History

The General History of the Pyrates

by Captain Charles Johnson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book containing biographies of contemporary pirates. …

King Alfred of England

by Jacob Abbott Read by Ryan Cherrick 4.6
The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions an…

England and the Hundred Years' War

by Charles William Chadwick Oman Read by Pamela Nagami 4.7
This little book by the British military historian, Charles Oman, begins with the accession of the warrior king, Edward III, to the English …

The Story of Napoleon

by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Read by Patrick Saville 4.4
This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately …

The Annals

by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but bo…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

by Rees Howell Gronow Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century P…

The History of Genghis Khan

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
This book provides the history of one of the most renowned emperors of all time. The Great Khan. This was a man born Temujin to a clan lea…

Canyons of the Colorado

by John Wesley Powell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
John Wesley Powell was a pioneer American explorer, ethnologist, and geologist in the 19th Century. In 1869 he set out to explore the Colora…

To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation

by Martin Luther Read by Jonathan Lange 5
Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the C…

Condition of the Working-Class in England

by Friedrich Engels Read by Cate Barratt 4.2
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers …

Recollections of Bush Life in Australia

by Henry William Haygarth Read by KirksVoice 4.4
This was written in the mid 1800’s at time when Australia saw an influx of immigration from Europe and when England was sending some prisone…

That Christ Is One

by St. Cyril of Alexandria and Cyril Of Alexandria Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Cyril of Alexandria was the leading voice of Nicene orthodoxy in the Christological controversies between Constantinople (381) and Chalcedon…

Elizabethan Demonology

by Thomas Alfred Spalding Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 4.6
Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and the Powers Possessed By Them, as It Was Gene…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie

by Abner Doubleday Read by Mark F. Smith 4.7
Abner Doubleday was a busy man. He rose to be a major general during the American Civil War, started the first cable car company in San Fran…

Japanese Girls and Women

by Alice Bacon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A clear and delightful peek into the world of Japanese girls and women of the late 1800s: their childhood, education, marriage and intimate …

Priest on Horseback-Father Farmer

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 4.9
A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass…

Quilts, Their Story and How to Make Them

by Marie D. Webster Read by MaryAnn 4.7
Quilts, Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. Webster invites you into the rich tapestry of quilt-making, exploring both its historic…

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

The Art of War

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by Clive Catterall 4.8
The Art of War (1521) is the only book published by Niccolo Machiavelli during his lifetime, and he saw it as one of his finest achievements…

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