@@Jeremyramone Rex Warner was the translator, so I'm pretty sure that I was wrong about him being the narrator. But I NEED to know the name of the guy with the unbelievably good voice who narrated this, Caesars Commentaries and (thanks for telling me) Churchill's WWII series. I'm going to find that and listen to it.
@@paulleverton9569 Charlton Griffin is his name, and he is bloody brilliant! I especially love his rendition of Roman and Greek historians like Tacitus, Dio, Suetonius, Caesar, Sallust, Arrian (Anabasis of Alexander).... he also narrated some modern history books and memoirs like "Storm of Steel" !
0:24 - Chapter 1: The Dying Empire 54:08 - Chapter 2: The Rising Sultanate 1:59:57 - Chapter 3: The Emperor and The Sultan 2:28:24 - Chapter 4: The Price of Western Aid 2:59:08 - Chapter 5: Preparations for the Siege 3:29:50 - Chapter 6: The Siege Begins 3:57:59 - Chapter 7: The Loss of the Golden Horn 4:24:42 - Chapter 8: Fading Hope 4:49:50 - Chapter 9: The Last Days of Byzantium 5:13:00 - Chapter 10: The Fall of Constantinople 5:40:35 - Chapter 11: The Fate of the Vanquished 6:17:43 - Chapter 12: Europe and the Conqueror 7:08:29 - Chapter 13: The Survivors
Can you come around mine and sort my books out? I got comics and postcards that need indexing aswell. Iv got a feeling your the type to sweat knowing is a great big mess. Not even in chronological order ... The quest is waiting...
I regularly come back to this video, regularity listen to its' last 10 minutes, regularly feel a knot in my throat, regularly i do remember. Love from italy.
Thanks for the upload. A wonderful and sonorous narration of a great book. Does anyone know if there is an audiobook version of Steven Runciman's 'A History of the Crusades' out there?
"A wonderful and sonorous narration" Agreed. I'm 99% certain the same guy narrated CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES as translated by Rex Warner. ANYONE KNOW HIS NAME?
The channel "real crusades history" has a great episode about this... Goes into a lot more detail about the day to day occurrences during the siege.. Makes it much more interesting. This is more of an overview.
@@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 No. The name is brand new to me. But I'll see what I can find out about him. I think this same narrator did the version of Caesars Commentaries translated by Rex Warner (also available on YT).
reader seems drunk and disinterested... in a fun way... like orson welles doing the paul masson commercial but only half as much alcohol........ it is a california champagne hahha
Baaaaaaaah the French champagne. I think the bizarre transatlantic accent is what makes you think of Orson Welles. I had no idea anybody still spoke like this.
Id prefer to read a book by him than one by you. What books have you written? Why do you think he is a bad author? Give me afew examples if you can please?
@@jackiep6704 Sure, the one-sided nature of his perspective on the (particularly) first Crusade, and its motivation, almost singularly utilising the Alexiad is symptomatic of his Byzantophilia. This, in itself, would not be so damaging if it was not for the popularity his works accrued, which have taken more than a generation to correct by dedicated academics, with majority of Historians focused on the crusades now understanding those events like unto Jonathan Riley-Smith, who had to spend almost his whole academic life 'setting the record straight. Despite scholars now having come around from Runciman's perspective, his works have had far reaching consequences in popular history: as the Germans say "Falsehoods have long legs". My words were a bit harsh regarding him, I find the impact of his works to be the primary issue, as well as his attempt to create 'Big History' like unto a Gibbons. For my own works, I must admit that I have not had my research widely promulgated, though I do intend to finish my degrees and publish a book I am working on, focalised on a micro-historical concern, regarding a particularly famous Mediaeval murder trial. If you would like, when it is done, I can send you a digital copy. Have a good day!
Only way Islam got a foothold into Europe proper was because Europeans did not unite together then ,even being all Christians, to stand united in a front against the Turks. Christian greed enabled an Islamic victory and the fall of Constantinople .
no thats charlton griffin, hes like the master of ancient greco-roman audiobooks! ive listened to literally hundreds of hours ( if bot thousands) of his audiobooks- ie: herodotus, plutarch, cassius dio, xenophon, edward gibbon, thicidydides- tacitus etc...this guy is great! especially since a lot of the audiobooks readers are awful. this isnt recorded that well on youtube- check out a more recent audiobooks on itune and its a awesome listen, especially with some physcedwlics- travel in time dawg!
