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The Varangian Guard
- The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire’s Elite Mercenary Unit
- Written 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: 2020-11-18
- Language: English
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The Flavian Dynasty
- The History of the Roman Empire During the Reigns of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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The 12 months known in history as the "Year of the Four Emperors" was a pivotal chapter in the long epoch of the Roman Empire. It marked the tumultuous end of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the advent of a year of civil war, renewal, and realignment, the result of which was the establishment of a new era and the founding of a new (and arguably more rational and responsible) imperial dynasty.
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The Flavian Dynasty
- The History of the Roman Empire During the Reigns of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-06
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of Wales
- A Collection of Ghost Stories Across the Welsh Nation
- Written 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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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: 2018-07-06
- Language: English
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The Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War: The History of the Military Conflicts that Established Israel as a Superpower in the Middle East
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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Despite losing the 1948 War, Arab nations throughout the Middle East had still refused to recognize Israel’s right to exist. After the Suez Crisis, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser envisioned creating a unified Arab world, commonly referred to as pan-Arabism. Nasser was the consummate pan-Arab leader in the 1960s, positioning himself as the leader of the Arab world through increasing incitement against Israel with rhetoric. Israel found itself in possession of more land after 1948 than envisioned by the U.N. Partition Plan.
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The Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War: The History of the Military Conflicts that Established Israel as a Superpower in the Middle East
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2018-04-10
- Language: English
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Lives of the Wright Brothers
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 27 mins
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The lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright are quintessential American stories. But at the end of the 20th century, one of the brothers’ passions became an obsession, making history's first successful powered flights. History for Kids: The Illustrated Lives of the Wright Brothers profiles the lives, careers, and legacies of the famous brothers. Your kids will learn about the Wright Brothers like never before.
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Lives of the Wright Brothers
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 27 mins
- Release date: 2017-12-22
- Language: English
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Jamestown
- The History and Legacy of England's First American Colonies
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kadee Coppinger
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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Nearly 20 years before Jamestown was settled, the English established one of the earliest colonies in North America. Like other early settlements, Roanoke struggled to survive in its infancy. The colony's leader, John White, sailed back to England in 1587 to bring more supplies and help. What White found when he came back to Roanoke led to one of the most enduring mysteries in American history. Despite the fact he left over 100 people in Roanoke in 1587, White returned to literally nothing, with all traces of the settlement gone and no evidence of fighting.
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Jamestown
- The History and Legacy of England's First American Colonies
- Narrated by: Kadee Coppinger
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-04
- Language: English
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The Eleusinian Mysteries
- The History of Ancient Greece's Most Famous Religious Rites
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Ancient Greece and its mythology has fascinated people for thousands of years, and few elements have intrigued people quite like the Eleusinian Mysteries, which the Greeks believed transformed the initiates and gave them knowledge that eased both the living of life on earth and allayed fears of death, allowing an acceptance of their ultimate fate. The influence of the Eleusinian Mysteries was also far-reaching.
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The Eleusinian Mysteries
- The History of Ancient Greece's Most Famous Religious Rites
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 2017-01-27
- Language: English
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The Maccabean Revolt
- The History and Legacy of the Jewish Uprising against the Seleucid Empire that Restored Judea’s Religious Freedom
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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In 722 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and after a siege of three years, the city of Samaria fell to the troops of Sargon II. As was a common practice in the ancient world, the victor uprooted the inhabitants and forced them into exile, scattering the refugees throughout Asia Minor and possibly Africa to destroy them as a cohesive group and prevent them from possibly revolting. That exile brought about the end of the 10 lost tribes of Israel. Only the much smaller and less important kingdom of Judah, nestled in the arid lands of the south, survived....
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The Maccabean Revolt
- The History and Legacy of the Jewish Uprising against the Seleucid Empire that Restored Judea’s Religious Freedom
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 2020-04-14
- Language: English
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states, but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers almost unrivaled in Europe. The events of 1848-1849 began to pull the peninsula together, however. The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation chronicles the turbulent events and wars that unified Italy, and the struggle to maintain the new nation.
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2019-08-06
- Language: English
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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The reign of the Khmer Rouge, a Cambodian communist regime, began on April 7, 1975 as Khmer Rouge militants entered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, ultimately gaining control and forcing out its residents. For the next four years, the regime would remain in power and commit what is now referred to as the Cambodian Genocide. Their reign would result in economic turmoil, cultural destruction, and mass death, impacting Cambodia to this day.
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 2018-11-02
- Language: English
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Biafra
- The History and Legacy of the Secessionist Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Nigeria was an unpopular destination for European settlement, thanks to its punishing climate and proliferation of tropical disease, so it saw very little direct European influence. Europeans were posted to Nigeria or sought employment purely to satisfy the needs of administration, and, of course, the various Christian missionary organizations were led largely by whites. Christian missions, incidentally, succeeded spectacularly in the spreading of Christianity across the animist south, but they made absolutely no inroads in the Muslim north.
