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  • A Hidden History of the Tower of London

    England's Most Notorious Prisoners

    "With these incredible and often heartbreaking stories, John Paul Davis clearly demonstrates how the fortress acquired its sinister reputation." — History . . . the Interesting Bits!Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower ... Leer más

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  • King John, Henry III and England's Lost Civil War

    This sweeping history of thirteenth century England examines how the successive reigns of two very different kings established the English way of life.In 1204, the great Angevin Empire was fragmenting under King John's rule. Unable to withstand France's invasion of Normandy, John also faced difficult relations with the papacy, and rising dissent among his barons. By the time John died in 1216, the ... Leer más

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  • Pity for The Guy

    A Biography of Guy Fawkes

    The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder PlotFor hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure—a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into ... Leer más

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  • The Gothic King

    A Biography of Henry III

    The first biography in many years of Henry IIIThe son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, which he made the seat of his government—indeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament. Though often overlooked ... Leer más

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  • Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar

    The legendary hero of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood, is a figure who has in equal measure attracted and baffled historians for decades. With the first mention of him coming in Old English ballads, it was long assumed that it was almost impossible that he ever existed at all, and that he firmly belonged in the realm of Errol Flynn, Kevin Costner, and even Mel Brooks movies. Only a few historians have ... Leer más

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  • Castles of England

    In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. In his chronicling of the year's events, he described the establishment of a new fortification in Herefordshire by French members of the king's party. More sophisticated than the typical Saxon burh, the word provided was alien to his vocabulary. In Latin, its builders ... Leer más

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  • Castles of Wales

    Inspired by such a rich tapestry of tales, this history provides an essential introduction to the nation many regard as "The Land of Castles."Even before the construction of Edward I of England's infamous 'Iron Ring' of castles built in the wake of his invasion of Wales, castles were by no means rare in Wales. Both before and simultaneous to William the Conqueror's establishment of timber and ... Leer más

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  • Climbing a Burning Rope

    Poems

    Series series Pitt Poetry Series
    In Climbing a Burning Rope, John Paul Davis focuses his peculiar imagination, philosophical lyricism, and misfit spiritual outlook on life in the hypercapitalist twenty-first century where the inscrutable logic of algorithms haunts our constantly connected selves. Celebrating the weird and wild, lamenting wounds and weariness, Davis’s poems carve out a space in which we can reclaim what is sacred ... Leer más

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    King John, Henry III and England’s Lost Civil War

    Narrado por Peter Noble ...

    Completo

    11 hora 30 minutos

    This sweeping history of thirteenth century England examines how the successive reigns of two very different kings established the English way of life.In 1204, the great Angevin Empire was fragmenting under King John's rule. Unable to withstand France's invasion of Normandy, John also faced difficult relations with the papacy, and rising dissent among his barons. By the time John died in 1216, the ... Leer más

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    A Hidden History of The Tower Of London

    England’s Most Notorious Prisoners

    Narrado por Julian Elfer ...

    Completo

    10 hora 13 minutos

    Famed as the ultimate penalty for traitors, heretics and royalty alike, being sent to the Tower is known to have been experienced by no less than 8,000 unfortunate souls. Many of those who were imprisoned in the Tower never returned to civilization and those who did, often did so without their head! It is hardly surprising that the Tower has earned itself a reputation among the most infamous ... Leer más

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    The Lost Fleet

    The Discovery of a Sunken Armada from the Golden Age of Piracy

    Narrado por Lyle Blaker ...

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    On January 2, 1678, a fleet of French ships sank off the Venezuelan coast. This proved disastrous for French naval power in the region, and sparked the rise of a golden age of piracy.Tracing the lives of fabled pirates like the Chevalier de Grammont, Nikolaas Van Hoorn, Thomas Paine, and Jean Comte d'Estrées, The Lost Fleet portrays a dark age, when the outcasts of European society formed a ... Leer más

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    Women in the Middle Ages

    The Lives of Real Women in a Vibrant Age of Transition

    Narrado por Anne Flosnik ...

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    6 hora 49 minutos

    Reissued for the first time in decades, this ambitious work of Medieval scholarship by bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies traces the stories and fates of women in Medieval Europe over the course of a millennium.Medieval history is often written as a series of battles and territorial shifts. But the essential contributions of women during this period have been too often relegated to the ... Leer más

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