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  • Beginning of the Middle Ages-Richard William Church

    Beginning of the Middle Ages-Richard William Church
    2026/11/10
    Beginning of the Middle Ages by Richard William Church.

    In 395 A.D. Theodosius, the last ruler of the undivided Roman Empire died. To his young and incompetent son, Honorius, he left the government of its western half. Honorius depended upon the great general, Stilicho, to withstand the Visigoths under Alaric. But when he fecklessly abandoned his general to execution by palace intriguers, Alaric conquered and sacked Rome (410). Thus opened the era of chaotic leadership, social disintegration, and barbarian conquest, which used to be called the Dark Ages. The Franks emerged and helped to found the temporal power of the Papacy. Charlemagne consolidated a wide realm and revived learning. But his last years were overshadowed by the first incursions of the terrible Vikings, who in their shallow-draft vessels penetrated the Seine and the Loire into the heart of Gaul and, landing on the British coasts, conquered half of England.

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    7 時間 31 分
  • History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 1-Niccolò Machiavelli

    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 1-Niccolò Machiavelli
    2026/11/09
    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 1 by Niccolò Machiavelli.

    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was his only way to regain the good graces of the Medici who had regained power and were in a position to offer him employment and protection. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526. Per Project Gutenberg, this text was taken from a Universal Classics Library edition, published in 1901 by W. Walter Dunne, New York and London. The translator was not named.

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    8 時間 40 分
  • History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2-Niccolò Machiavelli

    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2-Niccolò Machiavelli
    2026/11/08
    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy, Vol. 2 by Niccolò Machiavelli.

    History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527). Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal Giulio of Medici, later Pope Clement VII, offered Machiavelli the appointment to write a history of Florence. Although Machiavelli was reluctant to accept, accepting was at that time his only possible way to regain the good graces of the Medici. Doing the history also provided a way for Machiavelli’s views to become the “official” history of Florentine and Italian affairs. Once completed, the work was presented officially to Giulio, now Pope, in May of 1526.

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    8 時間 13 分
  • Glimpses of the Dark Ages-Anonymous

    Glimpses of the Dark Ages-Anonymous
    2026/11/07
    Glimpses of the Dark Ages.

    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.

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  • History of the Middle Ages-Dana Carleton Munro

    History of the Middle Ages-Dana Carleton Munro
    2026/11/06
    History of the Middle Ages by Dana Carleton Munro.

    This overview of the 9th through the 13th centuries in Europe and the Middle East begins with the empire of Charles the Great, which extended the sway of Christendom. Munro writes that "among the Saxons Charles found it necessary to forbid human sacrifice and the eating of the bodies of witches." In the century after Charles's death his empire was divided and invasions of Saracens, Slavs, Hungarians and, above all, Vikings strengthened the hold of feudal localism as people were compelled to seek the protection of the nearest strongman. Despite these challenges, the Capetians established a successful dynasty in what would become France. English institutions developed under Anglo-Saxon, Norman, and Plantagenet kings. The German Emperors encountered the resourceful Italian city-states and challenged the popes.

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    6 時間 42 分
  • History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD-Robert F. Pennell

    History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD-Robert F. Pennell
    2026/11/05
    History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD by Robert F. Pennell.

    History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD. This compilation is designed to be a companion to the author's History of Greece. It is hoped that it may fill a want, now felt in many high schools and academies, of a short and clear statement of the rise and fall of Rome, with a biography of her chief men, and an outline of her institutions, manners, and religion.

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    9 時間 25 分
  • Europe In The Middle Ages-Ierne Lifford Plunket (Part 2 of 2)

    Europe In The Middle Ages-Ierne Lifford Plunket (Part 2 of 2)
    2026/11/04
    Europe In The Middle Ages by Ierne Lifford Plunket.

    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.

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    5 時間 3 分
  • Europe In The Middle Ages-Ierne Lifford Plunket (Part 1 of 2)

    Europe In The Middle Ages-Ierne Lifford Plunket (Part 1 of 2)
    2026/11/03
    Europe In The Middle Ages by Ierne Lifford Plunket.

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    9 時間 15 分