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 9 of 22, covering from 1517-1556 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page
Chapters
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Narrative Outline Read by Rita Boutros 46:46
2
Luther Begins the Reformation in Germany (AD 1517) by Julius Koestlin, part 2 Read by Rita Boutros 39:36
3
Luther Begins the Reformation in Germany (AD 1517) by Jean M. V. Audin Read by Rita Boutros 28:45
4
Negro Slavery in America (AD 1517) by Sir Arthur Helps Read by Piotr Nater 10:45
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First Circumnavigation of the Globe (AD 1519) by Joan Baptista Read by Piotr Nater 39:05
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First Circumnavigation of the Globe (AD 1519) by Antonio Pigafetta Read by Availle 6:19
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The Field of the Cloth of Gold (AD 1520) by J S Brewer Read by petermosier 33:52
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Cortes Captures the City of Mexico (AD 1521) by William H. Prescott Read by Dulaney High Key Club 19:12
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Liberation of Sweden (AD 1523) by Eric Gustave Geijer Read by Rita Boutros 43:36
10
The Peasants' War in Germany (AD 1524) by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne Read by Acs2047 55:25
11
France Loses Italy (AD 1525) by William Robertson Read by Murphy8104 29:15
12
Sack of Rome by the Imperial Troops (AD 1527) by Benvenuto Cellini Read by Dulaney High Key Club 12:36
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Sack of Rome by the Imperial Troops (AD 1527), by T. Adolphus Trollope Read by Ariphron 23:23
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Great Religious Movement in England (AD 1529) by John Richard Green, part 1 Read by Kerry Adams 31:09
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Great Religious Movement in England (AD 1529) by John Richard Green, part 2 Read by Kerry Adams 30:24
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Pizarro Conquers Peru (AD 1532) by Hernando Pizarro Read by Availle 32:15
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Pizarro Conquers Peru (AD 1532) by William H. Prescott Read by Piotr Nater 20:20
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Calvin is Driven from Paris (AD 1533) by A. M. Fairbairn Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 40:31
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Calvin is Driven from Paris (AD 1533) by Jean M. V. Audin Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 41:28
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England Breaks with the Roman Church (AD 1534) by John Richard Green, part 1 Read by jenno 29:02
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England Breaks with the Roman Church (AD 1534) by John Richard Green, part 2 Read by jenno 32:51
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England Breaks with the Roman Church (AD 1534) by John Richard Green, part 3 Read by jenno 28:15
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Cartier Explores Canada (AD 1534) by H. H. Miles Read by petermosier 45:19
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Mendoza Settles Buenos Aires (AD 1535) by Robert Southy Read by Dar'Keith Lofton 17:40
25
Founding of the Jesuits (AD 1540) by Isaac Taylor Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 46:06
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De Soto Discovers the Mississippi (AD 1541) by John S. C, Abbott Read by Murphy8104 18:44
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Revolution of Astronomy by Copernicus (AD 1543) by Sir Robert Stawell Ball Read by J. M. Smallheer 17:42
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The Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation (AD 1545) by Adolphus W. Ward, part 1 Read by Jean Coleman 28:46
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The Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation (AD 1545) by Adolphus W. Ward, part 2 Read by tjfria 26:13
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Protestant Struggle Against Charles V ( AD 1546) by Edward Armstrong Read by Ian S. Carr 26:13
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Introduction of Christianity into Japan (AD 1549) by John H. Gubbins Read by Availle 32:27
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Collapse of the Power of Charles V (AD 1552) by Lady C.C. Jackson Read by Ariphron 27:07
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The Religious Peace of Augsburg (AD 1555) by William Robertson Read by Ian S. Carr 35:51
34
Akbar Establishes the Mogul Empire in India (AD 1556) by J. Talboys Wheeler Read by Kazbek 51:34
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