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    Self-Made

    Creating Our Identities from Da Vinci to the Kardashians

    by Tara Isabella Burton ...
    Narrated by Patricia Santomasso ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 48 min

    An exceptional history of ideas and a contemporary critique on the story of self-making: from the Renaissance to the present dayToday's defining celebrities have crafted public personae that walk the tightrope between authenticity and artificiality. Ordinary people now follow suit: lovingly tending our 'personal brands' for economic gain and self-expression alike.Instagram culture is part of a ... Read more

    31,41 €

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    The Lost Chapel of Westminster

    How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons

    by John Cooper ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Clyde ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 10 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Lost Chapel of Westminster: How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons by John Cooper, read by Jeremy Clyde.The fascinating history of St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years.Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for ... Read more

    16,04 €

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    The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor

    by Elizabeth Norton ...
    Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...
    Series series Great Lives

    Unabridged

    11 hours 14 min

    Bloomsbury presents The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor by Elizabeth Norton, read by Melanie Crawley.England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king's widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine.When ... Read more

    18,34 €

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    Nyhavn 1673-1998

    by Allan Mylius Thomsen ...
    Narrated by Mikkel Schou ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 41 min

    "Når vi i dag går en tur på solsiden af Nyhavn, kan det være svært at forestille sig, at den maleriske gamle havn er resultatet af en storslået byudvidelse. Historierne og anekdoterne klæber sig til den gamle havn. Årene som travl erhvervshavn med besøg fra de syv verdenshave. De mange ydmyge sømandsværtshuse, de gavmilde piger og de uheldige turister, der blev rullet, hvis de var lidt for ... Read more

    5,93 €

  • Audiobook

    Hærførere

    by Alt om Historie ...
    Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Personer der ændrede verden

    Unabridged

    5 hours 15 min

    I eksilet på St. Helena studerede Napoleon Bonaparte Cæsars beretning om gallerkrigene og kommenterede Cæsars strategi ud fra egne erfaringer. Selvom våbnene havde ændret sig betydeligt siden oldtiden, så Napoleon store ligheder mellem Cæsar og ham selv. Begge mænd stilede højt, havde mod til at foretage overraskende træk på slagmarken og forstod at opbygge stærke bånd til deres soldater. Basale, ... Read more

    8,15 €

  • Audiobook

    Lincolns borgerkrig

    by Orage ...
    Narrated by Peter Milling ...
    Series series Historie

    Unabridged

    21 min

    I mere end fire år rasede en brutal konflikt i de forenede amerikanske stater. Konflikten førte til afskaffelse af slaveriet – og til snigmordet på præsidenten, Abraham Lincoln.Selvom en præsident for et land, der fører krig mod sig selv, politisk set burde lide nederlag, beundres Lincoln den dag i dag for sit lederskab, dengang amerikanerne kæmpede mod amerikanerne.Denne artikel fortæller ... Read more

    2,55 €

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    Forsvundet sporløst

    by Alt om Historie ...
    Narrated by Peter Milling ...
    Series Audiobook 8 - Historiens største gåder

    Unabridged

    3 hours 31 min

    Siden oldtiden har mennesker efterladt sig spor. Potteskår, pilespidser og ruiner vidner om kulturers udvikling, mens samtidige skrifter fortæller historien. I dag kan forskere udtage en DNA-prøve fra århundredgamle hårstrå og kortlægge folkevandringer via strontium-analyser. Med andre ord er det næsten umuligt at forsvinde sporløst ud af historien. Derfor føles det mærkværdigt, at ingen har ... Read more

    9,21 €

  • Audiobook

    Slagsbrødre eller broderfolk

    by Lars Hovbakke Sørensen ...
    Narrated by Aksel Hundslev ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 26 min

    Da Christian d. 2. ved det stockholmske blodbad i 1520 myrdede 100 svenske borgere og adelige, slog han samtidig de nordiske landes Kalmarunion endeligt ihjel.Lige siden vikingetiden har de nordiske lande været knyttet sammen i en fælles historie. Gennem skiftende alliancer og voldsomme krige har de kæmpet om magten både med og mod hinanden. Først i det 19. århundrede, da drømmene om europæisk ... Read more

    11,23 €

  • Audiobook

    Francis I

    The Maker of Modern France

    by Leonie Frieda ...
    Narrated by Carole Boyd ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 8 min

    Francis I (1494-1547) was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed and flawed. Yet he was also arguably the most significant king that France ever had. This is his story.A contemporary of Henry VIII of England, Francis saw himself as the first Renaissance king, a man who was the exemplar of courtly and civilised behaviour throughout Europe. A courageous and heroic warrior, he was also a keen aesthete, an ... Read more

    22,76 €

  • Audiobook

    The Waiting Game

    The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens

    by Nicola Clark ...
    Narrated by Nicola Clark, Karen Cass ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 51 min

    Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets. But they also held a unique power. A quiet word behind the scenes, an appropriately timed gift, a well-negotiated ... Read more

    29,14 €

  • Audiobook

    Summer with Montaigne, A

    On the Art of Living Well

    by Antoine Compagnon ...
    Narrated by Fred Stella ...
    Series series Europa Compass

    Unabridged

    3 hours 12 min

    Michel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal—curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? In forty short, erudite, and lively chapters written over a single summer, Antoine Compagnon seeks answers to that question.In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon ... Read more

