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Londinium: The History of the Ancient Roman City That Became London
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- Narrated by: Robert Diepenbrock
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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The famous conqueror from the European continent came ashore with thousands of men, ready to set up a new kingdom in England. The Britons had resisted the amphibious invasion from the moment his forces landed, but he was able to push forward. In a large winter battle, the Britons' large army attacked the invaders but was eventually routed, and the conqueror was able to set up a new kingdom.
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Londinium: The History of the Ancient Roman City That Became London
- Narrated by: Robert Diepenbrock
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 19-06-2015
- Language: English
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The Domestication of Dogs
- The History of Dogs’ Genetic Divergence from Wolves and the Origins of Their Relationship with Humans
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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As the oft-repeated and invariably accurate pearl of wisdom goes, a dog truly is man's best friend. For a long time, people have almost universally loved dogs, and it seems to have been that way for at least tens of thousands of years. When affection is abundantly and consistently expressed, this pure, unspoken, wholesome love is one that is very much requited, and then some. This bond can be demonstrated by the mere existence of pet keepers who unironically refer to themselves as “dog parents,” not merely “dog owners”.
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The Domestication of Dogs
- The History of Dogs’ Genetic Divergence from Wolves and the Origins of Their Relationship with Humans
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 12-06-2020
- Language: English
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The Assyrians: The History of the Most Prominent Empire of the Ancient Near East
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tom McElroy
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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When scholars study the history of the ancient Near East, several wars that had extremely brutal consequences (at least by modern standards) often stand out. Forced removal of entire populations, sieges that decimated entire cities, and wanton destruction of property were all tactics used by the various peoples of the ancient Near East against each other, but the Assyrians were the first people to make war a science.
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The Assyrians: The History of the Most Prominent Empire of the Ancient Near East
- Narrated by: Tom McElroy
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 16-06-2015
- Language: English
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James Garfield
- The Life and Legacy of the Second President to Be Assassinated
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kelly McGee
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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He was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives elected President to date, but he served only about half a year in the office. He was the second president in less than 20 years felled by an assassin’s bullet. Yet James A. Garfield, a man little known outside his own party before his “dark-horse” nomination by the Republican Party in 1880, was significant in a number of ways. Garfield’s short term marked the first entrance of a “reformist” strain into the presidency that sought to root out corruption and political favoritism in government.
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James Garfield
- The Life and Legacy of the Second President to Be Assassinated
- Narrated by: Kelly McGee
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-05-2020
- Language: English
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The Zulu War and Boer War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflicts That Cemented British Control of South Africa
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together, to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event - known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 - galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa.
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The Zulu War and Boer War
- The History and Legacy of the Conflicts That Cemented British Control of South Africa
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-04-2020
- Language: English
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Ancient Egyptian Language and Writing: The History and Legacy of Hieroglyphs and Scripts in Ancient Egypt
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Perhaps not surprisingly given how advanced they were in comparison to contemporaries, the Egyptians invented one of the first writing systems ever, and for centuries, people thought these ancient texts held some sort of secret, be it aliens, advanced technology lost to the world, or mystical cures for all of the world’s ills. Even the ancient Egyptians saw their writing systems as full of mystery and hidden knowledge - according to Egyptian mythology, writing was invented by the ibis-headed god Thoth, the most intellectual of the gods.
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Ancient Egyptian Language and Writing: The History and Legacy of Hieroglyphs and Scripts in Ancient Egypt
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 20-09-2019
- Language: English
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Fighting the Third Crusade
- The Lives and Legacies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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Saladin is widely considered one of the greatest generals in history and one of the most famous leaders of the Middle Ages, but he remains a paradox, both in personal and in historical terms. A military genius, he first served other generals and was overshadowed, late in life, by his greatest rival, Richard I of England. He was far more admired by his Christian enemies, who extolled his chivalry, than some of his Muslim rivals, who fought him for control of Egypt and Syria in the 12th century.
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Fighting the Third Crusade
- The Lives and Legacies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-07-2015
- Language: English
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Gunpowder
- The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare
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- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
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Gunpowder: The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare examines the origins of the chemical explosive, and its long, winding history across the world. You will learn about gunpowder like never before.
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Gunpowder
- The History and Legacy of the Explosive that Modernized Warfare
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Release date: 05-05-2021
- Language: English
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Ancient Pergamon: The History and Legacy of Asia Minor’s Most Influential Greek Cultural Center in Antiquity
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- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Pergamon reached the height of its power during the Hellenistic period, becoming the capital of the Attalid kings, which ruled during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. During the Roman period, the city was the first capital of the Asian province, but it ultimately lost this status to its local rival, Ephesus. Thanks to its royalty-decreed monopoly on parchment fabrication (“pergamon” in the Ancient Greek language) and tissues and its transnational commercial activity, the city became an important multicultural center for the entire empire.
