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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08

Rossiter Johnson and others

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Chapters

  1. 1.The Great Eventsoriginal only · 1 min
  2. 2.An Outline Narrativeoriginal only · 21 min
  3. 3.Origin and Progress of Printingoriginal only · 57 min
  4. 4.John Hunyady Repulses the Turks[1original only · 30 min
  5. 5.Rebuilding of Rome by Nicholas V, the "builder-Pope"original only · 17 min
  6. 6.Mahomet II Takes Constantinopleoriginal only · 33 min
  7. 7.David Humeoriginal only · 1 h 11 min
  8. 8.Ivan the Great Unites Russia and Breaks the Tartar Yokeoriginal only · 32 min
  9. 9.Culmination of the Power of Burgundyoriginal only · 17 min
  10. 10.Lorenzo De' Medici Rules in Florenceoriginal only · 40 min
  11. 11.Death of Charles the Boldoriginal only · 22 min
  12. 12.Inquisition Established in Spainoriginal only · 51 min
  13. 13.Murder of the Princes in the Toweroriginal only · 20 min
  14. 14.Conquest of Granadaoriginal only · 43 min
  15. 15.Columbus Discovers Americaoriginal only · 54 min
  16. 16.Conspiracy, Rebellion, and Execution of Perkin Warbeckoriginal only · 32 min
  17. 17.Savonarola's Reforms and Deathoriginal only · 34 min
  18. 18.Discovery of the Mainland of North America by the Cabotsoriginal only · 33 min
  19. 19.The Sea Route to Indiaoriginal only · 53 min
  20. 20.Columbus Discovers South Americaoriginal only · 24 min
  21. 21.Establishment of Swiss Independenceoriginal only · 17 min
  22. 22.Amerigo Vespucci in America A.d. 1499original only · 30 min
  23. 23.Rise and Fall of the Borgiasoriginal only · 17 min
  24. 24.Painting of the Sistine Chapeloriginal only · 22 min
  25. 25.Balboa Discovers the Pacificoriginal only · 20 min
  26. 26.Chronology of Universal Historyoriginal only · 15 min