Europe In The Middle Ages: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Europe In The Middle Ages, credited to Ierne Lifford Plunket, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Europe In The Middle Ages by Ierne Lifford Plunket. Read in English by Steven Seitel 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Europe In The Middle Ages
• Author credits: Ierne Lifford Plunket
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 14:18:40

Catalogue topics

• middle ages
• medieval history
• "dark" ages

Track guide

1. 01 Preface, The Greatness of Rome — 20:50
2. 02 The Decline of Rome — 29:05
3. 03 The Dawn of Christianity — 14:09
4. 04 Constantine the Great — 23:12
5. 05 The Invasions of the Barbarians — 40:46
6. 06 The Rise of the Franks — 26:50
7. 07 Mahomet — 30:14
8. 08 Charlemagne — 50:04
9. 09 The Invasions of the Northmen — 39:24
10. 10 Feudalism and Monasticism — 30:55
11. 11 The Investiture Question — 31:13
12. 12 The Early Crusades — 37:12
13. 13 The Making of France — 36:15
14. 14 Empire and Papacy — 48:49
15. 15 Learning and Ecclesiastical Organization in the Middle Ages — 26:35
16. 16 The Faith of the Middle Ages — 38:35
17. 17 France under Two Strong Kings — 31:17
18. 18 The Hundred Years' War — 52:17
19. 19 Spain in the Middle Ages — 39:59
20. 20 Central and Northern Europe in the Later Middle Ages — 48:33
21. 21 Italy in the Later Middle Ages — 1:11:53
22. 22 Part I: The Fall of the Greek Empire. Part II: Voyage and Discovery — 46:09
23. 23 The Renaissance — 44:23

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