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A Brief History of England
- Tracing the Crossroads of Cultures and Conflicts from the Celts to the Modern Era
- Narrated by: Jared Zak
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Summary
As a modern nation with deeply ancient roots, England has undoubtedly impacted the world around it. But how much of England is English? From the earliest Anglo-Saxon monarchs to the Windsor family, monarchs with foreign origins have occupied the throne. Much like its language, England has been shaped by the cultures that came to the island and the cultures around the world it attempted to overtake.
Continually marred by bloody conflict from its nascent days, England has thrived due to its strange brand of adaptability and the indomitable will to carry onward.
In A Brief History of England, you will step back into the past to uncover the underpinnings of English civilization’s unique resiliency. From Boudicca to the Blitz, from beheadings to Brexit, scroll up and click 'buy now' to meet the culture that conquered the world.
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- Kevin
- 27-01-22
Great history
This audiobook has great history information on the history of England and modern era would recommend it if you love history
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- Keith Everett
- 03-04-22
English History!
I'm British and didn't know half this stuff. This well-presented audiobook gives you a great insight into why Britain may be a small island but is also a world leader in trade. It also speaks why our language is the No1 used language in the world.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-21
Insightful and easy to follow
I found this very enjoyable to listen to. It's very well narrated and engaging which can sometimes be missing from historical books. I was pleasantly surprised :)
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- Nathan
- 07-08-21
Great audiobook
I find this audiobook very useful when I was traveling to UK and wanted to find out what history this country has without reading a ton of boring history books. I was surprised how England has impacted the world around it too. I agree with author that in this interesting book you will find everything you need to know from beheadings to Brexit.
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- Hila
- 23-03-22
Great book and easy to listen
I like this book a lot! The history of Britain has been explained so clear and so informative in same time.
The cultural influences and their effects as well as all the good information how things been influenced and become so colourful and multicultural not like any other island as a crossroad !
Simple and powerful ! Great book and easy to listen for everyone who has a interest on history been explained in such a special way!
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- Annabell1234
- 13-09-21
We learnt so much!
I listened to this audiobook with me mum, who loves English history. It was good to go on a whistle-stop tour of England through the ages. We learnt lots of new facts that will come in handy for pub quizzes. We have enjoyed all of the books so far in the brief history of series so far!
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- Silvie
- 02-08-21
Educational
This is a great book talking about a history of England. It describes events starting in 600 BCE to present day. If you’re interested in history, than you’ll love this book.
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- Jim W
- 11-08-21
Fascinating!
I love the USA edition, love this UK edition, am now started listening to the Canadian edition. I would love to see you do a Scottish edition as I believe your readers would love it too.
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- JTP
- 20-02-22
Great little history lesson
Love these short hour-long learning experiences. Great listen in the car this one, my favourite chapter was the penultimate one, detailing the expansion and the influence the empire had over the rest of the world. Truly fascinating.
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- XJ
- 24-03-22
Great summary of England's history
As someone who enjoys history as well as a lover of all things vikings, I truly enjoyed this book. The author provided a good background of England's early history and tied it in nicely at the end with an overview of modern day times.
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