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Harun al-Rashid: The Life and Legacy of the Abbasid Caliph During the Islamic Golden Age
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Like many historical figures, Harun al-Rashid’s biography has become part reality and part myth. A real individual and the fourth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, Harun al-Rashid is best known to many individuals because of his role in famous literature like One Thousand and One Nights, not necessarily because of his policy decisions. This is unusual because Harun al-Rashid was perhaps the most influential of the Abbasid caliphs due to his role in bringing economic prosperity.
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Harun al-Rashid: The Life and Legacy of the Abbasid Caliph During the Islamic Golden Age
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-02
- Language: English
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Fighting the Third Crusade
- The Lives and Legacies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
- Written 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: 2015-07-09
- Language: English
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Frédéric Bastiat
- The Life and Legacy of the Influential French Economist
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Much of the systematic mechanics and the continual advancement of modern civilization have been shaped by history's most brilliant economists and greatest thinkers. In economics, the most famous figure is undoubtedly Adam Smith, an 18th century philosopher and one of the original champions of the free market, whose ideas were encapsulated in his most famous works, The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, published in the midst of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Frédéric Bastiat
- The Life and Legacy of the Influential French Economist
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2020-11-17
- Language: English
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King Mithridates the Great of Pontus
- The Life and Legacy of the Leader Who Challenged Rome During the Mithridatic Wars
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Rome faced many formidable enemies over the course of nearly 1,000 years, but perhaps none are as enigmatic and forgotten as King Mithridates the Great of Pontus. King Mithridates the Great of Pontus: The Life and Legacy of the Leader Who Challenged Rome During the Mithridatic Wars looks at how Mithridates and his kingdom rose in power and became one of the Roman Republic’s most legendary enemies.
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King Mithridates the Great of Pontus
- The Life and Legacy of the Leader Who Challenged Rome During the Mithridatic Wars
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2019-09-24
- Language: English
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Madame de Pompadour: The Life and Legacy of French King Louis XV’s Chief Mistress
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Jean Antoinette Poussin, the woman who would become known as Madame de Pompadour, was a middle-class girl of uncertain parenthood who became one of many in a long line of King Louis XV’s mistresses before she died at the age of 42. While none of that stands out on its own when it comes to French history and royalty, historians have labeled her “no ordinary king’s mistress.... She made and unmade ministers, she selected ambassadors, she appointed generals, [and] she conferred pensions and places."
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Madame de Pompadour: The Life and Legacy of French King Louis XV’s Chief Mistress
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 2019-06-26
- Language: English
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Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution’s Most Famous Leaders
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines: The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution’s Most Famous Leaders chronicles how the only successful slave uprising came about and examines the backgrounds of the men who led it.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- The History and Legacy of the Haitian Revolution’s Most Famous Leaders
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2020-11-18
- 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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Ancient Egypt’s Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs
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Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world.
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Ancient Egypt’s Most Famous Royal Family: The Lives and Deaths of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamun
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 2019-05-21
- Language: English
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Cyrus the Great
- The Life and Legacy of the King Who Founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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While he was one of the most influential men in the ancient world, research on Cyrus the Great is simultaneously fascinating and frustrating. Of course, this reality has deepened the mystique that surrounds Cyrus even to this day, and it has elevated his status from conqueror and king to enlightened humanist monarch and ideal ruler. Whatever the underlying issues, the incredible achievements of Cyrus distinguish him as one of the greatest kings in history, and his life, conquests, reforms, and rule continue to be of great interest over 2,500 years later.
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Cyrus the Great
- The Life and Legacy of the King Who Founded the Achaemenid Persian Empire
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 2019-12-02
- Language: English
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Jedediah Smith: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Mountain Man
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Historians believe that even Jim Bridger’s prodigious travels were eclipsed by that of New York-born Jedediah Strong Smith, whose uncharacteristic personal life set him apart from the rough-edged mountain man reputation. Smith, who developed into a master cartographer through a regimen of self-study, left a legacy of surprisingly accurate maps of the western continent for military and immigrant groups, so accurate as to remain in use far beyond his death.
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Jedediah Smith: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Mountain Man
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 2018-03-02
- Language: English
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Julius Caesar
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 57 mins
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Possibly the most important man of antiquity, and even all of history, was Julius Caesar. Alexander Hamilton, the famous American patriot, once remarked that "the greatest man who ever lived was Julius Caesar." Such a tribute, coming from one of the Founding Fathers of the quintessential modern democracy in reference to a man who destroyed the Roman Republic, is testament to the enduring mark that Caesar left upon the world.