Came here from Empire podcast Episode23
same here
Me too! @@robertburns6579
That's a transatlantic accent you could sharpen an axe on
Yup 😊👍🏽
Same 🙂🙂🙂
Anita Anand brought me here.
likewise
Never enough of uploads like this. Many thanks
The narrator captured the rhythms and poetry of the book, which was special.
Is it Rex Warner? The same narrator of Caesars Commentaries.
@@paulleverton9569not sure bur he did churchill s ww2 series, in the voice of churchill!
Its really great.
@@Jeremyramone Rex Warner was the translator, so I'm pretty sure that I was wrong about him being the narrator. But I NEED to know the name of the guy with the unbelievably good voice who narrated this, Caesars Commentaries and (thanks for telling me) Churchill's WWII series. I'm going to find that and listen to it.
@@paulleverton9569
Charlton Griffin is his name, and he is bloody brilliant! I especially love his rendition of Roman and Greek historians like Tacitus, Dio, Suetonius, Caesar, Sallust, Arrian (Anabasis of Alexander).... he also narrated some modern history books and memoirs like "Storm of Steel" !
@@Danko_Sekulic Thank you. I've been trying to learn this for ages.
0:24 - Chapter 1: The Dying Empire
54:08 - Chapter 2: The Rising Sultanate
1:59:57 - Chapter 3: The Emperor and The Sultan
2:28:24 - Chapter 4: The Price of Western Aid
2:59:08 - Chapter 5: Preparations for the Siege
3:29:50 - Chapter 6: The Siege Begins
3:57:59 - Chapter 7: The Loss of the Golden Horn
4:24:42 - Chapter 8: Fading Hope
4:49:50 - Chapter 9: The Last Days of Byzantium
5:13:00 - Chapter 10: The Fall of Constantinople
5:40:35 - Chapter 11: The Fate of the Vanquished
6:17:43 - Chapter 12: Europe and the Conqueror
7:08:29 - Chapter 13: The Survivors
Thanks a lot!
Can you come around mine and sort my books out? I got comics and postcards that need indexing aswell. Iv got a feeling your the type to sweat knowing is a great big mess. Not even in chronological order ... The quest is waiting...
I could not remember the name of an elequently and clearly written book I read in High School (40 years ago), THIS WAS IT!!! Thank you!
Thanks 🎉😊
Thousand thanks for the upload!
Cheers for the upload, been looking for it!
Excellent reading
This same narrator recorded C.V. Wedgewoods The Thirty Years War for those that liked his work.
6:57 (approx) How the former leaders were treated after the fighting stopped and the new leaders gained absolute power.
Native English speaker here. But still I feel like Im in need of a dictionary to follow along with this some times
I regularly come back to this video, regularity listen to its' last 10 minutes, regularly feel a knot in my throat,
regularly i do remember.
Love from italy.
Thanks for the upload. A wonderful and sonorous narration of a great book. Does anyone know if there is an audiobook version of Steven Runciman's 'A History of the Crusades' out there?
"A wonderful and sonorous narration" Agreed. I'm 99% certain the same guy narrated CAESAR'S COMMENTARIES as translated by Rex Warner.
ANYONE KNOW HIS NAME?
I found one on here narrated by a computer so horribly you couldn't stand the listening
Hi Anita and William Dalrymple
Thank you very much indeed!
Great upload thanks!
Wonderful. Evocative. Thank you.
Great upload really enjoyed the narration. Many thanks
Very Interesting audio book ❤
Interesting book, well read. Thank you!
What a voice!
The channel "real crusades history" has a great episode about this... Goes into a lot more detail about the day to day occurrences during the siege.. Makes it much more interesting. This is more of an overview.
Overviews are helpful for me. I love RCH.
Where on earth do you find a narrator with a 1940s Transatlantic accent. Not a criticism, it's awesome.
It's an English accent.
@@janegardener1662 I'm English. No it's not.
Another visitor via Anita Anand
Opening music had me thinking about the exorcist.
