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Alexandria

The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph

by Islam Issa ...

Narrated by Islam Issa ...

Unabridged

20 hours 15 min

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.My dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city.Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an au... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

An original, authoritative and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day.My dad had always told me about our city's magnificence, and as I looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library, I reflected. And this is no ordinary city.Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an au...
... Read more
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Trafalgar

The Biography of a Battle

by Roy Adkins ...

Narrated by John Telfer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 6 min

A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

A superbly researched, gripping account of the most important naval battle in British history, which thwarted Napoleon at sea and created a national hero in Nelson21 October 1805: Britain, under Nelson, mastered the sea for six hours, annihilating her French and Spanish opponents. In Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle, Roy Adkins embraces the battle, its prelude and its aftermath, in a narrative
... Read more
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Thomas Cromwell

Henry VIII's Great Politician

by Tracy Borman ...

Narrated by Gareth Armstrong, Paul Mendez, Sandra Duncan ...

Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

A gripping and revealing audiobook that brings to life the rise, power and true character of Henry VIII's most influential servantKnown widely as Henry VIII's 'right-hand man', Cromwell has captured imaginations throughout the centuries: but who was he really? In this major new biography, leading historian Tracy Borman examines the life, loves and legacy of the man who changed the shape of England ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

A gripping and revealing audiobook that brings to life the rise, power and true character of Henry VIII's most influential servantKnown widely as Henry VIII's 'right-hand man', Cromwell has captured imaginations throughout the centuries: but who was he really? In this major new biography, leading historian Tracy Borman examines the life, loves and legacy of the man who changed the shape of England
... Read more
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The Borgias

Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

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. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.This is but one of several paradoxes ... Read more

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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. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.This is but one of several paradoxes
... Read more
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Empires of the Sea

The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World

by Roger Crowley ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

Empires of the Sea tells the story of the fifty-year world war between Islam and Christianity for the Mediterranean: one of the fiercest and most influential contests in European history. It traces events from the appearance on the world stage of Suleiman the Magnificent—the legendary ruler of the Ottoman Empire—through "the years of devastation" when it seemed possible that Islam might master the ... Read more

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Empires of the Sea tells the story of the fifty-year world war between Islam and Christianity for the Mediterranean: one of the fiercest and most influential contests in European history. It traces events from the appearance on the world stage of Suleiman the Magnificent—the legendary ruler of the Ottoman Empire—through "the years of devastation" when it seemed possible that Islam might master the
... Read more
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The Medici

Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

16 hours 21 min

A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did ... Read more

$42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did
... Read more
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The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance

How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World

by Paul Robert Walker ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world’s most magnificent structures and ignited the RenaissanceThe dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral of Florence, is among the most enduring symbols of the Renaissance, an equal to the works of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Its ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world’s most magnificent structures and ignited the RenaissanceThe dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral of Florence, is among the most enduring symbols of the Renaissance, an equal to the works of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Its
... Read more
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Une brève histoire de Florence : Comment une ville a déclenché la Renaissance

by Tanguy Humbert ...

Narrated by Tanguy Humbert ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

Découvrez l'aube de la Renaissance et comprenez comment une cité a bouleversé l'histoire de l'art européen. Laissez-vous transporter en Toscane, au rythme des luttes de pouvoir et du génie créatif. Ce récit historique immersif transforme votre trajet quotidien en une fascinante épopée temporelle.Ressentez l'effervescence intellectuelle d'une époque où riches marchands et brillants architectes ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Découvrez l'aube de la Renaissance et comprenez comment une cité a bouleversé l'histoire de l'art européen. Laissez-vous transporter en Toscane, au rythme des luttes de pouvoir et du génie créatif. Ce récit historique immersif transforme votre trajet quotidien en une fascinante épopée temporelle.Ressentez l'effervescence intellectuelle d'une époque où riches marchands et brillants architectes
... Read more
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The Reformation: History in an Hour

by Edward A Gosselin ...

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble ...

Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648 Henry VIII’s desire for ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648 Henry VIII’s desire for
... Read more
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Danmarkshistorier for børn 2

by Maria Helleberg ...

Narrated by Dianna Vangsaa ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

Maria Helleberg tager os med på en lang rejse gennem danmarkshistorien og præsenterer os for nogle af de mest spændende og farverige personer. Vi møder blandt andre vores store eventyrdigter H.C. Andersen, søhelten Tordenskjold, Leonora Christina, der tilbragte mange år af sit liv som fange i Blåtårn, og den store opdagelsesrejsende Knud Rasmussen. Maria Helleberg (f. 1956) har siden sin debut i ... Read more

$20.90 CAD

Maria Helleberg tager os med på en lang rejse gennem danmarkshistorien og præsenterer os for nogle af de mest spændende og farverige personer. Vi møder blandt andre vores store eventyrdigter H.C. Andersen, søhelten Tordenskjold, Leonora Christina, der tilbragte mange år af sit liv som fange i Blåtårn, og den store opdagelsesrejsende Knud Rasmussen. Maria Helleberg (f. 1956) har siden sin debut i
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It All Adds Up

The Story of People and Mathematics

by Mickael Launay ...

