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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11

Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942), Rossiter Johnson (1840 - 1931) et al.

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 11 of 22, covering from 1609-1660 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Genre(s): Middle Ages/Middle History

Language: English

Keyword(s): slavery (144), Ireland (91), restoration (20), Virginia (19), monarchy (15), Puritans (13), Richelieu (10), Cromwell (10), charles i (10), Galileo (7) ... [Show full list]

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Narrative Outline	Ted Lienhart	00:31:10
Play 01	Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River, AD 1609, by Henry R. Cleveland	Ted Lienhart	00:30:55
Play 02	Galileo Overthrows Ancient Philosophy, the Telescope and its Discovery, AD 1610, by Sir Oliver Lodge	Availle	00:40:52
Play 03	The Beginning of British Power in India, AD 1612, by Beckles Willson	Linda Johnson	00:41:30
Play 04	The Dutch Settlement of New York, AD 1614, by David T. Valentine	Linda Johnson	00:15:36
Play 05	Harvey Discovers the Circulation of the Blood, AD 1616, by Thomas H. Huxley	Sonrisa Jones	00:29:44
Play 06	The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Samuel R. Gardiner	Leah MacKenzie	00:11:37
Play 07	The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Charles F. Horne	Leah MacKenzie	00:25:49
Play 08	The First American Legislature, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell	Ted Lienhart	00:12:41
Play 09	Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell	Ted Lienhart	00:19:51
Play 10	Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by John M. Ludlow	Larry Wilson	00:09:52
Play 11	English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 1	Ariphron	00:29:55
Play 12	English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 2	Ariphron	00:34:50
Play 13	The Birth of the Modern Scientific Method, Bacon and Descarte, AD 1620, by George Henry Lewes	Owlivia	00:35:45
Play 14	The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 1	Cavaet	00:27:24
Play 15	The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 2	Cavaet	00:29:30
Play 16	The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 1	Ted Lienhart	00:29:08
Play 17	The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 2	Ted Lienhart	00:27:39
Play 18	Triumph and Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Luetzen, AD 1632, by Benjamin Chapman	Leah MacKenzie	00:28:08
Play 19	Recantation of Galileo, AD 1633, by Sir Oliver Lodge	Availle	00:21:51
Play 20	The Education Reform of Comenius, AD 1638, by Simon Somerville Laurie	Ted Lienhart	00:34:15
Play 21	The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by Gideon H. Hollister	Piotr Nater	00:20:51
Play 22	The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by John Marshal	Stacey Malcolm	00:04:09
Play 23	Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Henry Hallam	Leah MacKenzie	00:23:16
Play 24	Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Lord Macaulay	Leah MacKenzie	00:24:23
Play 25	The Founding of Montreal, AD 1642, by Alfred Sandham	Brize C	00:14:32
Play 26	Presbyterianism Established in England, Meeting of the Westminster Assembly, AD 1643, by David Masson	Ted Lienhart	00:39:36
Play 27	Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 1	Michael Reuss	00:26:08
Play 28	Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 2	Michael Reuss	00:30:06
Play 29	Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 3	Michael Reuss	00:32:13
Play 30	The Peace of Westphalia, The War of the Fronde, AD 1648, by Arthur Hassall	Cavaet	00:40:32
Play 31	Religious Toleration Proclamation in Maryland, AD 1649, by G. L. Davis	Sonrisa Jones	00:21:37
Play 32	The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Lord Macaulay	Bryn Roberts	00:39:50
Play 33	The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Charles Knight	Bryn Roberts	00:28:10
Play 34	Cromwell's Campaign in Ireland, AD 1649, by Frederic Harrison	Ariphron	00:31:49
Play 35	Molière Creates Modern Comedy, AD 1659, by Henri van Laun	Kazbek	00:31:37
Play 36	Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Thomas Carlyle	Ariphron	00:44:14
Play 37	Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by John Richard Green	Beeswaxcandle	00:20:28
Play 38	Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Samuel Pepys	Anita Hibbard	00:13:12

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