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The Scottish Clearances
- A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900
- By: T.M. Devine
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change....
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Great Scottish narrator
- By RuthF on 02-19-22
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The Scottish Clearances
- A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
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Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change....
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The Jacobite Rebellion
- 1745–46
- By: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like Culloden and the figures of the Highlanders....
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great book!
- By Amazon Customer on 04-18-23
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The Jacobite Rebellion
- 1745–46
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 09-15-22
- Language: English
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Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes presents a detailed overview of the Forty-five Rebellion, dispelling the myths that have grown up around battles like Culloden and the figures of the Highlanders....
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Entitled
- A Critical History of the British Aristocracy
- By: Chris Bryant
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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Exploring the extraordinary social and political dominance enjoyed by the British aristocracy over the centuries, Entitled seeks to explain how a tiny number of noble families rose to such a position in the first place....
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Entitled
- A Critical History of the British Aristocracy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-19-22
- Language: English
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Exploring the extraordinary social and political dominance enjoyed by the British aristocracy over the centuries, Entitled seeks to explain how a tiny number of noble families rose to such a position in the first place....
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The Opium Wars: A History from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Violent confrontation between armed groups over the supply of illegal narcotics is something we commonly associate with criminal gangs in modern cities, but in the mid-nineteenth century Great Britain went to war with Imperial China....
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short comprehensive overview, well narrated
- By R K on 01-02-22
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The Opium Wars: A History from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-25-19
- Language: English
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Violent confrontation between armed groups over the supply of illegal narcotics is something we commonly associate with criminal gangs in modern cities, but in the mid-nineteenth century Great Britain went to war with Imperial China....
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Mistress Anne
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Through her extraordinarily vivid re-creation of this most tragic chapter in all Tudor History, Carrolly Erickson gives us unprecedented insight into the singularity of Anne Boleyn's life....
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Nothing new here.
- By Mellissa S. on 04-19-21
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Mistress Anne
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 02-28-13
- Language: English
- Through her extraordinarily vivid re-creation of this most tragic chapter in all Tudor History, Carrolly Erickson gives us unprecedented insight into the singularity of Anne Boleyn's life....
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In the Hour of Victory
- The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson
- By: Sam Willis
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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The greatest victories from the British Navy's golden age, told through never-before-seen letters from the officers themselves....
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Unique look at major Royal Navy battles
- By Tim on 05-21-16
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In the Hour of Victory
- The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson
- Narrated by: Greg Wagland
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-23-14
- Language: English
- The greatest victories from the British Navy's golden age, told through never-before-seen letters from the officers themselves....
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- By: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present....
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Wawro's Diatribe Against A-H Military Leadership
- By Placeholder on 08-30-14
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 08-29-14
- Language: English
- The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present....
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Three Empires on the Nile
- The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899
- By: Dominic Green
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
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Three Empires on the Nile tells of the rise of the first modern Islamic state and its fateful encounter with the British Empire of Queen Victoria....
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Astoundingly good
- By Sean O'Keefe on 05-05-07
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Three Empires on the Nile
- The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-23-07
- Language: English
- Three Empires on the Nile tells of the rise of the first modern Islamic state and its fateful encounter with the British Empire of Queen Victoria....
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The Duchess Countess
- The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London
- By: Catherine Ostler
- Narrated by: Catherine Ostler
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public....
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The Duchess Countess
- The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth Century London
- Narrated by: Catherine Ostler
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 02-22-22
- Language: English
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As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed a luxurious life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court. With her extraordinary style and engaging wit, she both delighted and scandalized the press and public....
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An Empire of Laws
- Legal Pluralism in British Colonial Policy
- By: Christian R. Burset
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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This book, the first empire-wide overview of law as an instrument of policy in the eighteenth-century British Empire, offers an imaginative rethinking of the relationship between tolerance and empire....
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Worthwhile
- By Mike on 04-08-24
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An Empire of Laws
- Legal Pluralism in British Colonial Policy
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-21-23
- Language: English
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This book, the first empire-wide overview of law as an instrument of policy in the eighteenth-century British Empire, offers an imaginative rethinking of the relationship between tolerance and empire....
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The Anglo Files
- A Field Guide to the British
- By: Sarah Lyall
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Sarah Lyall's book is a brilliantly witty account of 21st-century Britain that will be recognized as a contemporary classic....
