History

Beacon Lights of History

by John Lord Read by KHand 4.7
Continuing the Beacon Lights of History Series, Mr. Lord discusses important European Statesmen Mirabeau, Edmund Burke, Napoleon, Prince Met…

The Story of Peterloo

by Francis Archibald Bruton Read by Phil Benson 4.1
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the me…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In this insightful chapter of Thomas Babington Macaulay's acclaimed work, The History of England, from the Accession of James II, the narrat…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie

by Abner Doubleday Read by Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot 4.5
Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents con…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times

by François Pierre Guillaume Guizot Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prio…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
This is volume 4 chapter 22 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

Comic History of the United States

by Bill Nye Read by Allyson Hester 3.6
This text takes the reader on a comical journey from the time of the first European settlement through the Civil War. The author's caustic w…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is volume 4 chapter 19 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

Radio News

4.7
Explore the news from 1946 in this collection. This compilation includes various news files, V-Discs, and specials from that year. While som…

History of the Inquisition of Spain

by Henry Charles Lea Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The fourth and final volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume discusses how the Inquisition dealt with mystic…

The Negro

by W. E. B. Du Bois Read by Jim Locke 4
Nevertheless, I have not been able to withstand the temptation to essay such short general statement of the main known facts and their fair …

9/11 Commission Report

by 9/11 Commission Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
The 9/11 Commission Report examines the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks and the government’s response. Prepared by the N…

Romulus

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The History of England, from the Accession of James II is a significant work by Thomas Babington Macaulay, offering a detailed examination o…

El príncipe

by Nicolás Maquiavelo Read by Alba 4.4
Hubo príncipes que, para conservar sin inquietudes el Estado, desarmaron a sus súbditos; príncipes que dividieron los …

Radio News

5
Experience the news from 1947 with this collection of broadcasts. This compilation includes not only news segments but also talk shows and s…

Canada

by Agnes C. Laut Read by Lynda Marie Neilson 3.5
Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adven…

Signs of Change

by William Morris Read by Deborah Brabyn 4.4
In the 1880s William Morris, the artist and poet famously associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, left the Liberal Party and threw him…

The Book of the Bush

by George Dunderdale Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
"While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patri…

Historia de Heródoto

by Herodotus Read by Tux 4.7
Las Historias (en griego antiguo ἱστορίαι historíai 'aproximaciones, investigaciones') de Heródoto de Halicarnaso (484–despu&e…

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