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The Picts
- A History
- By: Tim Clarkson
- Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception....
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Poor reading distracts from history
- By Joanne Wakelin on 05-26-23
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The Picts
- A History
- Narrated by: Mhairi Morrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-21-22
- Language: English
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The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception....
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Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace
- By: Feargal Cochrane
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
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After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history....
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even handed (to an American)
- By Curt M. Campbell on 06-30-23
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Northern Ireland: The Fragile Peace
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-04-21
- Language: English
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After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history....
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Edmund Burke
- The First Conservative
- By: Jesse Norman
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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Edmund Burke is both the greatest and the most underrated political thinker of the past three hundred years....
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More about what Burke thought than about his life
- By Luke S. on 03-13-15
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Edmund Burke
- The First Conservative
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-18-13
- Language: English
- Edmund Burke is both the greatest and the most underrated political thinker of the past three hundred years....
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Buried
- An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead....
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Digging for History
- By Rebecca Hill on 09-21-23
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Buried
- An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 05-26-22
- Language: English
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Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead....
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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
- Unabridged
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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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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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The Conquering Family
- By: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
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Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with The Conquering Family and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John....
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An Entrancing History of the Early Plantegenets
- By Peter on 01-20-09
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The Conquering Family
- Narrated by: David Case
- Series: A History of the Plantagenets, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-14-09
- Language: English
- Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with The Conquering Family and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John....
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Imperial Reckoning
- The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
- By: Caroline Elkins
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
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As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya's largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu....
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Poor pronunciation of names and places
- By Karen Thande on 07-13-24
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Imperial Reckoning
- The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-12-23
- Language: English
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As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya's largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu....
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- Britain and the American Dream
- By: Peter Moore
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Moore's Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness tells the true story of what may be the most successful import in US history: the "American dream"....
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- By W Zuelzer on 07-22-23
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- Britain and the American Dream
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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Peter Moore's Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness tells the true story of what may be the most successful import in US history: the "American dream"....
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Bloody Mary
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 23 hrs and 51 mins
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Here is the tragic, stormy life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon....
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A good history
- By A. Barrios on 05-21-15
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Bloody Mary
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 23 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 02-24-13
- Language: English
- Here is the tragic, stormy life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon....
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Michael Faraday: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Tom Sleeker
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Faraday is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern physics. His work in the field of electromagnetism revolutionized society, leading to new avenues of study....
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An Excellent Basic Biography and Basis for Further Study
- By Frank Donnelly on 08-21-19
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Michael Faraday: A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Tom Sleeker
- Series: Biographies of Inventors
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 05-08-18
- Language: English
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Michael Faraday is regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern physics. His work in the field of electromagnetism revolutionized society, leading to new avenues of study....
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Royal Bastards
- Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
- By: Peter Beauclerk-Dewar, Roger Powell
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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This book is a genuinely fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children....
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Royal Bastards
- Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-27-21
- Language: English
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This book is a genuinely fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children....
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Amazing Grace
- The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song
- By: Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase
- Narrated by: Alan Irving, Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Amazing Grace, a biography that reads like a novel, reveals John Newton's dramatic, and at times traumatic, story of sin and salvation and ultimate conviction to speak out against slavery. His story speaks to the brokenness within us all and our need for God's amazing grace....
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Great Inspirational Biography
- By Heidi on 04-23-23
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Amazing Grace
- The Life of John Newton and the Surprising Story Behind His Song
- Narrated by: Alan Irving, Bruce Hindmarsh, Craig Borlase
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-07-23
- Language: English
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Amazing Grace, a biography that reads like a novel, reveals John Newton's dramatic, and at times traumatic, story of sin and salvation and ultimate conviction to speak out against slavery. His story speaks to the brokenness within us all and our need for God's amazing grace....
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Mad and Bad
- Real Heroines of the Regency
- By: Bea Koch
- Narrated by: Rengin Altay
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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Discover a feminist pop history that looks beyond the Ton and Jane Austen to highlight the Regency women who succeeded on their own terms and were largely lost to history - until now....
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Very informative and compelling
- By Desiree Matlock on 12-28-20
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Mad and Bad
- Real Heroines of the Regency
- Narrated by: Rengin Altay
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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Discover a feminist pop history that looks beyond the Ton and Jane Austen to highlight the Regency women who succeeded on their own terms and were largely lost to history - until now....
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The British Empire
- By: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
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Here is the story of how the English acquired their vast domain; how they ruled, maintained, and exploited it; and how, within decades, they presided over its dissolution....
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Great presentation of a broad historical narrative
- By MiamiMe on 03-27-18
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The British Empire
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 02-14-17
- Language: English
- Here is the story of how the English acquired their vast domain; how they ruled, maintained, and exploited it; and how, within decades, they presided over its dissolution....
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Culloden
- Scotland's Last Battle and the Forging of the British Empire
- By: Trevor Royle
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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The Battle of Culloden in 1746 has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil....
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Focus of book is English generals, not Culloden
- By Scotsman on 08-30-17
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The First Elizabeth
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
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In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman....
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Well Researched Book
- By JustBill on 03-13-15
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The First Elizabeth
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-19-13
- Language: English
- In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman....
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Great Harry
- The Extravagant Life of Henry VIII
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In lively, absorbing prose that rivals the finest literary fiction, prize-winning historian Carolly Erickson recreates the life of the notorious Tudor king, Henry VIII....
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Superb Bio! Erickson at her best.
- By BVerité on 07-24-13
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Great Harry
- The Extravagant Life of Henry VIII
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-24-11
- Language: English
- In lively, absorbing prose that rivals the finest literary fiction, prize-winning historian Carolly Erickson recreates the life of the notorious Tudor king, Henry VIII....
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Empire, Incorporated
- The Corporations That Built British Colonialism
- By: Philip J. Stern
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Challenging conventional wisdom about where power is held on a global scale, Stern complicates the supposedly firm distinction between private enterprise and the state, offering a new history of the British Empire, as well as a new history of the corporation....
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Great read on public / private empire building.
- By Stephen Tuuk on 11-12-23
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Empire, Incorporated
- The Corporations That Built British Colonialism
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 05-16-23
- Language: English
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Challenging conventional wisdom about where power is held on a global scale, Stern complicates the supposedly firm distinction between private enterprise and the state, offering a new history of the British Empire, as well as a new history of the corporation....
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We Two
- Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
- By: Gillian Gill
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
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It was the most influential marriage of the 19th Century - and one of history’s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power....
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I found it extremely moving.
- By Cheryl on 08-07-09
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We Two
- Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-19-09
- Language: English
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It was the most influential marriage of the 19th Century - and one of history’s most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the height of its power....
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