The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5, credited to Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd, 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 Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by realisticspeakers; hearmeout7; Michael Channon; Colleen McMahon; R. Thompson; SKwanlada; Ryan Fahey; Kristine Bekere; Usha Ganesh; Bill Mosley; Slyma12; Florence; Ares Sancho; dawnlegion A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 5 of 22, covering from 843-1161 AD. - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 16:38:44

Catalogue topics

• India
• stephen
• Saxons
• chivalry
• Alfred the Great
• leif erikson
• feudalism
• matilda

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 00 - An Outline Narrative — 37:03
2. 01 - Feudalism: Its Frankish Birth and English Development, 9th -12th Century, by Williams Stubbs, part 1 — 20:04
3. 02 - Feudalism: Its Frankish Birth and English Development, 9th -12th Century, by Williams Stubbs, part 2 — 23:34
4. 03 - Decay of the Frankish Empire Division into Modern France, Germany and Italy, AD 843-911, by Francois P. G. Guizot, part 1 — 39:00
5. 04 - Decay of the Frankish Empire Division into Modern France, Germany and Italy, AD 843-911, by Francois P. G. Guizot, part 2 — 31:57
6. 05 - Career of Alfred the Great, AD 871-901, by Thomas Hughes, part 1 — 36:23
7. 06 - Career of Alfred the Great, AD 871-901, by Thomas Hughes, part 2 — 44:03
8. 07 - Career of Alfred the Great, AD 871-901, by John R. Green — 16:16
9. 08 - Henry the Fowler Founds the Saxon Line of German Kings, Origin of the German Burghers or Middle Classes, AD 911-936, by Wolfgang Menzel — 35:07
10. 09 - Conquest of Egypt by the Fatimites, AD 969, by Stanley Lane-Poole — 37:07
11. 10 - Growth and Decadence of Chivalry (10th-15th Centry) by Leon Gautier, part 1 — 22:33
12. 11 - Growth and Decadence of Chivalry (10th-15th Centry) by Leon Gautier, part 2 — 30:08
13. 12 - Conversion of Vladimir the Great, Introduction of Christianity into Russia, AD 988-1015, by A.N. Mouravieff — 33:27
14. 13 - Leif Erickson Discovers America, AD 1000, by Charles C, Rafn — 13:07
15. 14 - Leif Erickson Discovers America, AD 1000, a Saga of Eric the Red — 11:32
16. 15 - Mahometans in India, Bloody Invasion Under Mahmud, AD 1000, by Alexander Dow — 30:46
17. 16 - Canute Becomes King of England, AD 1017, by David Hume — 35:47
18. 17 - Henry III Deposes the Pope, AD 1048. by Ferdinand Gregorovius — 26:10
19. 18 - Henry III Deposes the Pope, AD 1048. by Joseph Darras — 5:25
20. 19 - Dissension and Separation of the Greek and Roman Churches, AD 1054, by Henry F. Tozer — 28:09
21. 20 - Dissension and Separation of the Greek and Roman Churches, AD 1054, by Joseph DeHarbe — 7:33
22. 21 - Norman Conquest of England, Battle of Hastings, AD 1066, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 1 — 33:43
23. 22 - Norman Conquest of England, Battle of Hastings, AD 1066, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 2 — 34:31
24. 23 - Triumphs of Hildebrand, "The Turning Point of the Middle Ages," Henry IV Begs for Mercy at Canossa, AD 1073-1085, by Arthur R. Pennington — 17:34

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