History

Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful…

Old-Time Makers of Medicine

by James Joseph Walsh Read by Adam Marcetich 4.5
Dr. Walsh's Old-Time Makers of Medicine chronicles the history and development of modern medicine from ancient times up to the discovery of …

American History Stories

by Mara L. Pratt Read by Kalynda 4.5
American History Stories by Mara L. Pratt invites young listeners on a captivating journey through the early chapters of American history. F…

History of France

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by Adele Pooley 4.4
A brief history of France from the early 800AD to the 1870s, focusing on the successive heads of state and the different wars which shaped F…

The Normans in European History

by Charles Homer Haskins Read by Pamela Nagami 4.8
Wherever their ships took them, the Normans (Northman) were ruthless conquerors but gifted governors. These eight lectures, given in Boston …

The Sound of War

Read by David Greenspan 4.5
The Sound of War is a collection that captures the essence of World War II through actual sound recordings. With a total of 18 episodes, thi…

1945 Radio News

4.7
Experience the news from 1945 with this collection of radio broadcasts. This compilation includes various news segments and V-Discs from tha…

Tell It All

by Fanny Stenhouse Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.8
Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …

The Medici

by G. F. Young Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…

The Antiquities of the Jews

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …

Memoirs of a Revolutionist

by Peter Kropotkin Read by Elin 4.9
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but als…

History of the United States

by Charles Austin Beard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and inte…

Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts

by Frank R. Stockton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Buccaneers is non-fiction, a highly readable history of how piracy began and spread throughout the region in response to the plundering of S…

Historical Tales

by Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews Read by Kalynda 4.6
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises…

U.S. Marine Operations in Korea

by Lynn Montross Read by Aaron Bennett 4.9
It meant little to most Americans on 25 June 1950 to read in their Sunday newspapers that civil strife had broken out in Korea. They could h…

Queen Victoria

by E. Gordon Browne Read by Michele Eaton 4.4
Queen Victoria offers an insightful exploration of the life and reign of one of history's most iconic monarchs. From her ascension to the th…

The Sea

by Frederick Whymper Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Everything about the sea: history of ships, famous mariners and life on shipboard, adventure, shipwrecks and daring rescues. - Summary by K…

A Child's History of England

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A Child's History of England is Charles Dickens' engaging retelling of England's past, crafted specifically for younger readers. Spanning fr…

The Constitution of the United States of America

by United States Government and Unit Read by Kristen McQuillin 4.7
This 1787 document defines the rights and responsibilities of federal government of the United States of America.

Early Kings of Norway

by Thomas Carlyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
"The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship. It is to this fa…

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