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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years....
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Chapters?
- By Jason on 03-11-20
By: Stephen Fry
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Powers and Thrones
- A New History of the Middle Ages
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the best-selling author of The Templars, Dan Jones' epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built....
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A stunning recounting of the past (and probable lesson for the future)
- By Myh on 10-10-21
By: Dan Jones
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The Spy and the Traitor
- By: Ben MacIntyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword....
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Brilliant Documentary of the Cold War
- By Paul on 03-10-18
By: Ben MacIntyre
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Femina
- A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
- By: Janina Ramirez
- Narrated by: Janina Ramirez
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, Saints and Kings: a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But by digging a little deeper into the truth, drawing on evidence from all disciplines, we can see that the 'dark' ages were anything but....
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A brilliant alternative look at medieval history
- By Nick on 16-08-22
By: Janina Ramirez
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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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Sixteen hundred years ago, Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea and established themselves as its new masters....
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Informative and entertaining
- By Ambrose Duffy on 28-05-21
By: Marc Morris
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....
By: Michael Wood
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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years....
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Chapters?
- By Jason on 03-11-20
By: Stephen Fry
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Powers and Thrones
- A New History of the Middle Ages
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the best-selling author of The Templars, Dan Jones' epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built....
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A stunning recounting of the past (and probable lesson for the future)
- By Myh on 10-10-21
By: Dan Jones
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The Spy and the Traitor
- By: Ben MacIntyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword....
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Brilliant Documentary of the Cold War
- By Paul on 03-10-18
By: Ben MacIntyre
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Femina
- A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It
- By: Janina Ramirez
- Narrated by: Janina Ramirez
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The middle ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, Saints and Kings: a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But by digging a little deeper into the truth, drawing on evidence from all disciplines, we can see that the 'dark' ages were anything but....
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A brilliant alternative look at medieval history
- By Nick on 16-08-22
By: Janina Ramirez
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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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Sixteen hundred years ago, Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea and established themselves as its new masters....
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Informative and entertaining
- By Ambrose Duffy on 28-05-21
By: Marc Morris
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....
By: Michael Wood
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Since its publication in 1960, this monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours....
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Finished - what do I do now?
- By Colin on 18-02-11
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The Hollow Crown
- The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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The Hollow Crown completes Dan Jones' epic history of medieval England, and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart to be finally replaced by the Tudors....
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More unbelievable then Game of Thrones!!
- By Foxhole on 28-01-19
By: Dan Jones
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Say Nothing
- A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matt Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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A shocking true story of murder, extreme politics and the deep scars left by the Troubles in Ireland of the 1970s and the human consequences. A taut tale of murder, extreme politics, institutionalised violence and the deep scars left by such turmoil....
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Totally Biased
- By mrshakeyhandman on 26-05-20
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Ordinary Men
- Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
- By: Christopher R. Browning
- Narrated by: Kevin Gallagher
- Length: 10 hrs
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Now available in audio for the first time, Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews - now with a new afterword and additional photographs....
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Beware of this book.
- By Anonymous User on 05-04-21
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Empireland
- How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
- By: Sathnam Sanghera
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consider to be modern Britain is actually rooted in our imperial past....
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The toxic impact of nostalgic imperialism
- By papapownall on 09-02-21
By: Sathnam Sanghera
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Victory in the West 1945
- By: Peter Caddick-Adams TD VR BA (Hons) PhD FRHistS FRGS KJ
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
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Acclaimed military historian Peter Caddick-Adams brings the closing stage of the Allies' fight against Nazi Germany brilliantly to life. He explores the immense challenges they faced in crossing the Rhine on a 300-mile front....
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Magnificent
- By Nick C on 27-05-22
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Natives
- Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- By: Akala
- Narrated by: Akala
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook....
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A Very Interesting and Challenging Listen
- By Ross Clark on 10-07-18
By: Akala
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We Don't Know Ourselves
- A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958
- By: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
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Fintan O'Toole, Ireland's leading public intellectual and author of Heroic Failure, tells a history of Ireland in his own time - a brilliant interweaving of memoir and historical narrative....
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Outstanding cultural analysis
- By Ben WK on 06-01-22
By: Fintan O'Toole
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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918
- By: Katja Hoyer
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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In a unique study of five decades that changed the course of modern history, Katja Hoyer tells the story of the German Empire from its violent beginnings to its calamitous defeat in the First World War....
