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  • Henry VIII: King and Court cover art

    • Henry VIII: King and Court

    • By: Alison Weir
    • Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
    • Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 02-05-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 807 ratings
    • This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....

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    • Mary Boleyn

    • By: Alison Weir
    • Narrated by: Maggie Mash
    • Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 14-11-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 188 ratings
    • Mary Boleyn was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife....

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    • The Borgias

    • Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy
    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 94 ratings

    • The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy....

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    • Spycraft

    • Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration
    • By: Pete Langman, Nadine Akkerman
    • Narrated by: Nan McNamara
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 25-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • In this engaging, accessible account, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman explore the methods spies actually used in the period, including disguises, invisible inks, and even poisons....

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    • Great Ladies

    • The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens
    • By: Sylvia Barbara Soberton
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
    • Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 12-02-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 32 ratings

    • There has been a great deal written about Tudor queens, but less so about those women who surrounded the throne, who may have held even more power and influence than those who actually wore the golden crown. This is the story of the ladies of the Tudor court....

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    • Elizabeth's London

    • Everyday Life in Elizabethan London
    • By: Liza Picard
    • Narrated by: Liza Picard
    • Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 26-07-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • Like its popular and acclaimed predecessors, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London....

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    • Catherine de' Medici

    • The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen
    • By: Mary Hollingsworth
    • Narrated by: Rachel Bavidge, Sophie Hunter
    • Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici, Italian-born queen of France and influential mother of three successive French kings.

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    • The Turbulent Crown

    • The Story of the Tudor Queens
    • By: Roland Hui
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 21-08-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

    • Ten remarkable women. One remarkable era. In the Tudor period, 1485 to 1603, a host of fascinating women sat on the English throne. The dramatic events of their lives are told in The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens....

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  • Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci cover art

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    • The Teutonic Knights

    • A Military History
    • By: William Urban
    • Narrated by: Brian Troxell
    • Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 22-08-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. William Urban's narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood....

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  • The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy cover art

    • The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

    • By: Jacob Burckhardt
    • Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
    • Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-11-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states....

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    • Be Like the Fox

    • Machiavelli in His World
    • By: Erica Benner
    • Narrated by: Karen Saltus
    • Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 04-05-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • Since the publication of The Prince five centuries ago, Machiavelli has been associated with political amorality....

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    • Florence: The Fascinating History of Tuscany’s Greatest City

    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Doug Greene
    • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
    • Release date: 01-04-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • Florence was a major center of middle ages European trade and banking, and also one of the most affluent cities in the world at the time. A lot of academics believe it was the beginning of the Renaissance, and it has been called "The Athens of the Middle Ages"....

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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
    • Release date: 15-09-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • A diverse array of ancient and modern cryptographic challenges exists today. Among the most famous is a 600-year-old document that continues to mystify: the Voynich Manuscript....

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    • The Habsburg Way

    • 7 Rules for Turbulent Times
    • By: Eduard Habsburg
    • Narrated by: Eduard Habsburg
    • Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 12-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

    • Eduard Habsburg, a member of the family and archduke of Austria, shares insights about the Seven Principles (maxims) at the root of Habsburg thought, action, politics, and family life....

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  • Florence: The History and Legacy of the Birthplace of the Renaissance cover art

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    • The Borgias

    • The Hidden History
    • By: G. J. Meyer
    • Narrated by: Enn Reitel
    • Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 02-04-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
    • The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone....

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    • The Reformation

    • History in an Hour
    • By: Edward A. Gosselin
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
    • Release date: 16-01-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
    • Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour....

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    • Thirty Years' War

    • A History from Beginning to End
    • By: Hourly History
    • Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
    • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
    • Release date: 14-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • For such a destructive war, the Thirty Years’ War is not well-known, and yet it changed the geopolitical face of Europe as well as the role of religion and nation-states in society. This audiobook tells the compelling story of the Thirty Years’ War....

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