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A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part VIII.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 15 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part VII.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 49 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part VI.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 52 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part V.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 41 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part IV.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 55 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part III.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20252 hr

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part II.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 38 min

A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol. I, By Mandell Creighton. Part I.

Volume I of the " History of the Papacy " by the Anglican Lord Bishop of London, Mandell Creighton, deals with the popes, princes, and scholars who dominated the period of the Great Schism. Creighton describes the tumultuous reign of Pope Urban VI, the agitations of the two anti-popes, the efforts to resolve the crisis by the University of Paris, by the mad king of France, and by Wenzel, the alcohol-fuddled Holy Roman Emperor. Eventually, Sigismund deposed his brother, Wenzel, and convened the C...

Nov 10, 20251 hr 48 min

Hunters Out of Space, by Joseph E. Kelleam. Part IV.

Originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Jack Odin has returned to the world of Opal, the world inside our own world, only to find it in ruins. Many of his friends are gone, the world is flooded, and the woman he swore to protect has been taken by Grim Hagen to the stars. Jack must save her, but the difficulties are great and his allies are few. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Nov 06, 20251 hr 1 min

Hunters Out of Space, by Joseph E. Kelleam. Part III.

Originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Jack Odin has returned to the world of Opal, the world inside our own world, only to find it in ruins. Many of his friends are gone, the world is flooded, and the woman he swore to protect has been taken by Grim Hagen to the stars. Jack must save her, but the difficulties are great and his allies are few. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Nov 06, 20251 hr 2 min

Hunters Out of Space, by Joseph E. Kelleam. Part II.

Originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Jack Odin has returned to the world of Opal, the world inside our own world, only to find it in ruins. Many of his friends are gone, the world is flooded, and the woman he swore to protect has been taken by Grim Hagen to the stars. Jack must save her, but the difficulties are great and his allies are few. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Nov 06, 20251 hr 15 min

Hunters Out of Space, by Joseph E. Kelleam. Part I.

Originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Jack Odin has returned to the world of Opal, the world inside our own world, only to find it in ruins. Many of his friends are gone, the world is flooded, and the woman he swore to protect has been taken by Grim Hagen to the stars. Jack must save her, but the difficulties are great and his allies are few. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Nov 06, 20251 hr 10 min

Dido, Queen of Carthage, by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe. Part II.

Dido, Queen of Carthage is the earliest of Christopher Marlowe's known plays, possibly written while he was still a student at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge whose college library held a copy of Virgil's Aeneid, the principal source of the story. The play was co-authored by a fellow Cambridge undergraduate Thomas Nashe, although Nashe's contribution is now thought to have been a minor one. It was acted by the "Children of Her Maiestie's Chappell " around 1587. The play tells of the tragic l...

Nov 06, 202544 min

Dido, Queen of Carthage, by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe. Part I.

Dido, Queen of Carthage is the earliest of Christopher Marlowe's known plays, possibly written while he was still a student at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge whose college library held a copy of Virgil's Aeneid, the principal source of the story. The play was co-authored by a fellow Cambridge undergraduate Thomas Nashe, although Nashe's contribution is now thought to have been a minor one. It was acted by the "Children of Her Maiestie's Chappell " around 1587. The play tells of the tragic l...

Nov 06, 20251 hr 10 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part VIII.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 6 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part VII.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 51 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part VI.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 24 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part V.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 42 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part IV.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20252 hr 6 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part III.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 48 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part II.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20252 hr 5 min

Captain Fracasse, by Théophile Gautier. Part I.

The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he ventures forth into a series of dangerous adventures which culminate in the restoration of his true noble social position. In today's parlance the story might be described as an action romance. The protagonist happens to become involved a group of travelling actors whom he accompanies in his search for himself. There are a number of similarities with Goethe's "Wilh...

Nov 03, 20251 hr 56 min

The Haunting of Low Fennel and Other Stories, by Sax Rohmer. Part IV.

Sax Rohmer, creator of legendary criminal mastermind Fu Manchu, brings together a collection of seven stories that are equal parts thrilling, mysterious, exotic and terrifying! Part I The Haunting of Low Fennel 00:59:42 The Valley of the Just 00:41:13 Part II The Blue Monkey 00:25:19 The Riddle of Ragstaff 00:41:05 Part III The Master of Hollow Grange 00:37:17 The Curse of a Thousand Kisses 00:29:53 Part IV The Turquoise Necklace 00:48:25 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 30, 202548 min

The Haunting of Low Fennel and Other Stories, by Sax Rohmer. Part III.

Sax Rohmer, creator of legendary criminal mastermind Fu Manchu, brings together a collection of seven stories that are equal parts thrilling, mysterious, exotic and terrifying! Part I The Haunting of Low Fennel 00:59:42 The Valley of the Just 00:41:13 Part II The Blue Monkey 00:25:19 The Riddle of Ragstaff 00:41:05 Part III The Master of Hollow Grange 00:37:17 The Curse of a Thousand Kisses 00:29:53 Part IV The Turquoise Necklace 00:48:25 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 30, 20251 hr 7 min

The Haunting of Low Fennel and Other Stories, by Sax Rohmer. Part II.

Sax Rohmer, creator of legendary criminal mastermind Fu Manchu, brings together a collection of seven stories that are equal parts thrilling, mysterious, exotic and terrifying! Part I The Haunting of Low Fennel 00:59:42 The Valley of the Just 00:41:13 Part II The Blue Monkey 00:25:19 The Riddle of Ragstaff 00:41:05 Part III The Master of Hollow Grange 00:37:17 The Curse of a Thousand Kisses 00:29:53 Part IV The Turquoise Necklace 00:48:25 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 30, 20251 hr 6 min

The Haunting of Low Fennel and Other Stories, by Sax Rohmer. Part I.

Sax Rohmer, creator of legendary criminal mastermind Fu Manchu, brings together a collection of seven stories that are equal parts thrilling, mysterious, exotic and terrifying! Part I The Haunting of Low Fennel 00:59:42 The Valley of the Just 00:41:13 Part II The Blue Monkey 00:25:19 The Riddle of Ragstaff 00:41:05 Part III The Master of Hollow Grange 00:37:17 The Curse of a Thousand Kisses 00:29:53 Part IV The Turquoise Necklace 00:48:25 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Priva...

Oct 30, 20251 hr 41 min
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