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Inventing the Renaissance

The Myth of a Golden Age

de Ada Palmer ...

Narrado por Candida Gubbins ...

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30 hora 18 minutos

An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent ... Leer más

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An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe’s golden age.From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent
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Seven Lies About Catholic History: Infamous Myths about the Church's Past and How to Answer Them

de Diane Moczar ...

Narrado por Kevin F. Spalding ...

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5 hora 3 minutos

The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem ... Leer más

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The world hates the Church that Jesus founded, just as He said it would (John 15:18). It reviles her doctrines, mocks her moral teachings and invents lies about her history. In every age, but especially in our modern day, historians and political powers have distorted the facts about her past (or just made up novel falsehoods from scratch) to make the Church, and the civilization it fostered, seem
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Brunelleschi's Dome

How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

de Ross King ...

Narrado por James Cameron Stewart ...

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6 hora 36 minutos

On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air.Of the ... Leer más

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On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air.Of the
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The Bookseller of Florence

The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance

de Ross King ...

Narrado por James Cameron Stewart ...

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18 hora 20 minutos

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings—the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion
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The House of Seymour

de Joanna Hickson ...

Narrado por Clare Corbett ...

Series Audiolibro 1 - The House of Seymour
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9 hora 57 minutos

Praise for Joanna Hickson:‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday ExpressWill his ambition be her destiny or her downfall?When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite his cold streak of ruthless ambition.Jess the shepherdess tends her flock on the w... ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Praise for Joanna Hickson:‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘Rich and warm’ Sunday ExpressWill his ambition be her destiny or her downfall?When Isabel Williams is betrothed to John Seymour, Lord of Wolf Hall Manor, she hopes that love and respect will come, despite his cold streak of ruthless ambition.Jess the shepherdess tends her flock on the w...
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The Florentines

From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization

de Paul Strathern ...

Narrado por Roger Clark ...

Completo

14 hora 35 minutos

A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance.Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance.Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what
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The House of Wisdom

How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance

de Jim al-Khalili ...

Narrado por Simon Vance ...

Completo

10 hora 26 minutos

A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world’s myriad scientific innovations, which preceded—and enabled—the European RenaissanceThe Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinating effect by returning to its roots in the hubs of Arab innovation that would advance science and jump-start the ... Leer más

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A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world’s myriad scientific innovations, which preceded—and enabled—the European RenaissanceThe Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinating effect by returning to its roots in the hubs of Arab innovation that would advance science and jump-start the
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To Catch A King

Charles II's Great Escape

de Charles Spencer ...

Narrado por Richard Trinder ...

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9 hora 18 minutos

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell’s armies at the battle of Worcester.With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history?In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles, returned in 1651 to fight for his throne, he was crushed by the might of Cromwell’s armies at the battle of Worcester.With 3,000 of his supporters lying dead and
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Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee

An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens

de Charlie Higson ...

Narrado por Charlie Higson ...

Completo

15 hora 53 minutos

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy.... ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy....
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Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

de Clare Jackson ...

Narrado por Emma Gregory ...

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24 hora 10 minutos

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse
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Pensées

de Blaise Pascal ...

Narrado por William Sutherland ...

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12 hora 52 minutos

Compiled after his death in 1662, Pascal's*"*pens├®es" (thoughts) are his ideas for a book in defense of faith in a rational world. These fragments give evidence of a profoundly original thinker who had resolved the conflict between his scientific mind and his heart-felt faith.The book begins with an analysis of the difference between mathematical and intuitive thinking and goes on to consider the ... Leer más

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Compiled after his death in 1662, Pascal's*"*pens├®es" (thoughts) are his ideas for a book in defense of faith in a rational world. These fragments give evidence of a profoundly original thinker who had resolved the conflict between his scientific mind and his heart-felt faith.The book begins with an analysis of the difference between mathematical and intuitive thinking and goes on to consider the
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Castle of the Hawk: An epic chronicle of the Habsburg dynasty

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast drama

de Mike Walker ...

Narrado por Carl Prekopp, Kai Owen, Anamaria Marinca, Full Cast, Philip Arditti, Mark Lewis Jones, Nia Roberts, Matthew McNulty, Richard Harrington, Jonathan Forbes ...

Completo

4 hora 43 minutos

Mike Walker's thrilling saga of the Habsburg dynasty, who ruled most of Europe - and much of the New World - for almost 600 yearsFor almost six centuries, the House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful royal families in Europe - and beyond. They established an empire that began with a castle on a crag, and ended up extending over four continents. In these riveting dramas, Mike Walker traces ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Mike Walker's thrilling saga of the Habsburg dynasty, who ruled most of Europe - and much of the New World - for almost 600 yearsFor almost six centuries, the House of Habsburg was one of the most powerful royal families in Europe - and beyond. They established an empire that began with a castle on a crag, and ended up extending over four continents. In these riveting dramas, Mike Walker traces
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Thorns, Lust, and Glory

The Betrayal of Anne Boleyn

de Estelle Paranque ...