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An American in the U.K.
- By MT on 03-13-09
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The Anglo Files
- A Field Guide to the British
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-25-08
- Language: English
- Sarah Lyall's book is a brilliantly witty account of 21st-century Britain that will be recognized as a contemporary classic....
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Behind the Throne
- A Domestic History of the British Royal Household
- By: Adrian Tinniswood
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the listener on a journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads....
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Very Worthwhile
- By G. Cole on 12-13-18
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Behind the Throne
- A Domestic History of the British Royal Household
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-06-18
- Language: English
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In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the listener on a journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads....
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The Battle for North Africa
- El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II (Twentieth-Century Battles)
- By: Glyn Harper
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein....
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churns up a lot of well traved turf.
- By Dennis Jameson on 07-26-19
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The Battle for North Africa
- El Alamein and the Turning Point for World War II (Twentieth-Century Battles)
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 04-09-18
- Language: English
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In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein....
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The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown
- The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America
- By: Lorri Glover, Daniel Smith
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs
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The story of the wreck of the Sea Venture and it's recovery as part of the fleet sent to save Jamestown in 1609....
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Great !
- By Cheryl on 05-02-10
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The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown
- The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 09-15-08
- Language: English
- The story of the wreck of the Sea Venture and it's recovery as part of the fleet sent to save Jamestown in 1609....
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Becoming Queen Victoria
- The Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
- By: Kate Williams
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
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In 1819, a girl was born to the fourth son of King George III. No one could have expected such an unassuming, overprotected girl to be an effective ruler....
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Extremely Well Written and Readable
- By Wren on 04-01-17
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Becoming Queen Victoria
- The Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
- In 1819, a girl was born to the fourth son of King George III. No one could have expected such an unassuming, overprotected girl to be an effective ruler....
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A Medieval Life
- Cecilia Penifader and the World of English Peasants Before the Plague (The Middle Ages Series)
- By: Judith M. Bennett
- Narrated by: Laura Greaves
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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A Medieval Life offers a biography of one woman, a portrait of her world, and an introduction to historical method. Written in a clear and accessible style, it reworks a well-loved book to provide an entirely new resource for students, teachers, and general listeners....
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A Medieval Life
- Cecilia Penifader and the World of English Peasants Before the Plague (The Middle Ages Series)
- Narrated by: Laura Greaves
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-19-24
- Language: English
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A Medieval Life offers a biography of one woman, a portrait of her world, and an introduction to historical method. Written in a clear and accessible style, it reworks a well-loved book to provide an entirely new resource for students, teachers, and general listeners....
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The Favourite
- By: Ophelia Field
- Narrated by: Natalie Boscombe
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
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This biography brings Sarah Churchill's own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life and casts a critical eye over images of the Duchess handed down through art, history and literature....
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Bursting with Detail
- By Kelsey A on 02-14-19
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The Favourite
- Narrated by: Natalie Boscombe
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 11-01-18
- Language: English
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This biography brings Sarah Churchill's own voice, passionate and intelligent, back to life and casts a critical eye over images of the Duchess handed down through art, history and literature....
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The Boer War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Solidified British Rule in South Africa
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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The Boer War was the defining conflict of South African history and one of the most important conflicts in the history of the British Empire....
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Mediocre
- By Kindle Customer on 06-15-19
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The Boer War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict That Solidified British Rule in South Africa
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-21-18
- Language: English
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The Boer War was the defining conflict of South African history and one of the most important conflicts in the history of the British Empire....
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Kingdom by the Sea
- A Journey Around the Coast of Britian
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Ron Keith
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home....
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Casting creates utter confusion
- By Susan on 09-01-09
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Kingdom by the Sea
- A Journey Around the Coast of Britian
- Narrated by: Ron Keith
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 10-27-08
- Language: English
- American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home....
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The Life, Adventures and Piracies of Captain Singleton
- By: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: Eric Brooks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies, who eventually makes his way to sea.....
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really poor reading
- By Sandra on 08-22-21
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The Life, Adventures and Piracies of Captain Singleton
- Narrated by: Eric Brooks
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-05-11
- Language: English
- The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies, who eventually makes his way to sea.....
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