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Ancient Pergamon: The History and Legacy of Asia Minor’s Most Influential Greek Cultural Center in Antiquity
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 17-11-2018
- Language: English
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Study Guide: Everything You Need to Know About The Divine Comedy
- A Study Guide for Dante's Classic
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Everything You Need to Know About The Divine Comedy is a comprehensive guide that provides a synopsis, a description of the characters, and a summary and analysis of every chapter. You can use this as a guide while you listen, or as a way to brush up on everything you once knew and since forgot.
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Study Guide: Everything You Need to Know About The Divine Comedy
- A Study Guide for Dante's Classic
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-10-2017
- Language: English
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Kensington Palace
- The History of One of the British Royal Family's Most Famous Residences
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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When people think of the British Royal family, and more specifically where they live, the first image that often pops into mind is that of stately Buckingham Palace, with its changing of the guard and the occasional royal coach leaving or entering. Others may think of the royal country estate of Windsor Castle, a favorite of both Britain's longest-reigning and second longest-reigning monarchs. But there was a time when both royal residences played second fiddle to a much better known home.
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Kensington Palace
- The History of One of the British Royal Family's Most Famous Residences
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-03-2017
- Language: English
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McCarthyism
- The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare During the Cold War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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Shortly after World War II, Congress' House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) began investigating Americans across the country for suspected ties to communism. The most famous victims of these witch hunts were Hollywood actors, such as Charlie Chaplin, whose "un-American activity" was being neutral at the beginning of World War II, but at the beginning of the Cold War, many Americans had the Red Scare.
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McCarthyism
- The Controversial History of Senator Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and the Red Scare During the Cold War
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 14-02-2017
- Language: English
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The Ancient Lydians
- The History and Legacy of the Iron Age Kingdom of Lydia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Of all the empires and kingdoms in the ancient world, few could compare with the Lydians in terms of wealth and opulence. From the early seventh century BCE until the middle of the sixth century BCE, the Lydians played an important role in the history of the eastern Mediterranean region as they took on the role of middleman between the empires of the Near East and the emerging Hellenic civilization in Greece.
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The Ancient Lydians
- The History and Legacy of the Iron Age Kingdom of Lydia
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 28-10-2016
- Language: English
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Legends of the West
- Forgotten Sidekicks of the Wild West
- By: Charles River Editors, Sean McLachlan
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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A constant fixture in American pop culture, the 19th century American West continues to be vividly and colorfully portrayed not just as a place but as a state of mind. In Charles River Editors' Legends of the West series, listeners can get up to speed on the lives of America's most famous frontier figures in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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Legends of the West
- Forgotten Sidekicks of the Wild West
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-11-2016
- Language: English
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The Library of Alexandria: The History and Legacy of the Ancient World's Most Famous Library
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Maria Chester
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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For centuries in the Western world, during what is known as the Middle Ages, written knowledge was guarded closely and hidden away in private repositories, usually by the religious classes. The lack of libraries in the West has helped contribute to the popular imagination of the ancient Library at Alexandria and all the myths and legends that have come to be associated with it, but the Library of Alexandria deserves its reputation.
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The Library of Alexandria: The History and Legacy of the Ancient World's Most Famous Library
- Narrated by: Maria Chester
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 22-06-2015
- Language: English
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J.E.B. Stuart's Ride to Gettysburg: The History of the Most Controversial Cavalry Operation of the Civil War
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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As Robert E. Lee's army moved into Pennsylvania in June 1863, Stuart's cavalry screened his movements, thereby engaging in the more traditional cavalry roles. This time, however, as Lee began his march north through the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia, it is highly unlikely that is what he wanted or expected.
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J.E.B. Stuart's Ride to Gettysburg: The History of the Most Controversial Cavalry Operation of the Civil War
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-06-2015
- Language: English
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The Sumerians
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire That Established Civilization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Neil Holmes
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia: the Sumerians.
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The Sumerians
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire That Established Civilization
- Narrated by: Neil Holmes
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 07-04-2015
- Language: English
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Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob’s Accountant
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob’s Accountant profiles the controversial life of one of organized crime’s most notorious figures. You will learn about Meyer Lansky like never before.
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Meyer Lansky: The Infamous Life and Legacy of the Mob’s Accountant
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 20-09-2018
- Language: English
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Petra
- The History of the Rose City, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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When the European armies of the Third Crusade were defeated at the Battle of Hattin in 1187 CE, the region of what is today southern Jordan was overrun by Saladin's armies, and over the following five centuries knowledge of Petra's existence was lost to the people of Europe. The ancient city and center of civilization hidden in the desert became a myth, drawn largely upon Biblical accounts of the people and places in the Holy Land.
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Petra
- The History of the Rose City, One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-11-2016
- Language: English
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the place that started and developed the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medicis, the family dynasty of Florence that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. The dynasty held such influence that some of its family members even became pope.
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Lorenzo de' Medici
- Narrated by: Christopher Hudspeth
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-05-2015
- Language: English
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