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¡Explora Estambul con nuestra audioguía completa en español! Un viaje entre Bizancio, Constantinopla y el Imperio Otomano, entre mezquitas, palacios, cisternas, bazares, museos, barrios históricos y tradiciones cotidianas, pensado para descubrir la ciudad de manera simple, clara y envolvente.

The Tragedy of Fotheringay is a compelling historical drama that explores the final days of one of history’s most famous and controversial queens, Mary, Queen of Scots. Set against a backdrop of political intrigue, religious conflict, and royal rivalry, this powerful work brings to life the events leading to Mary’s imprisonment and eventual execution at Fotheringay Castle in 1587.The story follows Mary as she faces betrayal, isolation, and the harsh realities of power in Elizabethan England. Once a reigning queen with ambitions and influence, she becomes a prisoner whose fate rests in the ...

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 11 of 22, covering from 1609-1660 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

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Explore Lisbon with our complete audio guide in English! A journey through historic neighborhoods, castles, monasteries, museums, royal palaces, and monuments of the Age of Discoveries, to learn about the history, art, and identity of the Portuguese capital in a simple and engaging way.

The Daily Time Drop is a daily ten minute trip through the stranger corners of history, hosted by Clara Vale. Every episode takes one moment from this day in history and turns it into a sharp, funny, and surprising story. Expect odd inventions, bad decisions, forgotten scandals, accidental genius, royal weirdness, animal chaos, scientific breakthroughs, and the occasional reminder that humans have always been winging it with alarming confidence. This is not a dusty history lesson. It is history with raised eyebrows, proper facts, and just enough sarcasm to keep the cobwebs off. Perfect for ...

The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age, but adults will enjoy these just the same! This volume contains stories about heroes such as Robin Hood, King Arthur, and Don Quixote. Summary by Foon

Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.

Scandals have shaped America since its founding. From business and politics to sports and society, we look on aghast as corruption, deceit and ambition bring down heroes and celebrities, politicians and moguls. And when the dust finally settles, we’re left to wonder: how did this happen? Where did they trip up, and who is to blame?

A short study examining the historical framework of England from the period of the Norman Conquest to the end of the fifteenth century. The period from the Norman Conquest to the end of the fifteenth century may be conveniently and aptly labelled "Mediæval". Rich and varied as were the phases of its life, it has a certain homogeneity which marks it clearly off from the days before the Conquest and from the Tudor period. (- From the Preface)

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Beatrice Lees writes that the history of the period of the Middle Ages from 918 to 1273 is that of "a heroic period, the age of feudalism and monasticism, of chivalry and the Crusades." The era opened "with gloomy prospects for Western Christendom. On every side danger threatened" from the Vikings, the Saracens, and the Magyars. But better things lie in store in this little volume as the Capetian dynasty is founded in France, the Holy Roman Empire becomes the political center of Europe under Frederick Barbarossa, the Papacy attains its greatest influence under Innocent III, and Frederick II, ...

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 8 of 22, covering from 1438-1513 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Though sometimes called the "Dark Ages", the period of Middle Ages is far from dull or uninteresting. In this book I. L. Plunket masterfully shows the colorfullness and diversity of the Middle Ages. Heroes like Charlemagne, Richard the Lion Hearted, Joan of Arc and many others come to life in these pages. The rich religious life of the Middle Ages, controversies between different secular and religious authorities and general rising of nations in Europe are disclosed to the reader. - Summary by Kikisaulite

A concise and comprehensive guide to the Byzantine empire from Constantine to its dissolution. Foord explores in an accessible manner why it was important to history, the significance of noteworthy events, and how it eventually fell. While sometimes describing the experience of the everyday people, he mainly focuses on the wars and policies of Byzantine emperors. (Summary by Elsie Selwyn)

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 10 of 22, covering from 1558-1608 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 6 of 22, covering from 1162-1300 AD. - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

This is volume one in this series of books and deals with history from Caractacus and his Wife before Claudius to the death of Wat Tyler. This follows the history of that time. Volumes two and three will be done once this one is complete. (Summary by Michele Eaton)

David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688", published between 1754 and 1764, was immensely popular and Hume wrote that "the copy-money given me by the booksellers much exceeded any thing formerly known in England; I was become not only independent, but opulent." The six volume work has had numerous editions and is still in print today. David Hume and ...

The Dark Ages: little was known about the period between the fifth and eleventh century in Europe mainly due to the lack of written history. More recently, scholars have developed the body of knowledge relating to the period. This work was written in the first half of the nineteenth century, before interest blossomed. - Summary by LynneT