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and
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Horizons

A Global History of Science

by James Poskett ...

Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

Unabridged

15 hours 21 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A radical retelling of the history of science that challenges the Eurocentric narrative.We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. But this is wrong. Science is not, and has never been, a uniquely European endeavour.Copernicus relied on mathematical ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.A radical retelling of the history of science that challenges the Eurocentric narrative.We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. But this is wrong. Science is not, and has never been, a uniquely European endeavour.Copernicus relied on mathematical
... Read more
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Brunelleschi's Dome

How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

by Ross King ...

Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air.Of the ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air.Of the
... Read more
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The Shadow Drawing

How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint

by Francesca Fiorani ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

Leonardo da Vinci has long been celebrated for his consummate genius. He was the painter who gave us the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and the inventor who anticipated the advent of airplanes, hot air balloons, and other technological marvels. But what was the connection between Leonardo the painter and Leonardo the scientist? Historians of Renaissance art have long supposed that Leonardo became ... Read more

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Leonardo da Vinci has long been celebrated for his consummate genius. He was the painter who gave us the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and the inventor who anticipated the advent of airplanes, hot air balloons, and other technological marvels. But what was the connection between Leonardo the painter and Leonardo the scientist? Historians of Renaissance art have long supposed that Leonardo became
... Read more
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William Shakespeare: The Life Story of the Man Behind Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo & Juliet

by Epic Life Stories ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Watson E ...

Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through time to Elizabethan England and discover the remarkable life of history's most influential playwright. This audiobook illuminates the story of William Shakespeare—from his humble beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon to his extraordinary legacy that continues to shape our world four centuries later.Follow Shakespeare's transformation from a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Journey through time to Elizabethan England and discover the remarkable life of history's most influential playwright. This audiobook illuminates the story of William Shakespeare—from his humble beginnings in Stratford-upon-Avon to his extraordinary legacy that continues to shape our world four centuries later.Follow Shakespeare's transformation from a
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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor

by Elizabeth Norton ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Series series Great Lives
Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton, read by Melanie Crawley.England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine.When ... Read more

$22.00 CAD

Bloomsbury presents The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton, read by Melanie Crawley.England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine.When
... Read more
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The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of James VI & I

by Clare Jackson ...

Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

Unabridged

18 hours 22 min

WINNER OF THE 2026 ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHYA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES, HISTORY TODAY AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY MAGAZINEJames VI & I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James's ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

WINNER OF THE 2026 ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHYA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES, HISTORY TODAY AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY MAGAZINEJames VI & I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James's
... Read more
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Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack, The

How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England

by Alanna Skuse ...

Narrated by Danielle Cohen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

Discover the remarkable birth of modern medicine.When we imagine Renaissance medicine, the cliché is dreadful – unsterile instruments, a total lack of anaesthetics and shocking levels of infant and maternal mortality. And that’s before you get into astrology, bloodletting and a litany of bizarre ‘treatments’, more likely to kill than cure…As ever, the true picture is somewhat different. Here, in ... Read more

$34.34 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover the remarkable birth of modern medicine.When we imagine Renaissance medicine, the cliché is dreadful – unsterile instruments, a total lack of anaesthetics and shocking levels of infant and maternal mortality. And that’s before you get into astrology, bloodletting and a litany of bizarre ‘treatments’, more likely to kill than cure…As ever, the true picture is somewhat different. Here, in
... Read more
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1434

The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance

by Gavin Menzies ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China—then the world's most technologically advanced civilization—provided the spark that set the European ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China—then the world's most technologically advanced civilization—provided the spark that set the European
... Read more
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A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England

by Suzannah Lipscomb ...

Narrated by Suzannah Lipscomb ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Join historian Suzannah Lipscomb as she reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known houses, such as Anne Boleyn's childhood home at Hever Castle or Tutbury Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, ... Read more

$23.98 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Join historian Suzannah Lipscomb as she reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. From the famous palace at Hampton Court where dangerous court intrigue was rife, to less well-known houses, such as Anne Boleyn's childhood home at Hever Castle or Tutbury Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned,
... Read more
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Vinden tuder om Børglum

by Peder Jensen Kjærgaard ...