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-25
- Language: English
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of King Nebuchadnezzar II
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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While Nebuchadnezzar’s name lives on mostly due to the Bible and the Hanging Gardens, behind it all was a man documented by the Babylonians and his contemporaries as a competent and successful king.
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Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of King Nebuchadnezzar II
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-17
- Language: English
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Richard the Lionheart
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Nobody played a more defining role in casting the popular image of medieval knights than Richard the Lionheart, one of the most famous English kings and crusaders. In many respects, it was ironic that Richard became one of the central characters of the Middle Ages, and his very popular legacy today belies centuries of controversy. Richard I Plantagenet (1157-1199), nicknamed "Coeur de Lion" (Lionheart), eventually became King of England, Grand Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Poitou, and Duke of Anjou, but as the third son in a large family, he did not expect to or even want to rule England.
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Richard the Lionheart
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-09
- Language: English
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Grizzly Adams: The Life of the Mountain Man Who Trained Bears and Other Wild Animals for the Circus
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they included many Anglo-Americans. A good number hailed from wilderness regions of Kentucky and Virginia and throughout the newly purchased Louisiana Territory, which occupied the entire central section of the continent. French Canadians traveled from the north to work in the fur trade, while Creole-Europeans represented approximately 15 percent of the men known to be living the isolated mountain life.
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Grizzly Adams: The Life of the Mountain Man Who Trained Bears and Other Wild Animals for the Circus
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 2018-07-17
- Language: English
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Cola di Rienzo
- The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Medieval Roman Who Attempted to Unify Italy
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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In the wake of the Roman Empire’s collapse, Italy found itself fractured. Among the Italians of the Middle Ages, the most famous - and controversial - man who sought to unify Italy was, somewhat fittingly, a Roman. Cola di Rienzo was a man whose life and actions have reverberated down the centuries, as his charismatic, yet unsuccessful dictatorship has spawned legends and comparisons with movements of later ages. His attempt to bring the greatness of Roman antiquity into the reality of the 14th century, the city’s lowest point, is inspiring on its face.
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Cola di Rienzo
- The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Medieval Roman Who Attempted to Unify Italy
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 2020-05-04
- Language: English
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The Earp Brothers: Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White - Punch Audio
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Considered the "toughest and deadliest gunman of his day", Earp symbolized the swagger, the heroism, and even the lawlessness of the West.
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The Earp Brothers: Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White - Punch Audio
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-11
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of John D. Rockefeller
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Dozens of men were called "robber barons", but none were as notorious or rich as John D. Rockefeller, who co-founded Standard Oil and turned it into the first real trust in the United States. Rockefeller had been groomed ambitiously by a huckster father nicknamed "Devil Bill", who was just as willing to cheat his son as an unsuspecting public, and John certainly chased his dreams of living long and large.
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American Legends: The Life of John D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Diane Lehman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 2015-04-24
- Language: English
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Nostradamus
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 51 mins
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It's safe to say there have been countless prophets and seers throughout history, but only one Nostradamus (1503-1566). Nostradamus has become a pop-culture fixture even among those who find nothing of note in his work. He is a cult figure among those who pore through his prophecies to look for proof that he foresaw major world events centuries ahead of time.
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Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Nostradamus
- Narrated by: Mark Linsenmayer
- Length: 51 mins
- Release date: 2015-04-23
- Language: English
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The Last Emperor of the Aztecs: The Life and Legacy of Montezuma
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: James Weippert
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Nearly 500 years after his death and the demise of his empire, Montezuma II is the most famous ruler of the most famous civilization in the New World, the Aztec. For centuries the legends surrounding his life and the conquest of the Aztecs by Hernan Cortes have fascinated readers and historians alike. So what is known about the famous Aztec ruler? Naturally, there is still a fierce debate over what happened during the conquest of the Aztec.
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The Last Emperor of the Aztecs: The Life and Legacy of Montezuma
- Narrated by: James Weippert
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 2015-08-20
- Language: English
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Lord Haw-Haw: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Nazi Propaganda Broadcaster During World War II
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- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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In Britain, state broadcasting began at 18:00 on November 22, 1922 when Arthur Burrows, the Director of Programmes at the newly formed British Broadcasting Company, announced, “This is 2LO, Marconi House, London calling”. “London calling” became a key phrase used in broadcasts by the BBC. When the service began, most listeners were hobbyists who had their own radio receivers. In 1922, around 30,000 people in the UK had radio receiver licenses.
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Lord Haw-Haw: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Nazi Propaganda Broadcaster During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 2022-03-30
- Language: English
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