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The Battle of Crete
- The History of Nazi Germany's Airborne Invasion of Greece During World War II
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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In 1941, with the dark star of Nazi conquest in the ascendant over Europe, German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler continued seeking fresh ways to expand the Third Reich's domains. Two strategic issues occupied Hitler's immediate attention: dealing with Britain and the Soviet Union. Hitler and Goering disagreed fundamentally on the next steps to be taken, and Hitler's ideas naturally won out over the Reichsmarshal's objections.
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The Battle of Crete
- The History of Nazi Germany's Airborne Invasion of Greece During World War II
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 2016-11-23
- Language: English
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The Santa Muerte
- The Origins, History, and Secrets of the Mexican Folk Saint
- Written by: Gustavo Vazquez-Lozano, Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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This is the story of Santa Muerte, the so-called cult of crisis, a red-hot combo of a kermesse (Mexican carnival), Catholicism and New Age; a hedonist practice but involving bodily sacrifice too. It is an expression of economic, psychological and social forces, bigger than perhaps any of her acolytes suspect. This book looks at the folk saint and the manner in which her cult grew. You will learn about Santa Muerte like never before.
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The Santa Muerte
- The Origins, History, and Secrets of the Mexican Folk Saint
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 2017-01-04
- Language: English
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The Captivity of the Oatman Girls
- The History of the Young Sisters Who Were Abducted by Native Americans in the 1850s
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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On the North American continent, Native American tribes carried out abductions against the new European settlers from the time they first set foot on eastern shores. Some of the women taken in the colonial to early American period went on to become respected figures in their new environments, while others lived out their lives as slaves.
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The Captivity of the Oatman Girls
- The History of the Young Sisters Who Were Abducted by Native Americans in the 1850s
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 2017-07-10
- Language: English
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The Battle of Hamburger Hill
- The History and Legacy of One of the Vietnam War's Most Controversial Battles
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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The Vietnam War could have been called a comedy of errors if the consequences weren’t so deadly and tragic. In 1951, while war was raging in Korea, the United States began signing defense pacts with nations in the Pacific, intending to create alliances that would contain the spread of Communism. As the Korean War was winding down, America joined the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, pledging to defend several nations in the region from Communist aggression. One of those nations was South Vietnam.
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The Battle of Hamburger Hill
- The History and Legacy of One of the Vietnam War's Most Controversial Battles
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Release date: 2019-09-25
- Language: English
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The Soviet Union During the Brezhnev Era
- The History of the USSR Under Leonid Brezhnev
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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Stalin had ruled with an iron fist for nearly 30 years before his death in 1953, just as Stalin was preparing to conduct another purge. With his death, Soviet strongman and long-time Stalinist Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971), became the Soviet premier...Khrushchev made his most audacious and ultimately costly decision by attempting to place nuclear warheads at advanced, offensive bases located in Cuba...the Cuban Missile Crisis would show the Kennedy Administration’s resolve, force Khrushchev to back down, and ultimately sow the seeds of Khrushchev’s fall from power.
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The Soviet Union During the Brezhnev Era
- The History of the USSR Under Leonid Brezhnev
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 2019-07-05
- Language: English
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The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H. P. Blavatsky
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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Among the New Age Movement and modern spiritualists, one name stands above the rest: Helena Petrovna (H.P.) Blavatsky. Blavatsky is best known today for co-founding the Theosophical School, a religious school of thought that she labeled "the archaic Wisdom-Religion, the esoteric doctrine once known in every ancient country having claims to civilization", and nobody was more qualified than Blavatsky to forge such a creation.
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The Mother of Theosophy: The Life and Legacy of H. P. Blavatsky
- Narrated by: Doron Alon
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 2015-05-14
- 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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Some modern views mix with old tropes
- By presterjohn1 on 2025-11-09
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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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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Like many pop cultural icons (and rock icons in particular), Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century and yet one of the more enigmatic personalities as well. To be sure, anyone who was alive during the reign of Queen is well aware of who Mercury was and the sound of his music (even those who despise rock music are familiar with the blasting, deliriously over-the-top rhythms of songs like "We Are the Champions").
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 2017-04-06
- Language: English
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Apartheid in South Africa: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Segregationist Policies in the 20th Century
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Although apartheid is typically dated from the late 1940s until its dismantling decades later, segregationist policies had been the norm in South Africa from nearly the moment European explorers sailed to the region and began settling there. Whether it was displacing and fighting indigenous groups like the Khoi and San, or fighting other whites like the Boer, separation between ethnicities was the norm in South Africa for centuries before the election of Malan signaled the true rise of the Afrikaner far right.
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Kind of like a short textbook...
- By Joshua Neumann on 2022-03-24
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Apartheid in South Africa: The History and Legacy of the Notorious Segregationist Policies in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-15
- Language: English
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