Resultados Editorial "Captivating History" en Historia

The Italians were defeated at Adwa in 1898. But by 1935, they were playing for keeps. Learn more about the devastating Italian invasion of Ethiopia. Although the Ethiopians had beaten the Italians at their own game in the 1898 Battle of Adwa, when Italian armored divisions began pouring out of Italian-controlled Eritrea in 1935, the situation seemed almost impossible to overcome.

La Roma imperial vio surgir emperadores tanto buenos como malos. ¿Cuánto sabe realmente sobre sus vidas? Todavía hoy sentimos la influencia de la Roma imperial. Al fin y al cabo, la Roma imperial fue uno de los primeros «crisoles» de culturas. Los romanos tomaron lo que funcionaba y desecharon lo que no funcionaba, demostrando que era posible tener un gobierno estable y centralizado en un área extremadamente extensa.

La historia de Finlandia es un tema interesante lleno de conceptos erróneos. ¿Le sorprendería saber que los finlandeses, en su mayoría, no eran vikingos? ¿O que Finlandia no forma parte de Escandinavia? Los finlandeses ni siquiera están emparentados con sus vecinos más cercanos: Suecia, Noruega y Dinamarca.

Did you know that Shah Jahan once planned to build another Taj Mahal in his empire? Ancient sources contradict each other, which can be confusing at times. But that is about to change. With this all-new history book, you can easily explore the gripping events that led to the construction of the Seven Wonders of the New World.

You probably have heard of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. But how much do you really know about it? The ancient world was home to some of the greatest civilizations in history. The Egyptians, the Greeks, the Babylonians, and others wanted to leave their mark on history so others would remember their greatness. Most people can list a few of the wonders of the top of their head. But few know that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon might never have existed or that the remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus were used by the Knights Hospitaller.

In contrast to their Danish and Norwegian cousins, Swedish Vikings traveled east rather than west in search of riches, land, and power. The extensive river systems of Russia provided economic and military “super-highways” to the adventurers from the north, who journeyed down them all the way to the Black Sea and Constantinople in search of fame and riches.

El Imperio romano alcanzó su apogeo en los dos primeros siglos tras la caída de la República romana, expandiendo su territorio y ampliando su influencia mucho más allá de las fronteras de Europa. Durante esa época se alcanzó una especie de paz global, que los historiadores denominan la Pax Romana. ¿Sué es exactamente la Pax Romana y cómo se profundiza en este enorme tema en constante expansión?

This audiobook is about the Banana Wars that lasted from the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 until Franklin Roosevelt’s Good Neighbor Policy of 1934. When you listen to this story, you’ll learn how and why the US marines invaded Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. You’ll also learn how the US Marines occupied and ruled Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic for years.

The land of Peru is one that, for many, seems far away and distant. Even for those living relatively nearby geographically, Peru can seem just out of reach. After all, Peru is situated high in the Andes on the western coast of South America. Those who dare to live at this high of an elevation have learned to live on their own terms.

Do you know the WHOLE story about the Louisiana Purchase? From the first Europeans and Native Americans to its purchase from France and first explorations? Some people thought it cost too much and was too much land, while others saw it as the future of the United States. Who was right? Did France even have the right to sell the Louisiana Territory to the US? How did the Louisiana Territory go from being a vast wilderness to the central states? How did things end up the way they are today?

When most people think about the Middle Ages, they think about Europe. Images of knights, jousting, and even Christianity, seem ingrained in our understanding of the medieval era. However, the Middle Ages stretched far beyond Europe, which was struggling to rebuild after the fall of the Roman Empire. Europe may have fumbled along for about a thousand years, but Africa became a powerhouse of trade and wealth.

Von ihren bescheidenen Anfängen im Nahen Osten hat sich die christliche Kirche zu einer der wichtigsten sozialen Institutionen der Welt entwickelt. Sie begann mit einer Handvoll von Anhängern Jesu Christi, und heute gibt es etwa 2,5 Milliarden Christen. Das Wachstum der christlichen Kirche ist eines der bemerkenswertesten Ereignisse in der Geschichte der Menschheit.

Die meisten von uns kennen wahrscheinlich die Geschichte, die von dem deutschen Mönch Martin Luther handelt und davon, wie er seine fünfundneunzig Thesen an die Tür einer Kirche nagelte. Bei diesen fünfundneunzig Thesen handelte es sich im Wesentlichen um fünfundneunzig Beschwerden gegen die Lehren der katholischen Kirche. Damals war die katholische Kirche die wichtigste religiöse Führungsinstanz.

Revoluciones, reformas y el Renacimiento: hicieron falta muchos movimientos para convertir la Europa medieval en lo que conocemos hoy. Las aportaciones europeas al arte, la literatura, la ciencia, la cultura, la religión y la tecnología dieron forma al mundo.

Two manuscripts in one audiobook: The Viking Age for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the Vikings, Their Raids, and Everyday Life and Anglo-Saxons for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the People of Early Medieval England and Their Battles Against the Vikings.

La gente de todo el mundo está fascinada con la realeza. Y la propia reina Victoria, a pesar de llevar más de 120 años desaparecida, nos sigue hechizando al considerar su vida y su legado. Llegó al poder en una época de grandes cambios. Se estaban produciendo cambios tecnológicos en forma de nuevos inventos y una rápida industrialización, así como los grandes cambios políticos que se estaban produciendo en el gobierno.

Listen to the stories, histories, and legends of medieval knights and the groups to which they belonged. Some are more well known than others, although all of them played a role in history.

Do you know the whole story of the House of Borgia—from their rise from obscurity to the highest echelons of European society? The family produced two popes and a saint, but they are more known for stories of murder, debauchery, and incest. What is accurate, and what is just slander? Were the Borgias worse than any other powerful family of the time? Was Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, a monster? Was his son Cesare a psychopath? Was his daughter Lucrezia a murderous temptress?

Argentina tiene una historia larga y compleja. Durante cientos de años, Argentina estuvo habitada por grupos de cazadores-recolectores. En su mayor parte, estos grupos de personas se llevaban bien entre sí. Con el tiempo, el Imperio inca ascendió y se apoderó de las comunidades argentinas una por una. Los españoles llegaron unos veinte años después, trayendo una nueva ola de invasión a los habitantes nativos. El pueblo argentino no declararía su independencia hasta 1816, y después se enfrentó a una guerra civil tras otra.

La guerra mexicano-estadounidense fue un breve conflicto bélico entre Estados Unidos y México en el siglo XIX que desempeñó un papel crucial en la configuración del paisaje del continente y tuvo un efecto duradero en ambos países. Sin embargo, ¿por qué la gente suele ignorar esta guerra?