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His Majesty's Airship
- The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) tale of the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship....
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O, The Humanity
- By Glenn G Poole II on 06-11-23
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His Majesty's Airship
- The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 05-02-23
- Language: English
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From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) tale of the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship....
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Lancaster
- The Second World War’s Greatest Bomber
- By: Leo McKinstry
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
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Whilst addressing the political controversy surrounding the bombing offensive against Germany, Leo McKinstry also weaves individual tales into this compelling narrative....
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Personal connection to a book section
- By Paul on 01-21-19
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Lancaster
- The Second World War’s Greatest Bomber
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-26-18
- Language: English
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Whilst addressing the political controversy surrounding the bombing offensive against Germany, Leo McKinstry also weaves individual tales into this compelling narrative....
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1066 and Before All That
- The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman England
- By: Ed West
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides....
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Extremely condescending.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-28-24
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1066 and Before All That
- The Battle of Hastings, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman England
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-26-22
- Language: English
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A riveting account of the most consequential year in English history, marked by bloody conflict with invaders on all sides....
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Scotland’s Forgotten Past
- A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced, and Misunderstood
- By: Alistair Moffat
- Narrated by: Chris Bland
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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Entertaining and provocative, this book from an expert on Scotland's cultural heritage reveals the lost history of an ancient, proud nation....
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Scotland’s Forgotten Past
- A History of the Mislaid, Misplaced, and Misunderstood
- Narrated by: Chris Bland
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-14-23
- Language: English
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Entertaining and provocative, this book from an expert on Scotland's cultural heritage reveals the lost history of an ancient, proud nation....
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One Fine Day
- Britain's Empire on the Brink
- By: Matthew Parker
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 27 hrs and 11 mins
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Moving from London to Kuala Lumpur, Australia to the West Indies, One Fine Day is a breathtaking portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach and the moment it began to topple....
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Broad history
- By Ian D. Sheldon on 05-10-24
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One Fine Day
- Britain's Empire on the Brink
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 27 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
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Moving from London to Kuala Lumpur, Australia to the West Indies, One Fine Day is a breathtaking portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach and the moment it began to topple....
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Tears of the Dead: Requiem of the Zulu Kingdom
- The Anglo-Zulu War
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
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In the aftermath of the Battles of Khambula and Gingindlovu, a lull fell over the war-torn Zulu Kingdom. Though British forces under Lord Chelmsford emerged victorious during both encounters, earlier defeats, casualties, and supply shortages required them to withdraw back into Natal....
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Outstanding!
- By Anonymous User on 09-04-20
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Tears of the Dead: Requiem of the Zulu Kingdom
- The Anglo-Zulu War
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Anglo-Zulu War, Book 5
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 08-17-20
- Language: English
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In the aftermath of the Battles of Khambula and Gingindlovu, a lull fell over the war-torn Zulu Kingdom. Though British forces under Lord Chelmsford emerged victorious during both encounters, earlier defeats, casualties, and supply shortages required them to withdraw back into Natal....
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The Churchill Sisters
- The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters
- By: Dr. Rachel Trethewey
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill’s daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story....
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Interesting and important, but I’m not certain what I learned from it
- By Kees on 02-09-22
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The Churchill Sisters
- The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 12-07-21
- Language: English
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As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill’s daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story....
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The Fens
- Discovering England's Ancient Depths
- By: Francis Pryor
- Narrated by: Francis Pryor
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The Fens is Britain's most distinctive, complex, man-made and least understood landscape. Francis Pryor has lived in, excavated, farmed, walked and loved the Fen Country for more than 40 years....
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Tells a story like you are in the room
- By John W Lindsay on 12-28-20
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The Fens
- Discovering England's Ancient Depths
- Narrated by: Francis Pryor
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-19-19
- Language: English
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The Fens is Britain's most distinctive, complex, man-made and least understood landscape. Francis Pryor has lived in, excavated, farmed, walked and loved the Fen Country for more than 40 years....
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Providence Lost
- The Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate
- By: Paul Lay
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents in two civil wars, executed the Stuart King Charles I, laid waste to Ireland, and crushed the late king's son and his Scottish allies....
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Dry and missing background
- By Isaac Gjefle on 06-20-24
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Providence Lost
- The Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-26-20
- Language: English
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England, 1651. Oliver Cromwell has defeated his royalist opponents in two civil wars, executed the Stuart King Charles I, laid waste to Ireland, and crushed the late king's son and his Scottish allies....
