The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance, credited to Various, 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 The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance by Various. Read in English by Kazbek; Leni; Eric W.; Wayne Cooke; Nate Oman; MorganScorpion; Linda Johnson; Greg Paxton; Murphy8104; Dick Bourgeois-Doyle; Kristine Bekere; Aaron Carlow; Matea Bracic; Geoffrey DeSena; Colleen McMahon; jenno; Ruth P.; rainbowsnsunshine; KevinS; Piotr Nater The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes. From the preface: "The aim of this work is to record, in the way most useful to the greatest number of readers, the fulness of knowledge in the field of modern history which the nineteenth century has bequeathed to its successor. [...] By a universal Modern History we mean something distinct from the combined History of all countries -- in other words, we mean a narrative which is not a mere string of episodes, but displays a continuous development. It moves in a succession to which the nations are subsidiary. Their stories will accordingly be told here, not for their own sakes, but in reference and subordination to a higher process, and according to the time and the degree in which they influence the common fortunes of mankind. [...] Our first volume is not merely intended to describe and discuss the Renaissance as a movement of European history. It is also designed as an introductory volume whose business it is, as it were, to bring upon the stage the nations, forces, and interests which will bear the chief part in the action." - Summary by Wikipedia & Kazbek

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 67
• Listed recording duration: 41:50:19

Catalogue topics

• renaissance
• History of France
• History of England
• ottoman empire
• holy roman empire
• history of the netherlands
• history of europe
• history of italy

Opening tracks: first 24 of 67

1. 01 - Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes — 13:41
2. 02 - Introductory Note by Mandell Creighton — 19:19
3. 03 - Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 1) — 36:55
4. 04 - Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 2) — 34:18
5. 05 - Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 3) — 34:34
6. 06 - Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 1) — 39:13
7. 07 - Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 2) — 31:49
8. 08 - Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 3) — 32:31
9. 09 - Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 1) — 41:51
10. 10 - Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 2) — 49:42
11. 11 - Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 3) — 54:42
12. 12 - Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 1) — 38:48
13. 13 - Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 2) — 40:59
14. 14 - Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 3) — 41:17
15. 15 - Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 4) — 42:59
16. 16 - Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 1) — 45:24
17. 17 - Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 2) — 41:31
18. 18 - Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 3) — 47:20
19. 19 - Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 4) — 48:41
20. 20 - Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 1) — 26:07
21. 21 - Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 2) — 30:05
22. 22 - Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 3) — 36:14
23. 23 - Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 1) — 40:08
24. 24 - Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 2) — 40:48

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