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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Brief Histories
- By: Geoffrey Hindley
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance196
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Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today.
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Hard work. But...not bad.
- By Eljay on 16-10-15
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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-02-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485
- Brief Histories
- By: Nicholas Vincent
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall435
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Performance373
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Story370
From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and became a nation. The first volume in the stunning four-volume Brief History of Britain series. From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Bosworth Field, Nicholas Vincent tells the story of how Britain was born. When William, Duke of Normandy, killed King Harold and seized the throne of England, England’s language, culture, politics, and law were transformed.
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Best introduction to medieval history
- By Anonymous on 08-04-13
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A Brief History of Britain 1066-1485
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 07-01-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851
- Brief Histories
- By: William Gibson
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall123
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Performance101
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Story102
In 1660 England emerged from the devastations of the Civil Wars and restored the king, Charles II, to the throne. Over the next 190 years Britain would establish itself as the leading nation in the world - the centre of burgeoning Empire, at the forefront of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. However, radical change also brought with it anxiety and violence. America is lost in the War of Independence and calls for revolution at home are never far from the surface of everyday life.
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Too much irrelevant detail
- By Annika on 24-08-13
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A Brief History of Britain 1660 - 1851
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-02-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660
- Brief Histories
- By: Ronald Hutton
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall188
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Performance155
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Story151
From the death of Richard III on Bosworth Field in 1485 to the execution of Charles I, after the Civil Wars of 1642-48, England was transformed by two Dynasties. Firstly the Tudors, who won the crown on the battlefield and changed both the nature of kingship but also the nation itself. England became a Protestant nation and began to establishment itself as a trading power; facing down impossible odds it defeated its enemies on land and sea.
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Excellent history of England
- By Patrick on 19-10-14
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A Brief History of Britain 1485-1660
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 07-01-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of British Kings and Queens
- Brief Histories
- By: Mike Ashley
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance155
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Story151
Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light.This edition includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-
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Jam packed full.
- By Teresa Cooper on 12-05-15
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A Brief History of British Kings and Queens
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 28-02-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses
- Brief Histories
- By: Desmond Seward
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance47
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Story47
During the 15th century England was split in a bloody conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster over who should claim the crown. The civil wars consumed the whole nation in a series of battles that eventually saw the Tudor dynasty take power. In A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses, Desmond Seward tells the story of this complex and dangerous period of history through the lives of five men and women who experienced the conflict firsthand.
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Almost unintelligable as an audio book
- By Michydog on 26-03-14
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A Brief History of the Wars of the Roses
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 07-03-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- By: Peter Berresford Ellis
- Narrated by: Christopher Oxford
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance53
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Story53
For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society.
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A full account of today's knowledge of the Celts
- By petitbilbo on 03-09-15
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A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Christopher Oxford
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 18-02-14
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Brief Lives of the English Monarchs
- Brief Histories
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance23
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Often the colourful kings and queens of England seem like mere caricature, while less familiar rulers like William IV or Henry VI have faded into the shadows of history. Carolly Erickson's sensitive and revealing portrayals bring new life to the big names, and light up some of our most neglected but intriguing royals. Here is the puny Charles I, nervous, tense and socially awkward, the frail slight Richard II, melancholic and sad, and the homosexual James I with his handsome favourites.
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Very Interesting
- By Ellie on 23-11-15
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A Brief History of Brief Lives of the English Monarchs
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 07-03-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Roman Britain
- Brief Histories
- By: Joan P. Alcock
- Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance59
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Story58
In 55 B.C. Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until A.D. 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. For the next 400 years the island would be transformed. Within that period would see the rise of Londinium, almost immediately burnt to the ground in A.D. 60 by Boudicca; Hadrian's Wall, which was constructed in A.D. 112 to keep the northern tribes at bay, as well as the birth of the Emperor Constantine in third century York.
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An exercise in tedium
- By Gus Honeybun on 30-12-13
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A Brief History of Roman Britain
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 28-01-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages
- Brief Histories
- By: Martyn Whittock
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall135
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Performance115
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Story114
A fascinating new portrait of Medieval Britain that brings together the everyday and the extraordinary. Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. Thus we glimpse 11th century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the urban elite.
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christopher Hibbert...he ain't!!
