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A History of Britain, Volume 3

The Fate of Empire, 1776 - 2000

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A History of Britain, Volume 3

By: Simon Schama
Narrated by: Timothy West
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About this listen

 Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic. In The Fate of Empire, Schama illuminates the period of British history from 1770-2000 through a variety of historical themes, including the advance of technology and industry, women's increasing role in society and the burgeoning British Empire, and key British characters such as Wordsworth, Burke, Queen Victoria, Churchill, and George Orwell. Lesser-known lives are also illuminated, such as Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman doctor; 'Mother' Mary Seacole, the forgotten Caribbean nurse and heroine of the Crimea War; and Dadabhai Naoroji, who, in 1890, became the first Asian MP.©2014 Audible, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Europe Great Britain England War Imperialism

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All is good, except for the fact that there are no gaps between chapters. Tiles for the chapters would come in handy too.

PLEASE ADD GAPS BETWEEN CHAPTERS

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All the books are awesome and well worth the read. Start at the start and enjoy the ride

Breathtaking

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Overall the 3 version history was OK. Patchy coverage in some eras and concentrating on minor events and almost ignoring some far more important people and events. Taken as a whole should also be read/listened to with other histories to enable you to arrive at a more comprehensive and balanced view.

Patchy coverage.

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Very informative & well written.
Narration very good as usual.
We’ll worth my time listening & a great last installment of the series.

Great listen

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Fantastic work, excellntly presented, an Audible classic. i would highly recomond this to anyone studying history or even simply looking to hear a good story which this is full of.

schama master class

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I loved all 3 volumee of Scharma’s history. Timothy West read beautifully and the deprivation seemed balance on honest: We should make compulsory reading for all Brits.

A brilliant read

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Very well written, and kept me engaged fully in the history and characters that that have influenced our country over centuries

Excellent

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Peerless writing, brilliantly performed by Timothy West. I do wish the years after 1945 had been covered a little more extensively - even another 30 minutes write have done!

Peerless writing, brilliantly performed

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Not withstanding the other great books, I enjoyed this one more than the other two in Simon Schama's trilogy on British history. This may, in part be the familiarity with the times and the material. Non the less, it was most informative and enjoyable. In short, I thoroughly recommend it book as a vehicle for sorting many of the grey areas in modern British history.

Extremely interesting and well written

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I enjoyed Simon Schama's take on this period. I will need to hear it several more time though to take it all in.

Good listening, but a lot to take in!

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