Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom by Tom HollandRequirements: .MP3 reader, 749.6 MBOverview: Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the […]
The Forge of Christendom: The End of Days and the Epic Rise of the West by Tom HollandRequirements: .MP3 reader, 440.4 MBOverview: At the approach of the first millennium, the Christians of Europe did not seem likely candidates for future greatness. Weak, fractured, and hemmed in by hostile nations, they saw no future beyond the […]
Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West by Tom HollandRequirements: .MP3 reader, 663.4 MBOverview: In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist […]
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic by Tom HollandRequirements: .MP3 reader, 428.7 MBOverview: The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax […]
Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom HollandRequirements: .ePUB reader, 9.8 MBOverview: The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both […]