- By Charles Palmer on 27-08-17
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A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 08-01-13
- Language: English
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English History Made Brief, Irreverent, and Pleasurable
- By: Lacey Baldwin Smith
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall381
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Performance340
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Story339
Here at last is a history of England that is designed to entertain as well as inform and that will delight the armchair traveler, the tourist, or just about anyone interested in history. No people have engendered quite so much acclaim or earned so much censure as the English: extolled as the Athenians of modern times, yet hammered for their self-satisfaction and hypocrisy. But their history has been a spectacular one.
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Brilliantly Irreverent
- By Jim Houlihan on 20-05-23
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English History Made Brief, Irreverent, and Pleasurable
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 21-02-17
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Britain 1851 to 2010
- Brief Histories
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance39
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In 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park. It was the high water mark of English achievement - the nation at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, at the heart of a burgeoning Empire, with a queen who would reign for another 50 years. In the following 150 years, the fate of the nation has faced turmoil and transformation. But it is too simple to talk of decline? Has Great Britain sacrificed its identity in order to stay part of the present world order?
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Infuriating dates and conversions
- By Bryan on 21-05-13
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A Brief History of Britain 1851 to 2010
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-02-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of King Arthur
- Brief Histories
- By: Mike Ashley
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance29
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Who was the real King Arthur? What do the historical documents tell us about the Knight of the Round Temple? It is just a chivalric fantasy? The story of Arthur has been handed down to us by medieval poets and legends - but what if he actually existed and was in fact a great king in the early years of Britain's story? Mike Ashley visits the source material and uncovers unexpected new insights into the legend: There is clear evidence that the Arthurian legends arose from the exploits of not just one man, but at least three originating in Wales, Scotland, and Brittany.
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an interesting book, but maybe not what you think
- By J. Armstrong on 24-09-14
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A Brief History of King Arthur
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 07-02-13
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Robin Hood: The True History Behind the Legend
- Brief Histories
- By: Nigel Cawthowne
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Overall13
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Performance7
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Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood Forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers, listeners, and viewers; but where does the myth come from? The story appeared out of the legend of the Green man, but found its location during the reign of Richard I, the Lionheart, who was away from England fighting in the crusades. In his absence, his brother John laid waste to the country. But does this tell the full story?
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Very interesting
- By steve on 22-05-13
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A Brief History of Robin Hood: The True History Behind the Legend
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 21-12-12
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Fighting Ships
- Brief Histories
- By: David Davies
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance23
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This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic Wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the ship of the line - the deadly battleships that played such a vital role in the battles. The author describes the ships' construction and armaments, the daily life of the men who served, and the problems faced by commanders of the time in battles that include the Glorious First of June, the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar.
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Birds eye view of a man of war
- By Alan on 05-04-16
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A Brief History of Fighting Ships
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-02-13
- Language: English
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The Scapegoat
- The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham
- By: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
- Length: 25 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance46
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*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024 ‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024...
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an excellent cultural history!
- By Rachel Redford on 14-11-24
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The Scapegoat
- The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham
- Length: 25 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
- By: Michael Paterson
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall124
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Performance107
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The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger than we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own. It was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways.
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Nevertheless.......
- By Jim Barrett on 29-11-15
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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 21-12-12
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the British Army
- By: Major Jock Haswell
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Overall22
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Performance22
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The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken disorder. It involves many of the most vital preoccupations in the history of the island - the struggle against continental domination by a single power, the battle for empire - and a cast of remarkable characters: Marlborough, Wellington and Montgomery among them.
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A Brief History of the British Army
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 15-09-16
- Language: English
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Brief Lives
- By: W. F. Deedes
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance3
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In this eclectic selection of biographical sketches Bill Deedes remembers some of the key figures of the twentieth century. Political heavyweights such as Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Anthony Eden are reassessed and reevalued, while record breakers such as Sir Edmund Hillary and Roger...
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Brief Lives
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 06-09-18
- Language: English
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A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects
- By: Sally Coulthard
- Narrated by: Deborah Balm
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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A Waterstones Best Book of 2024: Nature Writing The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts 'A really lovely, fascinating book. I dived straight into this clever, joyous, celebration of nature, history, and – of course – the countryside.' Charles Spencer, author of...
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The love of Local History
- By Robert Brevitt on 06-02-25
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A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects
- Narrated by: Deborah Balm
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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