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Roman Polanski & Sharon Tate
- The Controversial Life of the Director and Notorious Death of the Actress
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Few figures in Hollywood's history have been as acclaimed and controversial as director Roman Polanski, whose legendary films would stand out if not for the fact that they're often eclipsed by the turbulent life he's led.
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Roman Polanski & Sharon Tate
- The Controversial Life of the Director and Notorious Death of the Actress
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 22-02-17
- Language: English
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Sinn Féin: The History and Legacy of the Irish Republican Political Party
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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The saga of English predominance in Ireland began in the 12th century following the Norman invasion of England, when a band of Norman adventurers, established on the Welsh mainland, set off across the Irish Sea to test their prospects on the shores of England’s western neighbor. Ireland at the time was ruled in provinces by local kings, each with limited power and authority, and often at war with one another.
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a very brief overview of the troubles. sketchy.
- By Liam on 08-01-20
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Sinn Féin: The History and Legacy of the Irish Republican Political Party
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 24-10-19
- Language: English
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The Formation of the Federal Reserve
- The Early History of America’s Central Banking System
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Debates over paper money and banking are older than the United States of America itself. Eighteenth and 19th century Americans were deeply ambivalent about paper money and central banks, and political fights over these issues were among the bitterest in American history. In fact, controversies over the country’s central bank birthed both the first (1792-1824) and second (1828-1852) party systems. Frequently, policymakers crafted responses to the crisis at hand, and as a result, they implemented policies that were inadequate to the challenges the country faced in the future.
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The Formation of the Federal Reserve
- The Early History of America’s Central Banking System
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-01-23
- Language: English
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The Battle of Bosworth Field: The History of the Battle That Ended the Wars of the Roses
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Paul Bloede
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Today, roses are a sign of love and luxury, but for over 30 years, they provided the symbols for two houses at war for control of England. Thousands of people died and many more were injured fighting beneath the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster, and the noble families ruling England tore each other apart in a struggle that was as bitter as it was bloody.
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Fascinating
- By JULIANA LAI on 13-06-20
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The Battle of Bosworth Field: The History of the Battle That Ended the Wars of the Roses
- Narrated by: Paul Bloede
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 22-05-15
- Language: English
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The Irish Confederate Wars
- The History and Legacy of Ireland’s Deadliest Conflict
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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During the 12th century, the people of Ireland came under the sway of the English, who had extended into their domain. With every subsequent century, English dominion in the land gradually expanded, leading to the exceedingly harsh treatment of native Irish populations at the hands of English settlers. The Tudor period was especially tumultuous, with Elizabeth I waging a notoriously expensive conquest against the Irish in the waning years of her reign.
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The Irish Confederate Wars
- The History and Legacy of Ireland’s Deadliest Conflict
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 14-12-21
- Language: English
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Navajo by Charles River Editors
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Since the first contact between natives and settlers, tribes like the Sioux, Cherokee, and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history, language, and culture. In Charles River Editors' Native American Tribes series, readers can get caught up to speed on the history and culture of North America's most famous native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Navajo by Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-04-18
- 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: 03-11-16
- Language: English
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The Panzers: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany’s Most Famous Tanks During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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World War II was the culmination of a quarter century of tank development, and it would also be the first major test of tanks in mobile warfare. However, many of the tanks were constructed with the static warfare of the Western Front in mind and were thus slow and had short operational ranges. Others were too light to face opposing tanks or the new generation of anti-tank weapons that hadn’t existed in World War I. The unsuitability of these tank models for this new kind of warfare was quickly recognized, and the belligerent powers scrambled to create better designs.
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The Panzers: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany’s Most Famous Tanks During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 29-05-18
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Lewis
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
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Jerry Lewis life story
- By Christina Christensen on 14-03-24
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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Lewis
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 21-07-17
- Language: English
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The Princes in the Tower
- The History of the Mysterious Disappearances of King Edward V and the Duke of York
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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When England’s King Edward IV fell ill at Easter 1483 after coming back from a fishing trip and died shortly after on April 9, it threw a country that had already suffered a series of wars into a state of chaos. What exactly killed him is unclear, and though some people would later speculate that he had been poisoned, there is every reason to believe that he died of natural causes. Disease was common in medieval England, and doctors lacked much of the medical knowledge now taken for granted.
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The Princes in the Tower
- The History of the Mysterious Disappearances of King Edward V and the Duke of York
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-08-22
- Language: English
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Mohenjo-daro
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Mohenjo-daro was the largest city of the Indus Valley civilization, one of the most advanced civilizations ever to have existed, and the most ancient prehistoric urban site on the Indian subcontinent. It was a metropolis of great cultural, economic, and political importance that dates from the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE. Although it flourished between approximately 2500 and 1500 BCE, the city had longer-lasting influences on the urbanization of the Indian subcontinent for centuries after its abandonment.
