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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04

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 4 of 22, covering from 410-827 AD. - Summary by Title Page

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Keyword(s): venice (21), Charlemagne (16), augustine (8), saracens (6), clovis (5), huns (3), attila (2), visigoths (1), justinian code (1), hegira (1)

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	An Outline Narrative	realisticspeakers	00:24:00
Play 01	Visigoths Pillage Rome, AD 410, by Edward Gibbon, part 1	Colleen McMahon	00:32:49
Play 02	Visigoths Pillage Rome, AD 410, by Edward Gibbon, part 2	Colleen McMahon	00:31:17
Play 03	Huns Invade the Eastern Roman Empire: Attila Dictates a Treaty of Peace, AD 441, by Edward Gibbon, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:39:04
Play 04	Huns Invade the Eastern Roman Empire: Attila Dictates a Treaty of Peace, AD 441, by Edward Gibbon, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:35:56
Play 05	The English Conquest of Britain, AD 449-579, by John R. Green	realisticspeakers	00:19:14
Play 06	The English Conquest of Britain, AD 449-579, by Charles Knight	realisticspeakers	00:25:10
Play 07	Attila Invades Western Europe: Battle of Chalons, AD 451, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy	Rita Boutros	00:46:12
Play 08	Attila Invades Western Europe: Battle of Chalons, AD 451, by Edward Gibbon	Rita Boutros	00:21:19
Play 09	Foundation of Venice, AD 452, by Thomas Hodgkin	Leni	00:24:45
Play 10	Foundation of Venice, AD 452, by John Ruskin	Leni	00:25:57
Play 11	Clovis Founds the Kingdom of the Franks: It Becomes Christian, AD 486-511, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 1	rainbowsnsunshine	00:36:32
Play 12	Clovis Founds the Kingdom of the Franks: It Becomes Christian, AD 486-511, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:36:03
Play 13	Publication of the Justinian Code, AD 529-534, by Edward Gibbon, part 1	Kazbek	00:25:26
Play 14	Publication of the Justinian Code, AD 529-534, by Edward Gibbon, part 2	Kazbek	00:30:48
Play 15	Publication of the Justinian Code, AD 529-534, by Edward Gibbon, part 3	Kazbek	00:29:06
Play 16	Publication of the Justinian Code, AD 529-534, by Edward Gibbon, part 4	Kazbek	00:32:54
Play 17	Augustine's Missionary Work in England, AD 597, by The Venerable Bede	Larry Wilson	00:33:10
Play 18	Augustine's Missionary Work in England, AD 597, by John Richard Green	Larry Wilson	00:04:57
Play 19	The Hegira, AD 612, by Washington Irving	Rita Boutros	00:25:13
Play 20	The Hegira, AD 612, by Simon Ockley, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:25:35
Play 21	The Hegira, AD 612, by Simon Ockley, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:27:00
Play 22	The Hegira, AD 612, by Simon Ockley, part 3	Rita Boutros	00:16:39
Play 23	The Hegira, AD 612, by Simon Ockley, part 4	Rita Boutros	00:34:02
Play 24	The Saracen Conquest of Syria, AD 636, by Simon Ockley, part 1	Ryan Fahey	00:18:25
Play 25	The Saracen Conquest of Syria, AD 636, by Simon Ockley, part 2	Ryan Fahey	00:27:53
Play 26	The Saracen Conquest of Syria, AD 636, by Simon Ockley, part 3	Ryan Fahey	00:25:11
Play 27	Saracens Conquer Egypt: The Destruction of the Library of Alexandria, AD 640, by Washington Irving	Rita Boutros	00:37:45
Play 28	Evolution of the Dogeship in Venice, AD 697, by William Carew Hazlitt	Availle	00:23:32
Play 29	Saracens in Spain: The Battle of the Guadalete, AD 711, by Ahmed Ibn Mahomet Al-Makkari	Beth Blakely	00:25:31
Play 30	Battle of Tours, AD 732, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy	Thomas Rose	00:29:04
Play 31	Founding of the Carolvingian Dynasty: Pepin the Short Usurps the Frankish Crown, AD 751, by Francois P.G. Guizot	Greg Paxton	00:21:36
Play 32	Career of Charlemagne, Ad 772-814, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 1	Kristine Bekere	00:34:54
Play 33	Career of Charlemagne, Ad 772-814, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 2	Kristine Bekere	00:38:17
Play 34	Career of Charlemagne, Ad 772-814, by Francois P.G. Guizot, part 3	Kristine Bekere	00:35:06
Play 35	Egbert Becomes King of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, AD 827, by David Hume	Beth Blakely	00:18:45

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