By: Katja Hoyer
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Traitor King
- The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
- By: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Andrew Lownie
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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In Traitor King, best-selling historian Andrew Lownie draws on hitherto unexplored archives to uncover the dramatic world of the Windsors post-abdication....
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Fascinating story.
- By m. webster on 22-08-21
By: Andrew Lownie
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Lost Realms
- Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
- By: Thomas Williams
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Scottish Highlands to the Cornish coastline, from the Welsh borders to the Thames Estuary, this audiobook uncovers the forgotten life and untimely demise of realms that hover in the twilight between history and fable....
By: Thomas Williams
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The Plantagenets
- The Kings Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This brilliant new audiobook explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain....
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Entertaining and scholarly
- By Kirstine on 23-08-19
By: Dan Jones
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Hitler
- A Biography
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail....
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Engrossing
- By Buzzzb on 15-09-16
By: Ian Kershaw
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Tourists
- How the British Went Abroad to Find Themselves
- By: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrated by: Lucy Lethbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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From portable cameras to postcards and suntans, Tourists explores how tourism has reflected changing attitudes to modernity and how, from the grand hotel to the campsite, the foreign holiday exposes deep fears, hopes and even longings for home....
By: Lucy Lethbridge
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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
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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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An excellent walk through history.
- By Mr Few on 03-08-22
By: Alice Roberts
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- By: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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Anecdotes bring life to samurai history
- By Tweetingcheetah on 27-07-14
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A Journey
- By: Tony Blair
- Narrated by: Tony Blair
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
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Tony Blair is the politician who defines our times....
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flawed, but fascinating
- By Margaret on 30-10-10
By: Tony Blair
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The Five
- The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
- By: Hallie Rubenhold
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Five devastating human stories and a dark and moving portrait of Victorian London - the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper....
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An Insight in to the lives of the poorest women
- By Jock on 19-04-19
By: Hallie Rubenhold
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Black and British
- A Forgotten History
- By: David Olusoga
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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David Olusoga's Black and British is a rich and revealing exploration of the extraordinarily long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa....
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Fantastically detailed Exceptionally informative
- By lionel on 30-04-17
By: David Olusoga
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Citizens
- Chronicle of the French Revolution
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Sara Powell
- Length: 38 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In this New York Times best seller, award-winning author Simon Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology - a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's France....
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Biography based approach to the revolution
- By Andrew on 23-01-22
By: Simon Schama
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Queen Victoria
- Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow
- By: Lucy Worsley
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson, Lucy Worsley
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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Best-selling author and historian Lucy Worsley tracks a new course through Queen Victoria's life, examining how she transformed from dancing princess to the Widow of Windsor....
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Excellent book
- By Samantha cross on 27-09-18
By: Lucy Worsley
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Finding Freedom
- Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
- By: Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
- Narrated by: Omid Scobie
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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For the very first time, Finding Freedom goes beyond the headlines to reveal unknown details of Harry and Meghan’s life together, dispelling the many rumours and misconceptions that plague the couple on both sides of the pond....
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Boring
- By Marjory on 11-08-20
By: Omid Scobie, and others
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Stalingrad
- By: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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Stalingrad is a harrowing look at one of history's darkest moments....
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Simply the best
- By Dave on 29-09-17
By: Antony Beevor
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Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles
- By: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
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Best-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles. Few heirs to the throne have suffered as much humiliation as Prince Charles....
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Wow, God save the Queen
- By Maureen Weaver on 30-06-18
By: Tom Bower
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Lost Realms
- Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
- By: Thomas Williams
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Lost Realms, Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain, uncovers the forgotten origins and untimely demise of nine kingdoms that hover in the twilight between history and fable, whose stories hum with saints and gods and miracles, with giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Why did some realms—like Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd—prosper while these nine fell? Williams brings together new archaeological revelations with the few precious fragments of written sources to have survived to rebuild a lost world.
By: Thomas Williams
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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918
- By: Katja Hoyer
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process?