    16,39 €

  • Audiobook

    The Burgundians

    A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day

    by Bart van Loo ...
    Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 12 min

    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 ... Read more

    26,99 €

  • Audiobook

    The Fall of the House of Borgia

    by E.R. Chamberlin ...
    Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 48 min

    An enthralling history of the most notorious family of Renaissance Italy.Perfect for fans of Paul Strathern, Alexander Lee, and Ross King.Did Rodrigo corruptly bribe his way to the papal throne to become Pope Alexander VI? Was Juan murdered by his brother Cesare in his pursuit for power? And was Lucrezia really involved in incestuous relationships?Legends surround the Borgia family, but what was ... Read more

    22,49 €

  • Audiobook

    Victorians Undone

    Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum

    by Kathryn Hughes ...
    Narrated by Jenny Funnell ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 44 min

    ‘Intriguing, gleefully contentious and – appropriately enough – fizzing with life, Victorians Undone is the most original history book I have read in a long while’ Daily MailA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our best historians.Why did the great philosophical novelist George Eliot feel so self-conscious that her ... Read more

    25,99 €

  • Audiobook

    When Women Ruled the World

    Making the Renaissance in Europe

    by Maureen Quilligan ...
    Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 27 min

    A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century.Library Journal, "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Sixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific ... Read more

    22,49 €

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    Ancient Time | The Filthy Side of RENAISSANCE City Life

    by Graham Pennington ...
    Narrated by Graham Pennington ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 49 min

    Explore the gritty underworld of European social history, where plague and raw urban survival shatter golden age myths. Perfect for your morning commute, this immersive audio experience swaps marble palaces for the reeking, chaotic alleys of the past. Listen as the hidden daily struggles of butchers, midwives, and laborers come vividly to life.Embark on an eye-opening journey through densely ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Scientific Revolution, The: When a Few Heretics Overturned the Ancients

    by James Redding ...
    Narrated by James Redding ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    Immerse yourself in the gripping history of science where rebel thinkers risked everything to shatter ancient dogma. Step into the tense, candlelit world of Europe’s universities and hidden dissection rooms. This immersive historical narrative transforms your daily commute into a thrilling intellectual journey through the birth of modern inquiry.Follow the audacious heretics who dared to question ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Brief History of Florence, A: How One City Sparked the Renaissance

    by Clara Bianchi ...
    Narrated by Clara Bianchi ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 19 min

    Experience a dramatic European history where ruthless political intrigue and visionary art birthed the Renaissance. Perfect for an educational commute or immersive armchair travel to Tuscany, this atmospheric narrative transports you to the medieval merchant streets. Here, cash, credit, and fierce civic pride fueled a spectacular cultural awakening.Rather than a dry timeline of dates, this ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Concise History of Florence, A: The Rise and Fall of the Medici City

    by Emma Fairchild ...
    Narrated by Emma Fairchild ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 16 min

    Immerse yourself in gripping Renaissance history as a modest Tuscan commune transforms into a ruthless banking empire. Perfect for your daily commute or preparing for an Italian getaway, this atmospheric narrative plunges you into the tumultuous birth of capitalist finance. Witness how a fierce mercantile culture fueled both glorious republican institutions and violent aristocratic clashes.Step ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Concise History of Milan, A: 2,000 Years of Dukes, Art, and Industry

    by Edward Markham ...
    Narrated by Edward Markham ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 58 min

    Uncover the epic Italian history of a quiet Roman crossroads that forged itself into Europe's economic powerhouse. Perfect for an immersive commute, this fast-paced narrative transports you directly into the warring courts, bustling medieval markets, and visionary artist workshops of a relentless metropolis.Whether you are preparing for a European vacation or satisfying a deep curiosity for ... Read more

    8,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    History of The Renaissance

    by Blake Carson ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...
    Series Audiobook box set - History of

    Unabridged

    3 hours 20 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A rebirth of art, science, and human potential—how did the Renaissance change the world? The Renaissance (14th–17th century) was a period of incredible artistic, intellectual, and cultural revival. Inspired by classical antiquity, thinkers like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo pushed the boundaries of knowledge and creativity. The printing ... Read more

    0,10 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Borgias

    The Hidden History

    by G. J. Meyer ...
    Narrated by Enn Reitel ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 12 min

    An unprecedented portrait of the Renaissance-era Borgia family and their storied milieu, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tudors“A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book will surprise you.”—Tracy Borman, author of Queen of the Conqueror and Elizabeth’s Women“Fascinating . . . a ... Read more

    22,50 €

  • Audiobook

    Civilizations of the Renaissance in Italy

    by William Wells Brown ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Martin G ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 54 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy is an 1860 work on the Italian Renaissance by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Together with his History of the Renaissance in Italy (1867) it is counted among the classics of Renaissance historiography. ... Read more

    6,29 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I

    The revelatory true story of the mother and daughter who changed history from Sunday Times bestselling author Tracy Borman OBE

    by Tracy Borman ...
    Narrated by Tracy Borman ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 49 min

    A fresh and vivid account of the unexplored relationship between two of England's best-known queens - from the bestselling author of The Stolen Crown and The House of Boleyn'This joint biography of these two queens reads as good as any ripping yarn and is well worth five stars.' - READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A new perspective of a mother and daughter's relationship brutally ended by fear and a wandering ... Read more

    34,99 €