The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7, 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 7 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by realisticspeakers; Kazbek; Heather Eney; Colleen McMahon; Chad Jackson; Ryan Fahey; Alan Mapstone; Tatiana Chichilla; Mike Manolakes; Jake Malizia; Piotr Nater; Julie Jackson; Louis Hehman; Steve Mayer; JSWS; Larry Wilson; Michele Fry; Florence; TR Love; Murphy8104; Elizabeth 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 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 41
• Listed recording duration: 16:38:27

Catalogue topics

• bible
• Norway
• wycliffe
• renaissance
• Joan of Arc
• sweden
• bible translation
• Denmark

Opening tracks: first 24 of 41

1. 00 - An Outline Narrative — 28:52
2. 01 - Dante Composes the Divina Commedia, AD 1300-1318 by Richard William Church — 46:05
3. 02 - Third Estate Joins in the Government of France, AD 1302 by Henri Martin — 13:50
4. 03 - War of the Flemings with Philip the Fair of France, AD 1302 by Eyre Evans Crowe — 15:41
5. 04 - First Swiss Struggle for Liberty, AD 1308 by F. Grenfell Baker — 31:40
6. 05 - Battle of Bannockburn, AD 1314 by Andrew Lang — 22:55
7. 06 - Extinction of the Order of the Knights Templar, AD 1314 by F.C. Woodhouse — 31:30
8. 07 - Burning of the Grand Master Molay, AD 1314 by Henry Hart Milman — 8:06
9. 08 - James van Artevelde Leads a Flemish Revolt, AD 1337-1340, Francois P.G. Guizot — 20:27
10. 09 - Battles of Sluys and Crecy, AD 1340-1346 by Sir John Froissart — 31:31
11. 10 - Modern Recognition of Scenic Beauty, AD 1341 by Jacob Burckhardt — 31:43
12. 11 - Rienzi's Revolution in Rome, AD 1347 by Richard Lodge — 14:30
13. 12 - Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) by John Addington Symonds, part 1 — 28:00
14. 13 - Beginning and Progress of the Renaissance (Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries) by John Addington Symonds, part 2 — 31:20
15. 14 - The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by J. F. C. Hecker — 36:13
16. 15 - The Black Death Ravages Europe, AD 1348 by Giovanni Boccaccio — 7:08
17. 16 - First Turkish Dominion in Europe, AD 1354 by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall — 16:30
18. 17 - Conspiracy and Death of Marino Falieri at Venice, AD 1355 by Mrs. Margaret Oliphant — 16:35
19. 18 - Charles IV of Germany Publishes His Golden Bull, AD 1356 by Sir Robert Comyn — 9:06
20. 19 - Insurrection of the Jacquerie in France, AD 1358 by Sir John Froissart — 12:38
21. 20 - Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 1 — 20:08
22. 21 - Conquests of Timur the Tartar, AD 1370-1405 by Edward Gibbon, part 2 — 20:08
23. 22 - Dancing Mania of the Middle Ages, AD 1374 by J.F.C. Hecker — 36:12
24. 23 - Election of Antipope Clement VII, AD 1378 by Henry Hart Milman — 28:06

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