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Rome
- By: Robert Hughes
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Overall35
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Performance28
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For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering...
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Superb, informative and expertly read by David Timson
- By Dorothy Morrissey on 12-01-22
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Rome
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 22-12-11
- 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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Overall134
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Performance114
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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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All the Wide Border
- Wales, England and the Places Between
- By: Mike Parker
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline. There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; on the other England...
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Politically motivated and condescending
- By Ben Llewellyn on 18-09-24
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All the Wide Border
- Wales, England and the Places Between
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-03-23
- Language: English
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
- By: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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The six wives of Henry VIII have become defined in a popular sense not so much by their lives as by the way these lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty characters. They may have been victims of Henry's obsession with a male heir, but they displayed considerable strength and intelligence at a time when their sex supposedly possessed little of either. Inevitably there was great rivalry and jealously between them. The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling.
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Enthralling & so informative
- By Chris on 25-02-26
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Six Wives of Henry VIII
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 16-09-24
- Language: English
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Roman Britain
- A New History: Revised Edition
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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The author first outlines events from the Iron Age period immediately preceding the conquest in AD 43 to the emperor Honorius's advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves. He then tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military in the province, religion, commerce, technology, and daily life. For this revised edition, the text and bibliography have been updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in recent years.
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Great insight
- By Mrs Carol Anne Smith on 07-12-25
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Roman Britain
- A New History: Revised Edition
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 28-01-25
- Language: English
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Boudica
- Queen of the Iceni (Women of War, Book 1)
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Ailish Jeffers
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Boudica, Queen of the Iceni is a name that many have heard in passing. Thrown into horrific circumstances at the hands of the Romans, we trace the steps of Boudica as she stands up to an empire and ultimately lays down her life for revenge and freedom. Delve into the captivating story of one of history's most iconic warrior queens, Boudica, as she rises against the Roman Empire to defend her people, the Iceni. This short and concise book offers a compelling glimpse into the remarkable life of a fearless leader who defied the norms of her time.
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Boudica
- Queen of the Iceni (Women of War, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Ailish Jeffers
- Series: Women of War, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-08-23
- Language: English
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The Secret Royals
- Spying and the Crown
- By: Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 23 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance23
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For the first time, The Secret Royals uncovers the remarkable relationship between the royal family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess Diana. In an enthralling narrative, Richard J. Aldrich and Rory Cormac show how the British secret services grew out of persistent attempts to assassinate Victoria and then operated on a private and informal basis, drawing on close personal relationships between senior spies, the aristocracy and the monarchy.
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A good read.
- By professor robin matthews on 02-02-22
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The Secret Royals
- Spying and the Crown
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 23 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 23-12-21
- Language: English
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The Histories
- Penguin Classics
- By: Herodotus, Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Frank Laverty
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance45
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The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the fifth century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world.
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Irish reader a stroke of genius!
- By Dennis Sommers on 12-09-21
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The Histories
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Frank Laverty
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 15-07-21
- Language: English
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Turning Points
- Crisis and Change in Modern Britain, from 1945 to Truss
- By: Steve Richards
- Narrated by: Steve Richards
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance52
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The Times Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics from Steve Richards, broadcaster, journalist, and author of The Prime Ministers We Never Had. Every few weeks in British politics, a columnist will reach for the word...
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Fantastic analysis
- By Birchie on 17-11-23
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Turning Points
- Crisis and Change in Modern Britain, from 1945 to Truss
- Narrated by: Steve Richards
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 21-09-23
- Language: English
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Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall113
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Performance95
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Story96
In the spring of 1839, Britain invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Nearly 20,000 British and East India Company troops poured through the high mountain passes and re-established on the throne Shah Shuja ul-Mulk. On the way in, the British faced little resistance. But after two years of occupation, the Afghan people rose in answer to the call for jihad and the country exploded into violent rebellion. The First Anglo-Afghan War ended in Britain's greatest military humiliation of the 19th century.
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Excellent and Well Researched
- By A. J. Taylor on 12-05-21
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Return of a King
- The Battle for Afghanistan
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 31-03-21
- Language: English
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Entering Hekate's Cave
- The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness
- By: Cyndi Brannen
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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To the ancients, the goddess Hekate symbolized the inner journey back to the soul. Indeed, ancient philosophers identified her as Anima Mundi, the "soul of the world." As such, she connects many archetypes associated with the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. From her role as protector of roadways to her power as the bringer of death, she offers us keys for healing. Incorporating her personal experiences with those of her students, Cyndi Brannen weaves a supporting circle around the listener as they start their path towards soulful living, culminating in rebirth.
