Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

by Charles F. Horne

Genres:
Middle ages/middle history
Languages:
English
Provider: Librivox
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A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 10 of 22, covering from 1558-1608 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Chapters

An Outline Narrative

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England Loses Her Last French Territory, Battle of San Quentin, AD 1558, by Charles Knight

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Reign of Elizabeth, AD 1558-1603, by Henry R. Cleveland

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John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by P. Hume Brown, part 1

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John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by P. Hume Brown, part 2

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John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by Thomas Carlyle

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Mary Stuart: Her Reign and Execution, AD 1561-1587, by Algernon Charles Swinbourne, part 1

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Mary Stuart: Her Reign and Execution, AD 1561-1587, by Algernon Charles Swinbourne, part 2

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Founding of St Augustine, Massacre of the Huguenots in America, AD 1565, by George R. Fairbanks

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Revolt of the Netherlands Against Spain, Rise of the Gueux or the Beggars, AD 1566, by Friedrich von Schiller, part 1

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Revolt of the Netherlands Against Spain, Rise of the Gueux or the Beggars, AD 1566, by Friedrich von Schiller, part 2

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Lepanto: Destruction of the Turkish Naval Power, AD 1571, by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, part 1

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Lepanto: Destruction of the Turkish Naval Power, AD 1571, by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, part 2

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Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Henry White, part 1

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Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Henry White, part 2

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Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Isaac D'Israeli

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Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Jno Rudd

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Heroic Age of the Netherlands, Siege of Leyden, AD 1573, by Thomas Henry Dyer

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Search for the Northwest Passage by Frobisher, AD 1576, by George Best

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Building the First Theater in England, AD 1576, by Karl Mantzius

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Cossack Conquest of Siberia, AD 1581, by Nikolai M. Karamzin

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First Colony of England Beyond the Seas, AD 1583, by Moses Harvey

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Assassination of William of Orange, Division of the Netherlands, AD 1584, by John Lothrop Motley

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The Naming of Virginia: The First Description of the Indians, The Lost Colony, AD 1584, by Arthur Barlow

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The Naming of Virginia: The First Description of the Indians, The Lost Colony, AD 1584, by R.R. Howison

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Drake Captures Cartagena, He "Singes the King of Spain's Beard" at Cadiz, AD 1586-1587, by Julian Corbett, part 1

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Drake Captures Cartagena, He "Singes the King of Spain's Beard" at Cadiz, AD 1586-1587, by Julian Corbett, part 2

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Defeat of the Spanish Armata, AD 1588, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 1

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Defeat of the Spanish Armata, AD 1588, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 2

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Henry of Navarre accepts Catholicism, He is Acknowledged as King of France, AD 1593, by Maximilien De Bethune, Duc de Sully

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Culmination of Dramatic Literature in "Hamlet", AD 1601, by James O. Halliwell-Phillipps

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Downfall of Irish Liberty, "Flight of the Earls", AD 1603, by Justin McCarthy

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The Gunpowder Plot, AD 1605, by Samuel R. Gardiner

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Cervantes' "Don Quixote" Reforms Literature, AD 1605, by Henry Edward Watts

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Earliest Discovery of Australia, AD 1606, by Louis Beck and Walter Jeffery

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Settlement of Virginia, Charter Under Which America was Colonized, AD 1607, by R.R. Howison

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Founding of Quebec, Champlain Establishes French Power in America, AD 1608, by H.H. Miles

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