Narrado por Anna Wilson-Jones ...

Completo

8 hora 18 minutos

In this groundbreaking biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, learn how the ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII met her downfall–and how she came to be so vilified and misunderstood.Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536—orchestrated by her own husband—never ceases to intrigue. While many ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

In this groundbreaking biography of Queen Anne Boleyn, learn how the ill-fated second wife of Renaissance England's Henry XVIII met her downfall–and how she came to be so vilified and misunderstood.Anne Boleyn has mesmerized the general public for centuries. Her tragic execution at the Tower of London on the 19th of May, 1536—orchestrated by her own husband—never ceases to intrigue. While many
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Princes of the Renaissance

de Mary Hollingsworth ...

Narrado por Karen Cass ...

Completo

13 hora 16 minutos

A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons.From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installed themselves as dynastic rulers. Inspired by the humanists, the princes of 15th- and 16th-century Italy immersed themselves in the culture of antiquity, commissioning palaces, ... Leer más

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A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons.From the late Middle Ages, the independent Italian city-states were taken over by powerful families who installed themselves as dynastic rulers. Inspired by the humanists, the princes of 15th- and 16th-century Italy immersed themselves in the culture of antiquity, commissioning palaces,
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So Great a Prince

England and the Accession of Henry VIII

de Lauren Johnson ...

Narrado por Matthew Biddulph ...

Series series Great Lives
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8 hora 40 minutos

Bloomsbury presents So Great a Prince by Lauren Johnson, read by Matthew Biddulph.The King is dead: long live the King. In 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familiar Tudor world of Protestantism and playwrights. Decades before the Reformation, ancient traditions persist: boy bishops, pilgrimage, Corpus Christi pageants, ... Leer más

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents So Great a Prince by Lauren Johnson, read by Matthew Biddulph.The King is dead: long live the King. In 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familiar Tudor world of Protestantism and playwrights. Decades before the Reformation, ancient traditions persist: boy bishops, pilgrimage, Corpus Christi pageants,
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Geschichte der Renaissance: Von Florenz zur Revolution in Kunst und Denken

de Johannes Finke ...

Narrado por Johannes Finke ...

Completo

2 hora 18 minutos

Tauche in eine dramatische Kulturgeschichte ein, in der radikales Denken und geniale Kunst das alte Europa herausfordern. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen inspirierenden Spaziergang, entfaltet sich hier das lebendige Panorama der aufstrebenden italienischen Stadtstaaten. Spüre die pulsierende Energie mächtiger Familien, die im Herzen von Florenz um Ruhm, Reichtum und absoluten ... Leer más

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Tauche in eine dramatische Kulturgeschichte ein, in der radikales Denken und geniale Kunst das alte Europa herausfordern. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen inspirierenden Spaziergang, entfaltet sich hier das lebendige Panorama der aufstrebenden italienischen Stadtstaaten. Spüre die pulsierende Energie mächtiger Familien, die im Herzen von Florenz um Ruhm, Reichtum und absoluten
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Eine kurze Geschichte Italiens: 3.000 Jahre von Rom bis zur Renaissance und darüber hinaus

de Eric Rickert ...

Narrado por Eric Rickert ...

Completo

2 hora 32 minutos

Begleite den dramatischen Aufstieg vom Tiber-Dorf zur Weltmacht in dieser packenden Reise durch die Kulturgeschichte. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder entspannte Abende tauchst du tief in ein faszinierendes Mosaik aus rivalisierenden Stadtstaaten, glanzvoller Renaissance und erbitterten Machtkämpfen ein. Spüre die pulsierende Energie einer Region, die über Jahrtausende das historische Herz ... Leer más

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Begleite den dramatischen Aufstieg vom Tiber-Dorf zur Weltmacht in dieser packenden Reise durch die Kulturgeschichte. Perfekt für das tägliche Pendeln oder entspannte Abende tauchst du tief in ein faszinierendes Mosaik aus rivalisierenden Stadtstaaten, glanzvoller Renaissance und erbitterten Machtkämpfen ein. Spüre die pulsierende Energie einer Region, die über Jahrtausende das historische Herz
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Bloody, Brilliant Tudors

100 Tales of Gowns, Gossip and Gory Ends

de Elizabeth Goff ...

Narrado por Gerard Logan ...

Completo

10 hora 18 minutos

Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyn's beloved dog thrown out the window? Was Elizabeth I secretly a man? Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all? From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends. ... Leer más

$38.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Did Henry VIII really plan to have Anne Boleyn's beloved dog thrown out the window? Was Elizabeth I secretly a man? Who were the Grey sisters, and why is theirs one of the saddest Tudor stories of all? From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends.
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Иоанн Безземельный, Эдуард Третий и Ричард Второй глазами Шекспира

de Александра Маринина, Александра Маринина ...

