The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance


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The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1912. The series was planned by Lord Acton, who intended it to be a monument of objective, collaborative scholarship, and edited A.W. Ward, G. W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes.
(41 hr 50 min)

Chapters

Preface by A.W. Ward, G.W. Prothero and Stanley Leathes 13:41 Read by Kazbek
Introductory Note by Mandell Creighton 19:19 Read by Kazbek
Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 1) 36:55 Read by Leni
Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 2) 34:18 Read by Leni
Chapter I. The Age of Discovery by E.J. Payne (part 3) 34:34 Read by Leni
Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 1) 39:13 Read by Eric W.
Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 2) 31:49 Read by Wayne Cooke
Chapter II. The New World by E.J. Payne (part 3) 32:31 Read by Nate Oman
Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 1) 41:51 Read by MorganScorpion
Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 2) 49:42 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter III. The Ottoman Conquest by J.B. Bury (part 3) 54:42 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 1) 38:48 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 2) 40:59 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 3) 41:17 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter IV. Italy and Her Invaders by Stanley Leathes (part 4) 42:59 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 1) 45:24 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 2) 41:31 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 3) 47:20 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter V. Florence (I): Savonarola by E. Armstrong (part 4) 48:41 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 1) 26:07 Read by Greg Paxton
Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 2) 30:05 Read by Murphy8104
Chapter VI. Florence (II): Machiavelli by L. Arthur Burd (part 3) 36:14 Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 1) 40:08 Read by Kristine Bekere
Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 2) 40:48 Read by Kristine Bekere
Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 3) 45:11 Read by Kristine Bekere
Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 1) 34:58 Read by Aaron Carlow
Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 2) 41:23 Read by Murphy8104
Chapter VIII. Venice by Horatio Brown (part 3) 43:20 Read by Murphy8104
Chapter IX. Germany and the Empire by T.F. Tout (part 1) 29:10 Read by Matea Bracic
Chapter IX. Germany and the Empire by T.F. Tout (part 2) 33:45 Read by Matea Bracic
Chapter IX. Germany and the Empire by T.F. Tout (part 3) 26:09 Read by Geoffrey DeSena
Chapter IX. Germany and the Empire by T.F. Tout (part 4) 35:00 Read by Geoffrey DeSena
Chapter X. Hungary and the Slavonic Kingdoms by Emil Reich (part 1) 32:05 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter X. Hungary and the Slavonic Kingdoms by Emil Reich (part 2) 32:10 Read by jenno
Chapter XI. The Catholic Kings by H. Butler Clarke (part 1) 37:01 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XI. The Catholic Kings by H. Butler Clarke (part 2) 38:27 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XI. The Catholic Kings by H. Butler Clarke (part 3) 40:27 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XI. The Catholic Kings by H. Butler Clarke (part 4) 32:12 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 1) 36:54 Read by Murphy8104
Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 2) 33:03 Read by Murphy8104
Chapter XII. France by Stanley Leathes (part 3) 48:20 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XIII. The Netherlands by A.W. Ward (part 1) 41:14 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XIII. The Netherlands by A.W. Ward (part 2) 36:04 Read by jenno
Chapter XIII. The Netherlands by A.W. Ward (part 3) 37:53 Read by Geoffrey DeSena
Chapter XIII. The Netherlands by A.W. Ward (part 4) 34:42 Read by Geoffrey DeSena
Chapter XIV. The Early Tudors by James Gairdner (part 1) 35:27 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter XIV. The Early Tudors by James Gairdner (part 2) 34:32 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter XIV. The Early Tudors by James Gairdner (part 3) 35:37 Read by Ruth P.
Chapter XV. Economic Change by William Cunningham (part 1) 34:21 Read by rainbowsnsunshine
Chapter XV. Economic Change by William Cunningham (part 2) 30:21 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XV. Economic Change by William Cunningham (part 3) 28:35 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XV. Economic Change by William Cunningham (part 4) 29:19 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XVI. The Classical Renaissance by Sir Richard C. Jebb (part 1) 35:44 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVI. The Classical Renaissance by Sir Richard C. Jebb (part 2) 50:24 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVI. The Classical Renaissance by Sir Richard C. Jebb (part 3) 45:53 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVI. The Classical Renaissance by Sir Richard C. Jebb (part 4) 42:29 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVI. The Classical Renaissance by Sir Richard C. Jebb (part 5) 40:12 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVII. The Christian Renaissance by M.R. James (part 1) 40:19 Read by KevinS
Chapter XVII. The Christian Renaissance by M.R. James (part 2) 39:32 Read by KevinS
Chapter XVII. The Christian Renaissance by M.R. James (part 3) 37:58 Read by KevinS
Chapter XVIII. Catholic Europe by the Rev. William Barry (part 1) 38:23 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVIII. Catholic Europe by the Rev. William Barry (part 2) 39:36 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVIII. Catholic Europe by the Rev. William Barry (part 3) 57:38 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XIX. The Eve of the Reformation by Henry Charles Lea (part 1) 35:00 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter XIX. The Eve of the Reformation by Henry Charles Lea (part 2) 36:49 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter XIX. The Eve of the Reformation by Henry Charles Lea (part 3) 33:38 Read by Piotr Nater
Chapter XIX. The Eve of the Reformation by Henry Charles Lea (part 4) 30:08 Read by Piotr Nater

Reviews


(5 stars)

Impressive both in content and reading quality. The book reviews the XV century, the century where the great monarchies of Europe consolidate, and stops in the Eve of reformation, that discuss in two chapters (the first presents the Catholic, the second the Protestant position). Now, the century of Charles v and Ferdinand, and Luther begins.