By: Katja Hoyer
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Tourists
- How the British Went Abroad to Find Themselves
- By: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrated by: Lucy Lethbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1815 the Battle of Waterloo brought to an end the Napoleonic Wars and the European continent opened up once again to British tourists. The nineteenth century was to be an age driven by steam technology, mass-industrialisation and movement, and, in the footsteps of the Grand Tourists a hundred years earlier, the British middle-classes flocked to Europe to see the sights. In Tourists, the voices of these travellers – puzzled, shocked, delighted and amazed – are brought vividly to life.
By: Lucy Lethbridge
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The Recollections of Rifleman Harris
- Military Memoirs
- By: Benjamin Randell Harris
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler—'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural storyteller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.
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Whitby: From the Celts to the Steampunks
- A Personal History of Whitby
- By: Paul Fitz-George
- Narrated by: Johnathan Welsh
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a short history of the famous old seaport of Whitby, from the ancient Celts, right up to the present-day Steampunks and Goths, who I must say have revived the town's spirit and made it an even more interesting and exciting place to explore. Whitby has many connections not just with England, but with the far corners of the world; this due to its ability to produce first-class explorers like Captain Cook and the Scoresby captains, father and son.
By: Paul Fitz-George
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Book 8 - Urania
- The History of Herodotus
- By: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
- Narrated by: Bryan Godwin
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants.
By: Herodotus, and others
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Lost Realms
- Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
- By: Thomas Williams
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Lost Realms, Thomas Williams, bestselling author of Viking Britain, uncovers the forgotten origins and untimely demise of nine kingdoms that hover in the twilight between history and fable, whose stories hum with saints and gods and miracles, with giants and battles and the ruin of cities. Why did some realms—like Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and Gwynedd—prosper while these nine fell? Williams brings together new archaeological revelations with the few precious fragments of written sources to have survived to rebuild a lost world.
By: Thomas Williams
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Blood and Iron
- The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871-1918
- By: Katja Hoyer
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable task at hand. How would he bring thirty-nine individual states under the yoke of a single Kaiser, convincing proud Prussians, Bavarians and Rhinelanders to become Germans? Once united, could the young European nation wield enough power to rival the empires of Britain and France—all without destroying itself in the process?
By: Katja Hoyer
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Tourists
- How the British Went Abroad to Find Themselves
- By: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrated by: Lucy Lethbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1815 the Battle of Waterloo brought to an end the Napoleonic Wars and the European continent opened up once again to British tourists. The nineteenth century was to be an age driven by steam technology, mass-industrialisation and movement, and, in the footsteps of the Grand Tourists a hundred years earlier, the British middle-classes flocked to Europe to see the sights. In Tourists, the voices of these travellers – puzzled, shocked, delighted and amazed – are brought vividly to life.
By: Lucy Lethbridge
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The Recollections of Rifleman Harris
- Military Memoirs
- By: Benjamin Randell Harris
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler—'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural storyteller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.
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Whitby: From the Celts to the Steampunks
- A Personal History of Whitby
- By: Paul Fitz-George
- Narrated by: Johnathan Welsh
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a short history of the famous old seaport of Whitby, from the ancient Celts, right up to the present-day Steampunks and Goths, who I must say have revived the town's spirit and made it an even more interesting and exciting place to explore. Whitby has many connections not just with England, but with the far corners of the world; this due to its ability to produce first-class explorers like Captain Cook and the Scoresby captains, father and son.
By: Paul Fitz-George
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Book 8 - Urania
- The History of Herodotus
- By: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
- Narrated by: Bryan Godwin
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants.
By: Herodotus, and others
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The Princes in the Tower
- The History of the Mysterious Disappearances of King Edward V and the Duke of York
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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When England’s King Edward IV fell ill at Easter 1483 after coming back from a fishing trip and died shortly after on April 9, it threw a country that had already suffered a series of wars into a state of chaos. What exactly killed him is unclear, and though some people would later speculate that he had been poisoned, there is every reason to believe that he died of natural causes. Disease was common in medieval England, and doctors lacked much of the medical knowledge now taken for granted.
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Book 7 - Polymnia
- The History of Herodotus
- By: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
- Narrated by: Bryan Godwin
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants.
By: Herodotus, and others
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Book 6 - Erato
- The History of Herodotus
- By: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
- Narrated by: Bryan Godwin
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants.