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Mohenjo-daro
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-01-17
- Language: English
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The History of Hamas
- By: M. Clement Hall, Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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In 1988, a recently organized militant group issued its charter, which called upon Muslims to "raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine". The group, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, declared, "Allah is its goal, the Prophet is the model, the Qur'an its constitution, jihad its path, and death for the sake of Allah its most sublime belief."
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The History of Hamas
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 24-08-17
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of Wales
- A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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With such a storied and violent past, it is no surprise Wales has many tales of ghosts. The Ghosts of Wales: A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation is a collection of such tales, just a few among the thousands of local legends and modern sightings that make people think Wales is one of the most haunted countries in the world.
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terrible
- By tanya dower on 07-08-22
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The Ghosts of Wales
- A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 06-07-18
- Language: English
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The Republic of Genoa
- The History of the Italian City that Became Influential Across the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
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The Republic of Genoa: The History of the Italian City that Became Influential across the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages examines the highs and lows of Genoa La Superba (“The Proud”), including its humble origins in the first century CE, its felicitous rise after the fall of the Roman Empire, its golden age as a mercantile power during the “Genoese Century,” and its demise at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797.
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The Republic of Genoa
- The History of the Italian City that Became Influential Across the Mediterranean During the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
- Release date: 30-05-19
- Language: English
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Flat Earth and Hollow Earth Theories
- A History of Strange Tales and Bizarre Beliefs About the Planet
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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The world is filled with mysteries, and even in the modern age, much of the planet remains unexplored. The depths of the oceans and the intricate and extensive cave systems that honeycomb some parts of the Earth are still largely unknown. Thus, it should come as no surprise that when it comes to this terra incognita, people have projected all sorts of ideas. Tales of sunken cities or lost civilizations are just some of the fanciful theories, and those could even be considered tame in comparison to the idea that Earth is flat and/or hollow.
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Flat Earth and Hollow Earth Theories
- A History of Strange Tales and Bizarre Beliefs About the Planet
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 08-05-19
- Language: English
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Sulla: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Roman Dictator
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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Sulla had become renowned in Rome as a general during the Jugurthine, Social, and Mithridatic Wars, but naturally he is now remembered for the gruesome acts committed during his tenure as Rome’s first lifelong dictator. Sulla’s unprecedented period of one-man rule is viewed by many historians as a means of re-establishing peace and order in Roman politics while safeguarding the Republican system from abuse by powerful individuals.
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The fireblonde ruler of Rome.
- By Zazafraz on 28-10-23
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Sulla: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Roman Dictator
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-07-20
- Language: English
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The Ninja
- The History and Legacy of Feudal Japan’s Secret Agents
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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To most people in the West, particularly the youth, the mere mention of Japan immediately evokes various images. A delectable rainbow of sushi, hand-rolled temaki, and platters of crispy, golden-brown tempura. An idyllic, crystal-clear lake flanked by trees covered with delicate, cotton-candy-pink sakura blossoms.
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The Ninja
- The History and Legacy of Feudal Japan’s Secret Agents
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 16-04-21
- Language: English
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New Zealand and the British Empire
- The History of New Zealand Under British Sovereignty
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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New Zealand and the British Empire: The History of New Zealand under British Sovereignty analyzes the expeditions that discovered New Zealand and the early settlements and conflicts waged there from 1650 to 1850. You will learn about New Zealand under British sovereignty like never before.
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New Zealand and the British Empire
- The History of New Zealand Under British Sovereignty
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-08-18
- Language: English
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The Varangian Guard
- The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire’s Elite Mercenary Unit
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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The Byzantine Empire was the heir to two great cultures that cradled and nurtured European civilization: Greece and Rome. Byzantium was a strong, organized, highly effective, and adaptable civilization for most of its long history. It owed its success in no small part to its military, which, in contrast to the feudal armies of Western Europe and the tribally based forces of the Middle East, operated with a high level of discipline, strategic prowess, efficiency, and organization. The most famous of the foreign units was without question the Varangian Guard.
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The Varangian Guard
- The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire’s Elite Mercenary Unit
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 18-11-20
- Language: English
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The Pinkerton Agency
- The History of Allan Pinkerton and America's First Major Private Detective Organization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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The name Allan Pinkerton was for decades synonymous with private detective; indeed, the work “Pinkerton” was generally used for any private detective whether or not they were associated with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. The all-seeing eye that served as the symbol of his company and the slogan - “We Never Sleep” - projected an image of a detective working tirelessly to pursue a desperate criminal and bring them to justice.
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The Pinkerton Agency
- The History of Allan Pinkerton and America's First Major Private Detective Organization
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 25-02-19
- Language: English
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