Narrated by Elise Munch-Petersen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Det vækker borgernes vrede, da den højagtede Jesper Tidselbak foran hele menigheden bliver beskyldt for at have gjort sin egen enfoldige datter gravid. Endnu større er vreden, fordi folk tror på ham, når han fortæller, at det er den forhadte Søren Ridefoged, der har forgrebet sig på hende. Den vrede, der i årevis har ulmet blandt Børglums beboere mod bispen og hans mænd, blusser nu op og fører til ... Read more

$21.21 CAD

Det vækker borgernes vrede, da den højagtede Jesper Tidselbak foran hele menigheden bliver beskyldt for at have gjort sin egen enfoldige datter gravid. Endnu større er vreden, fordi folk tror på ham, når han fortæller, at det er den forhadte Søren Ridefoged, der har forgrebet sig på hende. Den vrede, der i årevis har ulmet blandt Børglums beboere mod bispen og hans mænd, blusser nu op og fører til
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25 afgørende begivenheder i verdenshistorien

by Lars Ringholm ...

Narrated by Jesper Bøllehuus ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

Denne bog sætter spot på 25 dramatiske begivenheder i verdenshistorien fra 1776 og frem til det 21. århundrede. Begivenheder og øjeblikke, der på afgørende vis påvirkede eller ligefrem ændrede hele verdens historie. Læs blandt andet om:1789 - Den Franske Revolution - et krav om brød ændrede hele verden for evigt1814 - Slaget ved Waterloo - en kæmpestort slag satte punktum for historiens første ... Read more

$14.78 CAD

Denne bog sætter spot på 25 dramatiske begivenheder i verdenshistorien fra 1776 og frem til det 21. århundrede. Begivenheder og øjeblikke, der på afgørende vis påvirkede eller ligefrem ændrede hele verdens historie. Læs blandt andet om:1789 - Den Franske Revolution - et krav om brød ændrede hele verden for evigt1814 - Slaget ved Waterloo - en kæmpestort slag satte punktum for historiens første
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フィレンツェ小史：一つの都市はいかにしてルネサンスを生み出したのか

by 千葉正明 ...

Narrated by 千葉正明 ...

Unabridged

1 hour 57 min

小さな都市国家がヨーロッパの歴史を塗り替え、ルネサンスという巨大な文化的爆発を巻き起こした軌跡を追う歴史絵巻。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに耳を傾ければ、石畳の響きや行き交う商人たちの熱気といった中世イタリアの「地面の高さ」の活気が、驚くほどの没入感とともにあなたの目の前に蘇ります。軍事的にも領土的にも大国ではなかった街が、なぜ知性と芸術の頂点を極めることができたのか。疫病の脅威や血みどろの政治対立を乗り越え、人間の身体と感情を見つめ直した市民たちのあくなき情熱が、聴く者の心を強く揺さぶります。本書で見つかること:• 古代ローマの辺境拠点から、毛織物と金融業で莫大な富を築くまでのスリリングな発展の歴史。• 疫病による社会崩壊の危機を乗り越え、新しい学問である人文主義を開花させた人々の逞しさ。• メディチ家をはじめとする市民エリートたちによる ... Read more

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小さな都市国家がヨーロッパの歴史を塗り替え、ルネサンスという巨大な文化的爆発を巻き起こした軌跡を追う歴史絵巻。毎日の通勤時間や夜の静かなリラックスタイムに耳を傾ければ、石畳の響きや行き交う商人たちの熱気といった中世イタリアの「地面の高さ」の活気が、驚くほどの没入感とともにあなたの目の前に蘇ります。軍事的にも領土的にも大国ではなかった街が、なぜ知性と芸術の頂点を極めることができたのか。疫病の脅威や血みどろの政治対立を乗り越え、人間の身体と感情を見つめ直した市民たちのあくなき情熱が、聴く者の心を強く揺さぶります。本書で見つかること:• 古代ローマの辺境拠点から、毛織物と金融業で莫大な富を築くまでのスリリングな発展の歴史。• 疫病による社会崩壊の危機を乗り越え、新しい学問である人文主義を開花させた人々の逞しさ。• メディチ家をはじめとする市民エリートたちによる
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Breve historia de Florencia: El auge y la caída de la ciudad de los Médici

by Samuel Yagüe ...

Narrated by Samuel Yagüe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 9 min

La intriga política del Renacimiento te espera, donde una ambiciosa dinastía transformó la riqueza en poder absoluto. Mientras viajas o caminas, déjate atrapar por un relato épico sobre traiciones republicanas, estrategias financieras y el esplendor cultural que cambió Europa.Satisface tu curiosidad intelectual escuchando las fascinantes tensiones entre el gobierno colectivo y el dominio familiar. ... Read more

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La intriga política del Renacimiento te espera, donde una ambiciosa dinastía transformó la riqueza en poder absoluto. Mientras viajas o caminas, déjate atrapar por un relato épico sobre traiciones republicanas, estrategias financieras y el esplendor cultural que cambió Europa.Satisface tu curiosidad intelectual escuchando las fascinantes tensiones entre el gobierno colectivo y el dominio familiar.
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