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Despots: Bloodthirsty Conquerors and Dictators Who Pillaged and Murdered
Written by Kelly Mass
Narrated by Chris Newman and Doug Greene
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This bundle covers the most heinous crimes and dictator methods in human history, performed by despots and tyrants. The people that will be discussed are these:
Torquemada
Robespierre
Francisco Pizarro
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alexander the Great
Vlad the Impaler
Suleiman the Magnificent
Learn more about how they achieved power, how they kept it, how they abused it, and how they died.
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