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An Outline Narrative (29:28) Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 1 (24:25) Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 2 (32:04) Origin and Progress of Printing (AD 1438), by Henry George Bohn, part 3 (28:19) John Hunyady Repulses the Turks (AD 1440-1456), by Arminius Vambery (35:20) Rebuilding of Rome by Nicholas V "The Builder Pope" (AD 1447-1455), by Mrs Margaret Oliphant (19:43) Mahomet II Takes Constantinople (AD 1453), End of the Eastern Empire, by George Finlay (38:04) War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 1 (20:56) War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 2 (22:02) War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 3 (23:43) War of the Roses (AD 1455-1485), Death of Richard III at Bosworth, by David Hume, part 4 (25:48) Ivan the Great Unites Russian and Breaks the Tartar Yoke (AD 1462-1505), by Robert Bell (45:15) Culmination of the Power of Burgundy, Treaty of Péronne (AD 1468) by P.F. Willert (20:40) Lorenzo de'Medici Rules in Florence, Zenith of Florentine Glory (A.D. 1469), by Oliphant Smeaton, part 1 (32:36) Lorenzo de'Medici Rules in Florence, Zenith of Florentine Glory (A.D. 1469), by Oliphant Smeaton, part 2 (29:04) Death of Charles the Bold (A.D. 1477) Louis XI Unites Burgundy with the Crown of France, by Philippe de Comines (25:39) Inquisition Established in Spain (A.D.1480),by William H. Rule (42:06) Inquisition Established in Spain (A.D.1480), by James Balmes (22:15) Murder of the Princes in the Tower (A.D.1483), by James Gairdner (27:11) Conquest of Granada (A.D.1490), by Washington Irving, part 1 (37:06) Conquest of Granada (A.D.1490), by Washington Irving, part 2 (33:15) Columbus Discovers America (A.D.1492), by Christopher Columbus (29:13) Columbus Discovers America (A.D.1492), by Ferdinand Columbus (46:00) Conspiracy, Rebellion, and Execution of Perkin Warbeck (A.D.1492), by Francis Bacon (40:05) Savonarola's Reforms and Death, The French Invade Italy (A.D.1494), by Pasquale Villari (33:13) Savonarola's Reforms and Death, The French Invade Italy (A.D.1494), by Jean C.L. Sismondi (11:45) Discovery of the Mainland of North America by the Cabots (A.D.1497), by Samuel Edward Dawso (41:30) The Sea Route to India Vasco da Gama Sails around Africa (A.D.1498), by Gaspar Correa, part 1 (32:09) The Sea Route to India Vasco da Gama Sails around Africa (A.D.1498), by Gaspar Correa, part 2 (36:59) Columbus Discovers South America (A.D.1498), by Clements Robert Markham (36:16) Establishment of Swiss Independence (A.D.1499), by Heinrich Zschokke (19:08) Amerigo Vespucci in America (A.D.1499), by Amerigo Vespucci (36:36) Rise and Fall of the Borgias (A.D.1502), by Niccolo Machiavelli (26:56) Painting of the Sistine Chapel (A.D.1508) The Splendor of Renaissance Art under Michelangelo, by Charles Clement (31:53) Balboa Discovers the Pacific (A.D.1513), by Manuel Jose Quintana (25:15)