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Whos the narrator? He's fantastic
Name is Charlton Griffin
What can I say as a Greek after listening to this unique book? Thank you.
I wish you guys were still in Constantinople! ❤️
WHO NARRATED THIS?
Surely he was an actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company, or well known in the theater?
Charlton Griffin it sounds like, remember him from school
@@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217 No. The name is brand new to me. But I'll see what I can find out about him.
I think this same narrator did the version of Caesars Commentaries translated by Rex Warner (also available on YT).
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I too came here from Empire episode 24
Which of the 3 is this - or is it an abridged version? Edit: oh, I get it now, this entirely separate to the three volumes on Crusades.
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Is the reader also the voice for the game Darkest Dungeon?
I tried Everand, Audible & Kindle - desperate to pay someone, anyone - and then as an afterthought tried RUclips with great pessimism!
really, this sultan was gay?? wao......... btw- best fall of Byzantium I have read yet!! thank you.
He had a harem of young boys.
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Garcia Anthony Perez Linda Hall Ruth
Makes me want to raise an army & take Constantinople back.
Hhhh
Pff. Europe is being invaded now.
Robinson Mary Anderson Donna Martin Eric
Your reading style needlessly gives off irony. And lots of it.
You think the uploader is the narrator, that's so cute, I bet you still believe in Santa and the Tooth Fairy too.
The narrator is Charlton Griffin.
@@Oscuros Anita Anand off of Empire Podcast was labouring under the same misapprehension.
Harris Cynthia Hall Scott Gonzalez Margaret
reader seems drunk and disinterested... in a fun way... like orson welles doing the paul masson commercial but only half as much alcohol........ it is a california champagne hahha
Baaaaaaaah the French champagne. I think the bizarre transatlantic accent is what makes you think of Orson Welles. I had no idea anybody still spoke like this.
Great book, strange accent. Sounds put on.
Terrible reading by a guy putting on a fake english accent
A terrible author!
Id prefer to read a book by him than one by you. What books have you written?
Why do you think he is a bad author? Give me afew examples if you can please?
@@jackiep6704 Sure, the one-sided nature of his perspective on the (particularly) first Crusade, and its motivation, almost singularly utilising the Alexiad is symptomatic of his Byzantophilia. This, in itself, would not be so damaging if it was not for the popularity his works accrued, which have taken more than a generation to correct by dedicated academics, with majority of Historians focused on the crusades now understanding those events like unto Jonathan Riley-Smith, who had to spend almost his whole academic life 'setting the record straight. Despite scholars now having come around from Runciman's perspective, his works have had far reaching consequences in popular history: as the Germans say "Falsehoods have long legs". My words were a bit harsh regarding him, I find the impact of his works to be the primary issue, as well as his attempt to create 'Big History' like unto a Gibbons.
For my own works, I must admit that I have not had my research widely promulgated, though I do intend to finish my degrees and publish a book I am working on, focalised on a micro-historical concern, regarding a particularly famous Mediaeval murder trial. If you would like, when it is done, I can send you a digital copy.
Have a good day!
the most beloved victory in the history of warfare
Only way Islam got a foothold into Europe proper was because Europeans did not unite together then ,even being all Christians, to stand united in a front against the Turks. Christian greed enabled an Islamic victory and the fall of Constantinople .
Just when that overbearing music ceased, an even more overbearing narrator is damn near choking on that mic he's making love to.
The narrator is Charlton Griffin. He does get wearisome.
Reader’s voice was annoying.
The reader is not a native English speaker; either Northern Europe or South African
no thats charlton griffin, hes like the master of ancient greco-roman audiobooks! ive listened to literally hundreds of hours ( if bot thousands) of his audiobooks- ie: herodotus, plutarch, cassius dio, xenophon, edward gibbon, thicidydides- tacitus etc...this guy is great! especially since a lot of the audiobooks readers are awful. this isnt recorded that well on youtube- check out a more recent audiobooks on itune and its a awesome listen, especially with some physcedwlics- travel in time dawg!
not even close to annoying
try listening to a few 'librivox' audiobooks
and you will be thinking this one is amazing
@@heyitMeMcFlyunfortunately Completely agree.
5:46:05