By: Herodotus, and others
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- By: Michael Wood
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest.
By: Michael Wood
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Imperial Nostalgia
- How the British Conquered Themselves
- By: Peter Mitchell
- Narrated by: Alan Gilchrist
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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A strong emotional attachment to the memory of empire runs deep in British culture. In recent years, that memory has become a battleground in a long-drawn ideological war, inflecting debates on race, class, gender, culture, the UK’s future and its place in the world. This provocative and passionate book surveys the scene of the imperial memory wars in contemporary Britain, exploring how the myths that structure our views of empire came to be, and how they inform the present.
By: Peter Mitchell
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
- The 1970's Edition
- By: Paragon Publishing
- Narrated by: Keith Cruden
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The '70s was a time when movies and music changed in ways that had never before seemed possible. Special effects and rock and roll excess only added to the explosive nature of one of history's most important decades. Among the chaos came monumental breakthroughs in technology, freedom, and science. But just underneath all this wonder, the Yorkshire Ripper was striking fear into the public’s hearts. In this book, we will take a stroll through the period of time that gave us punk, disco, Star Wars, Jaws, and the VHS tape.
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Finn McCool
- Irish Heroes
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Theodore Zephyr
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Even through many wars, migrations, and disasters, the Irish folk have stubbornly clung to their oldest traditions and beliefs. In those dire times of need and hardship, all men and women will look to their traditional heroes for inspiration. One such folk hero is certainly Finn McCool—the brave and powerful leader of the Fíana, the roving bands of hunter-warriors. A poet, a seer, a skilled warrior, and a charming man, Finn McCool is subject to many adventures and heroic deeds.
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William Wallace: Scotland’s Great Freedom Fighter
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Theodore Zephyr
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of the Scottish nation is full to the brim with glorious heroes and epic struggles. Throughout the centuries of its fight for independence, Scotland gave birth to some truly exceptional men and women who went above and beyond the call of duty for the freedom of their home country. This fight for independence has ever since inspired every Scottish person--and even bolstered people all across the world.
By: History Nerds
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The Club on the Edge of Town
- A Pandemic Memoir
- By: Alan Lane
- Narrated by: Alan Lane
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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"There are children in Holbeck without crayons. Living in a city with an opera company. An opera company paid for with money from all of us. Until everyone has crayons, no one gets opera. That’s what I believe." A deeply moving memoir of how a group of artists fed their local community during the COVID pandemic. When crisis hits and audiences stay home, what’s the most useful thing a theater company can do? The answer was to become a food bank and one-stop help shop for those in need. In 15 months, Slung Low would go on to deliver over 15,000 food parcels.
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Listen, Learn and be Humbled
- By M on 18-08-22
By: Alan Lane
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Cairo 1921
- Ten Days That Made the Middle East
- By: C. Brad Faught
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference set out to redraw the map of the Middle East in the wake of the First World War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The summit established the states of Iraq and Jordan as part of the Sherifian Solution and confirmed the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine—the future state of Israel. No other conference had such an enduring impact on the region. C. Brad Faught demonstrates how the conference was an ambitious, if ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to move the Middle East into the world of modern nationalism.
By: C. Brad Faught
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Cherished Thief
- Based on the True Story of Britain’s Most Notorious Highwaymen, Claude Duval
- By: Michelle Lowe
- Narrated by: Joey Ortega
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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In a time when outlaws are revered as heroes, Claude Duval thrives as a true gentleman of the road. Born into poverty in Domfront, France, in 1643, Duval faces many challenges as he sets off as a youth to make his mark on the world. Soon enough, the handsome and impertinent Claude becomes the most infamous highwaymen in British history! During his decades-long adventure, he is hunted by men and adored by women. However, roaming the King’s Highway by the light of the full moon comes with a terrible price....
By: Michelle Lowe
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A History of Water
- Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
- By: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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A History of Water follows the interconnected lives of two men across the Renaissance globe. One of them—an aficionado of mermen and Ethiopian culture, an art collector, historian and expert on water-music—returns home from witnessing the birth of the modern age to die in a mysterious incident, apparently the victim of a grisly and curious murder. The other—a ruffian, vagabond and braggart, chased across the globe from Mozambique to Japan—ends up as the national poet of Portugal.