Narrado por Игорь Князев ...

Series series А.Маринина. Больше чем История
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11 hora 7 minutos

Истории трех знаменитых королей под одной обложкой. Каждый из них по-своему дошел до края… а кое-кто и переступил его. Иоанн (1167—1216) по прозвищу Безземельный. Был неудачником, которого никто не любил, особенно после правления его благородного брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце. Вчистую проиграл две большие войны: с французами — лишился половины своих владений; с собственными подданными — потерял ... Leer más

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Истории трех знаменитых королей под одной обложкой. Каждый из них по-своему дошел до края… а кое-кто и переступил его. Иоанн (1167—1216) по прозвищу Безземельный. Был неудачником, которого никто не любил, особенно после правления его благородного брата Ричарда Львиное Сердце. Вчистую проиграл две большие войны: с французами — лишился половины своих владений; с собственными подданными — потерял
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The Prince Who Would Be King

The Life and Death of Henry Stuart

de Sarah Fraser ...

Narrado por Richard Trinder ...

Completo

9 hora 41 minutos

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous.NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2 DOCUMENTARY The Best King We Never HadHenry Stuart, Prince of Wales was once the hope of Britain. Eldest son ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous.NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2 DOCUMENTARY The Best King We Never HadHenry Stuart, Prince of Wales was once the hope of Britain. Eldest son
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Steel Lobsters

Crown, Commonwealth, and the Last Knights in England

de Myke Cole ...

Narrado por Oliver Hembrough ...

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10 hora 28 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the last knights in England by Myke Cole, read by Oliver Hembrough.A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War – the last fully armoured knights in England.The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Steel Lobsters: Crown, Commonwealth, and the last knights in England by Myke Cole, read by Oliver Hembrough.A dramatic history of the Steel Lobsters, Sir Arthur Hesilrige’s Regiment of Horse, in the English Civil War – the last fully armoured knights in England.The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking
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El Quattrocento Italiano

de Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...

Narrado por Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

Completo

59 minutos

Suele denominarse así el siglo XV (o mil cuatrocientos), que representa el estallido de la inteligencia artística italiana puesta al servicio de la Iglesia y de la nobleza. Aunque durante mucho tiempo se conservaron las formas góticas, el nuevo estilo transforma radicalmente los elementos arquitectónicos y decorativos de este siglo. En esta breve colección hemos mostrado los mejores ejemplares de ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Suele denominarse así el siglo XV (o mil cuatrocientos), que representa el estallido de la inteligencia artística italiana puesta al servicio de la Iglesia y de la nobleza. Aunque durante mucho tiempo se conservaron las formas góticas, el nuevo estilo transforma radicalmente los elementos arquitectónicos y decorativos de este siglo. En esta breve colección hemos mostrado los mejores ejemplares de
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El Renacimiento: Una apasionante guía sobre un periodo de resurgimiento de las artes, las ciencias y la cultura

de Billy Wellman ...

Narrado por Carlos Verne ...

Completo

3 hora 20 minutos

¿Le resultan familiares los nombres de Miguel Ángel, Leonardo da Vinci y Rafael?Si es así, ya está familiarizado con el Renacimiento, que supuso un renacimiento de las artes y las ciencias. Se produjeron grandes avances en varios campos y muchos hombres se hicieron un nombre creando obras maestras o desarrollando nuevas teorías, aunque para algunos fueran controvertidas.Esta completa guía ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

¿Le resultan familiares los nombres de Miguel Ángel, Leonardo da Vinci y Rafael?Si es así, ya está familiarizado con el Renacimiento, que supuso un renacimiento de las artes y las ciencias. Se produjeron grandes avances en varios campos y muchos hombres se hicieron un nombre creando obras maestras o desarrollando nuevas teorías, aunque para algunos fueran controvertidas.Esta completa guía
... Leer más
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Reformation Divided

Catholics, Protestants and the Conversion of England

de Professor Eamon Duffy ...

Narrado por Professor Eamon Duffy ...

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19 hora 10 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Reformation Divided written and read by Eamon Duffy.Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the events of 1517, Reformation Divided explores the impact in England of the cataclysmic transformations of European Christianity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.The religious revolution initiated by Martin Luther is usually referred to as ‘The Reformation’, a tendentious ... Leer más

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Bloomsbury presents Reformation Divided written and read by Eamon Duffy.Published to mark the 500th anniversary of the events of 1517, Reformation Divided explores the impact in England of the cataclysmic transformations of European Christianity in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.The religious revolution initiated by Martin Luther is usually referred to as ‘The Reformation’, a tendentious
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