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The Forbidden City
- The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was home to the celestial leaders of China, men that possessed the Mandate of Heaven. A total of 24 emperors lived and ruled from the vast and magnificent complex for almost 500 years, until the last Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1912 with the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, more commonly known as Puyi.
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The Forbidden City
- The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-27
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Jack Nicholson
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: James Yi
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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In 1994 the American Film Institute gave a Lifetime Achievement Award to Jack Nicholson, who became one of the youngest actors ever to receive the award. Such tributes typically come as a capstone to a star's career, not when the actor is still in his 50s. In fact Nicholson would go on to win the Oscar for Best Actor just a few years after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award as a result of As Good As It Gets (1997), and he would earn another Academy Award nomination for About Schmidt (2002).
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American Legends: The Life of Jack Nicholson
- Narrated by: James Yi
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-12
- Language: English
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History's Greatest Mysteries: The Unsolved Case of D.B. Cooper
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Violet Meadow
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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On November 24, 1971, there was little to suggest that the skies above the Pacific Northwest would produce one of the greatest mysteries in American history and a criminal investigation that is still ongoing over 40 years later.
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History's Greatest Mysteries: The Unsolved Case of D.B. Cooper
- Narrated by: Violet Meadow
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-06
- Language: English
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Finding the Wreck of the Titanic: The Search Efforts and the Discovery of the World's Most Famous Ship
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. In the century since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subject of endless fascination, as evidenced by the efforts to find its final resting spot, the museums full of its objects, and the countless books, documentaries, and movies made about the doomed ocean liner.
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Finding the Wreck of the Titanic: The Search Efforts and the Discovery of the World's Most Famous Ship
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-03
- Language: English
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Evita: The Life of Eva Peron
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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María Eva Duarte de Perón, known to the world as Evita, stands with Jesus Christ as a highly influential historical figure who lived only 33 years. The similarities do not end there: as Argentine novelist Tomás Eloy Martínez has observed, Evita came to "symbolize certain naïve, but effective, beliefs: the hope for a better world; a life sacrificed on the altar of the disinherited, the humiliated, the poor of the earth...myths which somehow reproduce the image of Christ."
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Evita: The Life of Eva Peron
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-20
- Language: English
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The Hussite Wars
- The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Catholics and Protestants in Central Europe
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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The 15th century was a pivotal era for Europe, during which it transitioned from a social and religious union under Christendom into a disparate collection of nation-states, and it was during this period that the Middle Ages came to an end and the Modern Period began. Less than a century earlier, in the mid-14th century, the Vatican called upon England and sought financial aid in the hopes of boosting papal defenses against French forces
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The Hussite Wars
- The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Catholics and Protestants in Central Europe
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2021-02-11
- Language: English
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The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
- The Unsolved Mystery of the American Socialite Who Vanished in 1910
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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It was the great mystery of its time and still reads like an episode of Law and Order today. In December 1910, a wealthy young woman, thought to be sheltered and above reproach, goes missing shortly after being seen in broad daylight on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The police are called in and begin to question those closest to her, only to have her father, a wealthy manufacturer, insist it must be foul play and that his daughter was on good terms with her entire family.
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The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold
- The Unsolved Mystery of the American Socialite Who Vanished in 1910
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-15
- Language: English
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The Disappearance of Jean Spangler
- The History of One of Hollywood's Most Enduring Unsolved Mysteries
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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The Hollywood culture of the 1940s served as a symbol of fantasy for a country at war. The American population, steeped in a dark global reality, lived vicariously through the film industry's fantasy offerings on the big screen, and eagerly embraced the advent of television in the latter part of the decade. On the stage, images of idealized feminine beauty thrived in the Ziegfeld Follies tradition, Radio City Music Hall, Las Vegas, and the fantastical world created by Earl Carroll in his Hollywood theater.
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The Disappearance of Jean Spangler
- The History of One of Hollywood's Most Enduring Unsolved Mysteries
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 2017-04-12
- Language: English
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Hoplites
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Greek Soldiers Who Revolutionized Infantry Warfare
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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Although the armies of the ancient Greek, or "Hellenic", city-states (poleis, singular polis) included both cavalry (hippeis) and light infantry (psiloi, peltastes, gymnetes), their mainstay was undoubtedly the heavy infantry known today as hoplites. Armed to the teeth with their distinctive round shield (aspis or hoplon), high-crested helmet (corys) and long spear (dory), the hoplites were some of the most efficient soldiers of their time.
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Hoplites
- The History and Legacy of the Ancient Greek Soldiers Who Revolutionized Infantry Warfare
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Release date: 2017-07-26
- Language: English
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Emiliano Zapata
- The Life and Legacy of the Mexican Revolution's Iconic Leader
- Written by: Charles River Editors, Gustavo Vazquez Lozano
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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A little more than 100 years ago a Mexican peasant named Emiliano Zapata gathered a rural army from the plantations and villages of southern Mexico, seized the lands of the haciendas, and began to distribute them among the peasants of Anenecuilco, his hometown, in the state of Morelos. Outraged and impatient with the ceaseless destitution of the indigenous peoples at the hands of the landowners, he had decided to take justice in his hands.
