History

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal

by International Military Tribunal Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German WWII war criminals, the International …

1944 Radio News

4.7
Explore the news from 1944 in this collection. This compilation includes various news segments and V-Discs from that year, providing a glimp…

Magna Carta

by Unknown Read by Jim Mowatt 4.6
The original document is in Latin so this can only be a fairly rough approximation of the actual content. The text used is the first version…

Four Discourses Against The Arians

by Athanasius of Alexandria Read by Jonathan Lange 4
In spite of Nicea's condemnation of Arius in 325, Arianism was far from dead. For decades after Nicea, political intrigue and personality cl…

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

The Life of Alfred the Great

by Bishop Of Sherbourne Asser Read by R. S. Steinberg 4.2
The Life of Alfred the Great offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of England's most revered monarchs. Written by Bishop Asser, …

History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an historical account by Niccolò Machiavelli. Toward the end of 1520, the Cardinal…

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth

by Olive Gilbert Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York Stat…

The Journal of Lewis and Clarke

by Meriwether Lewis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

Give Me Liberty

by Patrick Henry Read by Mark F. Smith 4.8
This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the V…

The Jesuits in North America

by Francis Parkman, Jr. Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…

The Great Controversy

by Ellen G. White Read by Jael Baldwin 4.2
This great work covers the history of the Christian dispensation, from the fall of Jerusalem, through the Dark Ages and Reformation, to the …

The Natural History

by Pliny the Elder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

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 …

Common Sense

by Thomas Paine Read by Phil Chenevert 4.7
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for indepen…

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

by Edward Gibbon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was writ…

The Science - History of the Universe

by Francis Rolt-Wheeler Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Science - History of the Universe offers a comprehensive exploration of astronomy, tracing the evolution of human understanding of the c…

Queen Elizabeth

by Edward Spencer Beesly Read by Brendan Stallard 4.3
Explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, in this insightful biography by Edward Spencer Beesly. Delve i…

History of the Inquisition of Spain

by Henry Charles Lea Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The first volume of Lea’s monumental work on the Inquisition of Spain, covering its origin and establishment and its relations with the stat…

The Analects of Confucius

by Confucius 孔子 Read by Jing Li 4.5
The Analects, or Lunyu, also known as the Analects of Confucius, are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinke…

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