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A Disappointing Finish
- By Anna on 25-07-25
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Entering Hekate's Cave
- The Journey Through Darkness to Wholeness
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-01-23
- Language: English
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The Palace
- From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court
- By: Gareth Russell
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance33
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'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts’ PHILIPPA GREGORY For centuries, Hampton Court has been a place of power...
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5*
- By Anonymous on 24-10-23
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The Palace
- From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 17-08-23
- Language: English
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Weimar Germany
- Death of a Democracy
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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'Sebestyen reminds us once again why he is one of the best historians writing today' ANDREW ROBERTS, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny In the years after the First World War, Berlin was - as Vladimir Nabokov described it - a place 'of dangerous glamour and worldliness, of tawdry cynicism...
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Weimar Germany
- Death of a Democracy
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 12 hrs
- Release date: 30-04-26
- Language: English
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Hoax
- Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
- By: Madeleine Pelling
- Narrated by: Madeleine Pelling
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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'Scintillating ... a thrill ride through the filthy streets and dank rooms of Georgian England where the lies and deceptions that fooled a nation were born' Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five Here lies Fanny Lynes, whose whispers from beyond the grave set London alight with scandal. Here...
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Hoax
- Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment
- Narrated by: Madeleine Pelling
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-05-26
- Language: English
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Into the Reich
- The Red Army’s advance to the Oder in 1945
- By: Prit Buttar
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 1945, the Red Army launched a powerful offensive across the Vistula River to drive the Wehrmacht out of Poland, with the intention of securing a start line for an operation that would ultimately result in the capture of Berlin and the end of the war. But, as Prit Buttar expertly reveals, there were other issues at play. Stalin was determined to push the boundaries of the Soviet Union further west, restoring land lost by the tsars and securing vast industrial and mineral wealth.
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Seminal
- By Anonymous on 24-09-25
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Into the Reich
- The Red Army’s advance to the Oder in 1945
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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The Savage Storm
- The Heroic True Story of One of the Least told Campaigns of WW2
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall242
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Performance221
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Brought to you by Penguin. This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and bestselling historians From the bestselling author of Brothers in Arms comes the story of the most pivotal Allies...
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Very poorly narrated
- By Gary Mennell on 22-11-23
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The Savage Storm
- The Heroic True Story of One of the Least told Campaigns of WW2
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 21-09-23
- Language: English
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The End
- Hitler's Germany, 1944-45
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall398
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Performance336
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The unabridged, downloadable audiobook of Ian Kershaw's The End, a searing account of the last days of the Nazi Regime and the downfall of a nation. Read by David Timson. The last months of the Second World War were a nightmarish time to be alive. Unimaginable levels of violence destroyed entire...
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The End of Hitler
- By Dr.Stuart on 01-02-14
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The End
- Hitler's Germany, 1944-45
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-06-12
- Language: English
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The Bad Popes
- By: E.R. Chamberlin
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance100
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The papal tiara has been worn by a number of infamous men through the course of its history. Some have been accused of murder, many have had mistresses, while others sold positions in the church to their followers or gave land and wealth to their illegitimate children. E. R. Chamberlin examines the lives of eight of the most controversial popes, from the reign of Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor exhumed, put on trial and thrown in the Tiber, in the ninth century, through to Pope Clement VII, whose failed international policy led to the Sack of Rome in 1527.
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Absolutely fascinating
- By Paul Hennigan on 27-02-23
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The Bad Popes
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 24-11-20
- Language: English
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Selections from the Prison Notebooks of Antonio Gramsci
- By: Antonio Gramsci
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Prison Notebooks were a series of essays written by the Italian neo-Marxist Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci was imprisoned by the Italian Fascist regime in 1926, and the notebooks were written between 1929 and 1935, when Gramsci was released from prison on grounds of ill-health. He died in April...
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Selections from the Prison Notebooks of Antonio Gramsci
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 30-04-26
- Language: English
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Oliver Cromwell
- Commander in Chief
- By: Ronald Hutton
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
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In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the center of events. In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell's career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power.
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Excellent But!
- By Mr J Coates on 19-08-25
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Oliver Cromwell
- Commander in Chief
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-02-25
- Language: English
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