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Emiliano Zapata
- The Life and Legacy of the Mexican Revolution's Iconic Leader
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2017-06-22
- Language: English
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Karakorum: The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire's Capital
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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About 225 miles west of Ulaanbaatar, the present-day capital city of Mongolia, are the ruins of Karakorum, the ancient capital of the Mongol Empire. Located in the Orkhon River Valley, at the foot of the Khangai Mountain range, the city was founded by Genghis Khan in 1220 CE. Under his son and successor, Ögedei Khan, Karakorum grew into a thriving city, with high walls enclosing an urban landscape of brick-built structures and paved roads, divided into different districts with a palace, craft workshops, and marketplaces.
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Karakorum: The History and Legacy of the Mongol Empire's Capital
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 2017-05-24
- Language: English
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Son of Sam
- The Life and Crimes of David Berkowitz
- Written by: Charles River Editors, Zed Simpson
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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It's still difficult for people today to conceive of someone being born bad, even as more and more studies are coming out each year that point to the significant effects of DNA on human behavior. But of course, it is also rare that a child born to parents carrying the genes for mental illness or antisocial behavior grows up in a happy, stable home where the parents are equipped to provide a living, nurturing life.
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Son of Sam
- The Life and Crimes of David Berkowitz
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 2017-06-07
- Language: English
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Science and Technology in Ancient Rome
- The History and Legacy of the Romans’ Technological Advances
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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The modern world has the ancient Romans to thank for the origins of many modern technologies, conveniences, and ideas, from running water, baths, and republican-style government to roads. Similarly, by the third century BCE, the Romans were prodigious monument builders, so much so that the memory of the great Roman Republic and the Roman Empire continues to exist within a cityscape of stone. Rome’s public spaces were filled with statues, arches, temples, and many other varieties of monumental images, and each of these structures had its own civic or religious function.
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Science and Technology in Ancient Rome
- The History and Legacy of the Romans’ Technological Advances
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 2022-04-12
- Language: English
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The Moon Missions Before Apollo
- The History of NASA’s Pioneer, Ranger, and Surveyor Programs
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Today, the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that culminated with Apollo 11 “winning” the race for the United States. In fact, it encompassed a much broader range of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States that affected everything from military technology to successfully launching satellites that could land on Mars or orbit other planets in the Solar System.
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The Moon Missions Before Apollo
- The History of NASA’s Pioneer, Ranger, and Surveyor Programs
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2020-08-25
- Language: English
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The Swabian League
- The History and Legacy of the Mutual Defense Pact for the Holy Roman Empire’s Imperial Estates
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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Despite the pope’s aversion to temporal glory, his authority tended to fill the vacuum in the West left when the last Western Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, was deposed in 476. The pope would continue to do so until 800, when Charlemagne would allow himself to be crowned Emperor of the West in Rome upon receiving his crown from Pope Leo III. This created modern Europe and was the culmination of two centuries of papal policy aimed at securing its independence from the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople.
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The Swabian League
- The History and Legacy of the Mutual Defense Pact for the Holy Roman Empire’s Imperial Estates
- Narrated by: Stephen Platt
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 2020-08-19
- Language: English
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Emperor Hirohito
- The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler During World War II
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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The man known to most of the world as Emperor Hirohito ruled during some of the most tumultuous years in Japanese history. When he came to the throne in 1926, he inherited control of a country which had only recently emerged as a major industrial and world power. Through the aggressive expansion and wars of the 1930s, Hirohito was at the head of one of the world’s foremost powers. Throughout the maelstrom of World War II, he remained in power, a distant and, to most outsiders, inscrutable factor in the rise of the Japanese Empire.
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Emperor Hirohito
- The Life and Legacy of Japan’s Ruler During World War II
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2020-02-05
- Language: English
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The NYPD
- The History and Legacy of the New York City Police Department
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
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While America’s biggest city constantly changes, the largest police force in the United States, the New York Police Department (NYPD), is no stranger to the limelight. Quite the contrary, the NYPD has become immutably entrenched in American culture, past and present. The acronym itself, while a mouthful, is effortlessly musical and therefore commands a certain presence.
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The NYPD
- The History and Legacy of the New York City Police Department
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2019-11-21
- Language: English
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Baron von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary War
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a large portion of time for adolescent males in training and comprising a sizable component of the economy. Weaponry was developed to a degree of quality not accessible to most North Americans, and European aristocrats were reared in the mastery of swordsmanship with an emphasis on the saber for military use.
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Baron von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary War
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-05
- Language: English
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The War Crimes Trials for World War II
- The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan’s War Crimes Trials After the War
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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The War Crimes Trials for World War II: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan’s War Crimes Trials After the War chronicles the history of the trials from their conception to their completion. You will learn about the trials like never before.
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The War Crimes Trials for World War II
- The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Japan’s War Crimes Trials After the War
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2018-11-05
- Language: English
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China and the West in the 19th Century
- The History of the Qing Dynasty’s Contacts and Conflicts with the Europeans and Americans
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe, in one form or another. Its naval supremacy linked the Commonwealth of Canada with the colonies in South Africa and India, and through them trade flowed east and west. An integral but underutilized part of this vast trade network included China, a reclusive Asian kingdom closed off from the Western world that desired none of its goods.
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China and the West in the 19th Century
- The History of the Qing Dynasty’s Contacts and Conflicts with the Europeans and Americans
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 2018-10-01
- Language: English
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