoslav Wars and the Political Problems That Led to Yugoslavia’s Demise
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 31-12-18
- Language: English
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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
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The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would last four years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought. Since it was, however, historians and history buffs alike have been studying and analyzing the biggest battles ever since. Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers.
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- By james on 20-10-18
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The History of the Civil War
- The Causes, Battles, and Generals of the War Between the States
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 29-05-15
- Language: English
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The Age of Reptiles
- The History and Legacy of the Mesozoic Era and the Dinosaurs
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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The early history of our planet covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras. The current view of science is that planet Earth is around 4.6 billion years old. The first four billion years of its development are known as the Precambrian period. For the first billion years or so, there was no life in Earth. Then the first single-celled life-forms, early bacteria and algae, began to emerge.
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The Age of Reptiles
- The History and Legacy of the Mesozoic Era and the Dinosaurs
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-09-20
- Language: English
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Most anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how "in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Most also know that Christopher Columbus made first contact with the Americas while searching for a water route to Asia. However, far fewer people remember that the search for such a route continued for centuries after Columbus' death.
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-04-17
- Language: English
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The Denisovans
- The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia During the Paleolithic Era
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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As soon as man discovered writing, he began engaging in historiography (historical writing and philosophy), but paleoanthropology only really began in the late 1800s. As archaeologists began finding bones in European caves of a human race that was very different than any race in the modern world, the study of paleoanthropology was born. The race of those early humans who were found in the European caves were later termed Neanderthals, and for quite some time, they were believed to have been the race from which many modern humans were directly descended.
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The Denisovans
- The History of the Extinct Archaic Humans Who Spread Across Asia During the Paleolithic Era
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-09-20
- Language: English
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Rhodes
- The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
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Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but there are perhaps few areas as consistently undervalued as the island of Rhodes. Although solidly part of the Greek world for as long as there has been one, Rhodes, located just off the coast of Asia Minor, was also from its earliest times a port opening to the civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean, and Rhodes was involved in every significant moment in ancient Greek history.
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Rhodes Rave
- By Duncan Delaporte on 30-07-21
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Rhodes
- The History and Legacy of the Greek Island from Ancient Times to Today
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 21-06-18
- Language: English
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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The long agony of the “sick man of Europe”, an expression used by the tsar of Russia to depict the falling Ottoman Empire, could almost blind people to its incredible power and history. Preserving its mixed heritage - coming from both its geographic position, rising above the ashes of the Byzantine Empire, and the tradition inherited from the Muslim conquests - the Ottoman Empire lasted more than six centuries.
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- By Alpay Tolga Kocak on 12-06-23
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-05-20
- Language: English
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Yugoslavia: The History of the Eastern European Nation from Its Founding to Its Breakup
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Yugoslavia was arguably one of the most unusual geopolitical creations of the 20th century. The Yugoslav state had never existed in any historical sense, and the ties that bound together its constituent peoples were tenuous at best. Although nominally all “Slavs,” the country was an amalgamation of languages, alphabets, cultures, religions, and traditions, which ensured its short existence was littered with splits, conflicts, and shocking violence. In a sense, it’s somewhat surprising that it lasted as long as it did.
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Now I know history of Yugoslavia
- By Hashi on 08-08-19
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Yugoslavia: The History of the Eastern European Nation from Its Founding to Its Breakup
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 24-12-18
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of the British Isles: A Collection of Ghost Stories and Other Supernatural Tales from Britain and Ireland
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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The United Kingdom is an ancient land steeped in history and tradition, filled with prehistoric ruins, majestic castles, and a countryside sculpted from millennia of human habitation. Its rolling countryside is dotted with prehistoric burial mounds and stone circles. Medieval churches have elaborate stained glass windows and gruesome carvings, reflecting a mixture of hope and darkness. Every hamlet and village has tales that go back centuries, and folk festivals with roots in pagan times. Thus, it is not surprising that many believe the area is filled with ghosts.
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was this done by a real reader or not?
- By Rose on 23-12-18
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The Ghosts of the British Isles: A Collection of Ghost Stories and Other Supernatural Tales from Britain and Ireland
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-07-18
- Language: English
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The British Army During the Second World War
- The History and Legacy of the Army Across All Theaters of World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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Europe’s attempts to appease Hitler failed, as Nazi Germany swallowed up Austria and Czechoslovakia by 1939. The straw that broke the camel's back, however, was Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1 of that year. Two days later, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany, and World War II had begun in earnest. Of course, as most people now know, the invasion of Poland was merely the preface to the Nazi blitzkrieg of most of Western Europe.The narrative is that the British stood alone in 1940 against the Nazi onslaught....
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The British Army During the Second World War
- The History and Legacy of the Army Across All Theaters of World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-10-18
- Language: English
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Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
- The History of the Explorer's Mysterious Disappearance in Search of El Dorado
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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The heroes of each generation reflect the conditions, priorities, and goals of the era in which they reside. In the United States and throughout Europe, the wilderness explorer enjoyed widespread public adulation long before leading sports figures, rock stars, and astronauts of later decades. The ingenuity of the Industrial Revolution gave way to early manned flight, and other breakthroughs in communication and travel.
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Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
- The History of the Explorer's Mysterious Disappearance in Search of El Dorado
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 24-10-16
- Language: English
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