Oscar Browning
Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409
Read by Pamela Nagami
The High Middle Ages in Italy, 1250-1409, were a time of incessant strife between rival city-states, some the Ghibelline allies of the Holy …
The Age of the Condottieri: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1409-1530
Read by Pamela Nagami
Italy from 1409 to 1530 is synonymous with the Renaissance, but this was also the age of the condottieri, Italian captains of mercenary comp…
Modern England 1820-1885
Read by Pamela Nagami
This short survey opens with the accession of that portly spendthrift, King George IV. With British support, Greece becomes independent. The…