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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08

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 8 of 22, covering from 1438-1513 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Genre(s): Middle Ages/Middle History

Language: English

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	An Outline Narrative	realisticspeakers	00:29:28
Play 01	Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 1	Availle	00:24:25
Play 02	Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 2	Availle	00:32:04
Play 03	Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 3	Availle	00:28:19
Play 04	John Hunyady Repulses the Turks (AD 1440-1456), by Arminius Vambery	Ryan Fahey	00:35:20
Play 05	Rebuilding of Rome by Nicholas V "The Builder Pope" (AD 1447-1455), by Mrs Margaret Oliphant	Ryan Fahey	00:19:43
Play 06	Mahomet II Takes Constantinople (AD 1453), End of the Eastern Empire, by George Finlay	Ryan Fahey	00:38:04
Play 07	War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 1	Colleen McMahon	00:20:56
Play 08	War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 2	Colleen McMahon	00:22:02
Play 09	War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 3	Colleen McMahon	00:23:43
Play 10	War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 4	Colleen McMahon	00:25:48
Play 11	Ivan the Great Unites Russian and Breaks the Tartar Yoke (AD 1462-1505), by Robert Bell	Louis Hehman	00:45:15
Play 12	Culmination of the Power of Burgundy, Treaty of Péronne (AD 1468) by P.F. Willert	Owlivia	00:20:40
Play 13	Lorenzo de'Medici Rules in Florence, Zenith of Florentine Glory (A.D. 1469), by Oliphant Smeaton, part 1	Kazbek	00:32:36
Play 14	Lorenzo de'Medici Rules in Florence, Zenith of Florentine Glory (A.D. 1469), by Oliphant Smeaton, part 2	Kazbek	00:29:04
Play 15	Death of Charles the Bold (A.D. 1477) Louis XI Unites Burgundy with the Crown of France, by Philippe de Comines	M.S.C. Lambert, LC	00:25:39
Play 16	Inquisition Established in Spain (A.D.1480),by William H. Rule	Mira Williams	00:42:06
Play 17	Inquisition Established in Spain (A.D.1480), by James Balmes	Mira Williams	00:22:15
Play 18	Murder of the Princes in the Tower (A.D.1483), by James Gairdner	jenno	00:27:11
Play 19	Conquest of Granada (A.D.1490), by Washington Irving, part 1	Kerry Adams	00:37:06
Play 20	Conquest of Granada (A.D.1490), by Washington Irving, part 2	Kerry Adams	00:33:15
Play 21	Columbus Discovers America (A.D.1492), by Christopher Columbus	Linda Johnson	00:29:13
Play 22	Columbus Discovers America (A.D.1492), by Ferdinand Columbus	Linda Johnson	00:46:00
Play 23	Conspiracy, Rebellion, and Execution of Perkin Warbeck (A.D.1492), by Francis Bacon	jenno	00:40:05
Play 24	Savonarola's Reforms and Death, The French Invade Italy (A.D.1494), by Pasquale Villari	mbarrier	00:33:13
Play 25	Savonarola's Reforms and Death, The French Invade Italy (A.D.1494), by Jean C.L. Sismondi	Alan Mapstone	00:11:45
Play 26	Discovery of the Mainland of North America by the Cabots (A.D.1497), by Samuel Edward Dawso	Piotr Nater	00:41:30
Play 27	The Sea Route to India Vasco da Gama Sails around Africa (A.D.1498), by Gaspar Correa, part 1	Linda Johnson	00:32:09
Play 28	The Sea Route to India Vasco da Gama Sails around Africa (A.D.1498), by Gaspar Correa, part 2	Linda Johnson	00:36:59
Play 29	Columbus Discovers South America (A.D.1498), by Clements Robert Markham	Linda Johnson	00:36:16
Play 30	Establishment of Swiss Independence (A.D.1499), by Heinrich Zschokke	Ian S. Carr	00:19:08
Play 31	Amerigo Vespucci in America (A.D.1499), by Amerigo Vespucci	realisticspeakers	00:36:36
Play 32	Rise and Fall of the Borgias (A.D.1502), by Niccolo Machiavelli	MichelleKinge	00:26:56
Play 33	Painting of the Sistine Chapel (A.D.1508) The Splendor of Renaissance Art under Michelangelo, by Charles Clement	Jake Malizia	00:31:53
Play 34	Balboa Discovers the Pacific (A.D.1513), by Manuel Jose Quintana	Piotr Nater	00:25:15

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