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European History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Categories: History, Europe
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Publisher's Summary
Explore the captivating history of Europe.
Europe’s past is characterized by fighting and warfare, and it is punctuated with great works of art, philosophy, science, and technology. Even its recent history is much the same - that’s why, so much of the globe was once ruled by European monarchies.
Despite all the infighting and territorial exploits, Europeans have managed to create some of the most beautiful pieces of literature, architecture, political structures, and ideas the world has ever seen.
In European History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Neanderthals Through to the Roman Empire and the End of the Cold War, you will discover chapters, such as:
- Prehistory
- The Neolithic Revolution
- The Bronze Age
- Early Tribes of Europe
- The Iron Age
- Prehistoric Britain
- The Classical Greeks
- The Roman Empire
- The Vikings
- The Dark Ages
- The Holy Roman Empire
- The Rise of Wessex
- The Norman Conquest
- Marco Polo and Renaissance Italy
- Joan of Arc
- Isabella I of Castile
- The Age of Discovery
- The Reformation
- The Enlightenment
- The French Revolution
- The Industrial Age
- The British Empire of Queen Victoria
- The Great War
- The Russian Revolution
- World War II
- The Cold War Era
- And much, much more!
So, if you want to learn more about European history, scroll up and click the "buy now" button!
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- Janice Swanson
- 03-08-2020
Awesome Book
I love this book! It is incredibly dense, but fascinating. I've found that to get the most out of it, and save myself from frequent confusion, I am often doing web searches for names, languages and maps to help me put the writing in perspective and remind me of the geography relative to modern times.
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- Jean Marshall
- 06-08-2020
Highly Recommended
This highly academic yet highly readable classic is indispensable for an understanding of history, starting with the Greek myth of Europa, a thorough but entertaining dissertation on the origins of modern Europe, and the features of modern Europe. No war or effort at peace is left examined. I cannot recommend this highly enough, it is indispensable.
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- Albert Cannon
- 06-08-2020
Liked It
For what I have read so far: and even though I am a fast reader - it takes time to read and think about - but so far it is quite thought provoking and excellent. It is long but I will enjoy it all I am sure. And I will learn a great deal.
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- Jeannette Johnson
- 06-08-2020
Very Good Explained
Rambling, discursive, entertaining informative and highly individual. With particular reference to eastern Europe and Orthodoxy. Captivating History is a eastern European specialist and so balances up the usual highly Western European, Catholic/Protestant bias found in histories of this sort.
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- Ryan Robinson
- 06-08-2020
Very Well Done
Captivating History provide a rare synthesis of European history through a very relatable and fresh narrative.
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- Hope Douglas
- 06-08-2020
The Author Rocks
It's an encyclopedia you can read every evening in your bed before sleep.
Captivating History rocks!
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- Shane Jimenez
- 05-08-2020
Awesome
I got this book because I wanted to know how Europe go to be the way it is today. I knew bits and pieces of history, but it was only bits and pieces. This book tied all those bits and pieces together. On that count alone, I am highly satisfied with this work.
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- Ellis Becker
- 05-08-2020
Good Overview
This is a well known modern overview of European history, notable for several reasons. One is that it covers (almost) equally all parts of Europe, East as well as West etc.
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- Joanna Mckenzie
- 05-08-2020
Great
This book is by very knowledgeable author, who has his own interesting views and prospective. Even if you disagree about some issues, or you find his findings to be strange, it is pleasure to disagree.
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- Traci Harrington
- 04-08-2020
Very Nice
One of the best history books I have read. It has amazing coverage from the Ice Age to post WWII and unusually it actually covers all of Europe including the east, the north and the south in addition to the west. A pleasure and an education to read.
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- Kai A Talbot
- 05-08-2020
well
This audible is highly insightful and interesting; I wish there were one for each continent! I enjoyed this audible.
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- Lara L Rose
- 05-08-2020
overview of history of Europe!
It is always interesting to listen to histories of places and lands that we don't normally think about, including Europe. This audible takes a tour through the history of Europe and the land and people who live there.
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- Marquise Haley
- 05-08-2020
Highly recommended!
I loved this audible, it was brilliant and I once I started I couldn't put it down. I look forward to listening to other audibles by this author.
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- Todd Price
- 05-08-2020
Fantastic
I found this audible to be well-written and extremely interesting. A must-listen-to understand our place on this planet.
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- Amanda MacPhee
- 05-08-2020
Awesome!
This audile is awesome! It is well researched, and very well written, uncovering an entire area of palaeontology, the development of species and the development of the landmass we now call Europe.
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- Doris Lyttle
- 05-08-2020
I would recommend
Great for an intro, review or a guide for students taking a course in European History.
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- Benjamin Luff
- 05-08-2020
happy customer
At first, I was sceptical about the condition of the audible. After receiving the audible I was very satisfied with how well the audible was kept. I am a happy customer.
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- Mark Livingstone
- 05-08-2020
Great price
Needed this audible for a Fall 2010 class. Purchased it for half of the cover price. It came in perfect condition, in shrinkwrap. Quick delivery.
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- Mendel Levy
- 05-08-2020
Great Listen
We used this audible as a reference to review AP European History. I recommend this audible to everyone as an entertaining listen.
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- Tobias Lee
- 05-08-2020
Best European History Audible
If you are taking an AP European History class or independently studying for the AP European History exam, this audible provides the best narrative history. It contains a great deal of depth and drama.
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