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The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn. In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Publius Cornelius Tacitus - Život Julia Agricoly (De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae). S pojednáním o poloze, podnebí a obyvatelích Británie. Tacitovo dílo věnovaného životu Gnaea Julia Agricoly, římského vojevůdce a místodržitele...

An enthralling portrait of one of the most famous buildings in the world—the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam—and its four-hundred years of history. Millions have passed through its doors, but few know the full story of the house in Amsterdam’s Canal District that hid Anne Frank and her...

Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there thought much about what was going on in the rest of Europe. It was a golden, glamorous life, far...

Switzerland is a remarkable country, half of whose territory lies in the Alps. This is the history of one Swiss alpine village. Raising cattle and making cheese brought modest wealth to its struggling peasants until a destructive Napoleonic invasion brought revolution and poverty. Well-being was slowly restored by a democratic unification of Switzerland. The Alps took on a romantic tourist glow in the Edwardian age and after the disruptions of two world wars the highland farmers and guest house keeps began to prosper.

In Volume VI (Chapters LVII - LXXI), Gibbon ends his masterful history by charting the rise of the Turkish nation and the birth of the Ottoman Empire, which becomes an unstoppable force as it eventually captures the remains of the Eastern Empire. Weakened under the continuing schism of the Greek and Latin Christians, the strategically important site of Constantinople becomes an easy target for Sultan Mohammed II much to the consternation and apathy of the West.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Holocaust by Laurence Rees, read by Jonathan Keeble. This landmark work answers two of the most fundamental questions in history - how, and why, did the Holocaust happen? Laurence Rees has spent twenty-five years meeting...

Mary Fulbrook's encompassing book explores the lives of individuals across a full spectrum of suffering and guilt, each one capturing one small part of the greater story. Using "reckoning" in the widest possible sense to evoke how the consequences of violence have expanded almost infinitely through time. Fulbrook exposes the disjuncture between official myths about "dealing with the past" and the extent to which the vast majority of Nazi perpetrators evaded responsibility. 

At the end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries, modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness.

Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of human interaction across a region that has brought together many of the great civilizations of antiquity as well as the rival empires of medieval and modern times.

The incendiary history of Russia’s fossil fuel empire, revealing how energy has been the Kremlin’s most critical lifeline and most potent weapon The Kremlin lost the Cold War and yet within just a few years Russia recovered to become a formidable global force once again. This comeback would...

Ontdek hoe kwetsbare boerendorpen in de ruige Alpen uitgroeiden tot de meest stabiele, neutrale natiestaat van Europa. Deze meeslepende historische vertelling neemt je mee langs eeuwen van interne strijd, sluwe allianties en constante dreiging van machtige buren. Het is het ultieme verhaal over...

在列强环伺的欧洲地缘政治绞肉机中，一个松散的贫穷山地联盟竟凭着残酷的雇佣兵传统与极致的政治妥协，硬生生杀出了一条绝地求生的建国之路。如果你正处在人生的迷茫期，或是渴望在每日通勤的喧嚣中获取冷峻理性的...

Descubra como vilarejos isolados nos Alpes forjaram a história de uma nação neutra em meio ao caos político europeu. Esta narrativa histórica envolvente transforma o seu trajeto diário em uma viagem imersiva pela formação de um dos territórios mais intrigantes do mundo. Longe das...

تتبع كيف تحولت قرى جبال الألب المعزولة إلى قوة سياسية محايدة في تاريخ أوروبي مليء بالصراعات الدامية والتحالفات المعقدة. عبر تجربة استماع تأملية ترافقك في...

Sfata il mito della nazione alpina ed esplora i crudi conflitti geopolitici che hanno forgiato la sua neutralità. Perfetto per chi desidera trasformare il pendolarismo quotidiano in una sessione di apprendimento attivo, questo saggio storico offre uno sguardo rivelatorio sulle reali dinamiche...

Unas frágiles aldeas alpinas forjaron el mayor emblema de neutralidad y supervivencia en la historia europea moderna. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este inmersivo viaje sonoro revela los pactos defensivos que moldearon una nación rodeada de potencias bélicas. La geografía...

Encuentra la paz interior y un propósito auténtico al reconectar con la antigua sabiduría celta en tu día a día. Si lidias con la desconexión del ritmo moderno, este viaje sonoro ofrece un ancla contemplativa para calmar la mente y enraizar tu espíritu. Es el refugio auditivo ideal para...

Découvrez comment de modestes vallées alpines ont forgé une neutralité historique face au chaos des empires européens. Loin d'un destin tracé d'avance, la construction de ce territoire s'est heurtée à des rivalités féroces et des luttes d'influence constantes. C'est un récit épique...