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Oliver Cromwell
- The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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Oliver Cromwell controlled England from 1653-1658 under the title of Lord Protector. In essence, he was a king in all but name....
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absurdly juvenile biography
- By Mr. on 04-06-19
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Oliver Cromwell
- The Notorious Life and Legacy of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
- Narrated by: Saethon Williams
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-24-15
- Language: English
- Oliver Cromwell controlled England from 1653-1658 under the title of Lord Protector. In essence, he was a king in all but name....
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The King's Grave
- The Discovery of Richard III's Lost Burial Place and the Clues It Holds
- By: Philippa Langley, Michael Jones
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties....
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Should have been so much better!
- By Unhappy on 04-11-14
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The King's Grave
- The Discovery of Richard III's Lost Burial Place and the Clues It Holds
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-29-13
- Language: English
- On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor (the future Henry VII), went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties....
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The Wordhord
- Daily Life in Old English
- By: Hana Videen
- Narrated by: Sara Powell
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Unlike Shakespearean English or even Chaucer’s Middle English, Old English—the language of Beowulf—defies comprehension by untrained modern audiences. Hana Videen gathers a trove of these gems and uses them to illuminate the lives of the earliest English speakers....
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So Great! More please.
- By Danielle on 05-27-22
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The Wordhord
- Daily Life in Old English
- Narrated by: Sara Powell
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-10-22
- Language: English
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Unlike Shakespearean English or even Chaucer’s Middle English, Old English—the language of Beowulf—defies comprehension by untrained modern audiences. Hana Videen gathers a trove of these gems and uses them to illuminate the lives of the earliest English speakers....
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Chavs
- The Demonization of the Working Class
- By: Owen Jones
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In this investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the caricature....
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Essential Listening
- By Anonymous User on 11-20-21
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Chavs
- The Demonization of the Working Class
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-30-17
- Language: English
- In this investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the caricature....
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Single & Single
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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A lawyer from the London finance house of Single & Single is shot dead on a Turkish hillside by people with whom he thought he was in business....
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The spy who came back to the bank
- By Darwin8u on 03-12-14
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Single & Single
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 08-15-12
- Language: English
- A lawyer from the London finance house of Single & Single is shot dead on a Turkish hillside by people with whom he thought he was in business....
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Bury the Chains
- Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
- By: Adam Hochschild
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history - the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire....
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Great Eye-Opener
- By Carl Thompson on 01-06-19
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Bury the Chains
- Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-24-18
- Language: English
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From the author of the widely acclaimed King Leopold's Ghost comes the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history - the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire....
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Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake
- By: Ben Hughes
- Narrated by: Simon Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea....
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Extremely dry but informative
- By joshua burns on 12-13-23
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Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake
- Narrated by: Simon Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 11-22-19
- Language: English
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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea....
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London in the Nineteenth Century
- By: Jerry White
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
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Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert....
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SO DETAILED..SO VERY VERY DETAILED.
- By Count B on 06-16-19
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London in the Nineteenth Century
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 12-20-18
- Language: English
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Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert....
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Shakespeare's Kings
- The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: John Curran
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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William Shakespeare may have been the greatest playwright in the English language, but how does he measure up as a historian....
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Tangled but useful
- By Tad Davis on 08-02-15
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Shakespeare's Kings
- The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485
- Narrated by: John Curran
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-11-14
- Language: English
- William Shakespeare may have been the greatest playwright in the English language, but how does he measure up as a historian....
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Full Steam Ahead
- How the Railways Made Britain
- By: Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman
- Narrated by: Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation....
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Full Steam Ahead
- How the Railways Made Britain
- Narrated by: Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 07-28-16
- Language: English
- The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation....
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Butler to the World
- The Book the Oligarchs Don't Want You to Read - How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
- By: Oliver Bullough
- Narrated by: Oliver Bullough
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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In his forceful follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough unravels the dark secret of how Britain placed itself at the center of the global offshore economy and at the service of the worst people in the world....
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Extraordinary
- By Brad on 12-30-22
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Butler to the World
- The Book the Oligarchs Don't Want You to Read - How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
- Narrated by: Oliver Bullough
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 06-14-22
- Language: English
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In his forceful follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough unravels the dark secret of how Britain placed itself at the center of the global offshore economy and at the service of the worst people in the world....
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