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A History of Britain in 21 Women
- Narrated by: Jenni Murray
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Britain has been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men and its monarchs. To say that it's high time it was defined by its women is a severe understatement. Jenni Murray draws together the lives of 21 women to shed light upon a variety of social, political, religious and cultural aspects of British history.
In lively prose Murray reinvigorates the stories behind the names we all know and reveals the fascinating tales behind those less familiar. From famous queens to forgotten visionaries and from great artists to our most influential political actors, A History of Britain in 21 Women is a veritable feast of history.
A History of Britain in 21 Women profiles Boadicea, Queen Elizabeth I, Aphra Behn, Caroline Herschel, Fanny Burney, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jane Austen, Mary Somerville, Mary Seacole, Ada Lovelace, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Ethel Smyth, Constance Markievicz, Gwen John, Nancy Astor, Barbara Castle, Margaret Thatcher, Mary Quant and Nicola Sturgeon.
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- Mrs C.J D'Elia
- 12-10-16
Very enjoyable and interesting
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Fascinating insights. This audible book was right down my alley as I enjoy hearing the biographies of famous people. For me this is a infinitely more interesting listening than Matthew Paris's Great Lives on Radio 4. I have now just purchased from Amazon Kindle the Complete Novels of Fanny Burney after listening about her and how Jane Austen used to be a fan of hers.
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- caroline
- 30-11-16
Excellent her story
A very interesting and inspiring collection of history changing women,may there be many more in the future.
Beautifully read by Jenny Murray
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- K. Baddeley
- 13-09-19
Educational and fun
I really enjoyed this - I learned a lot and occasionally shouted at my car radio in disgust at how women were treated. I loved the explanations of why women were included or not - Barbara Castle or Shirley Williams for example. Now passing this on to my daughter to ensure she understands the past to inform her future!
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- mrs claire horsley
- 14-01-18
Brilliant!
This has been a fascinating and inspiring journey through history with some of our most amazing women.
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- S S.
- 19-04-18
Should be compulsory listening for history buffs
Where does A History of Britain in 21 Women rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It is close to the top, just through the fabulous subject, engaging narration and sheer interest it's generated in me.
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It made me want to know more about many of the women featured
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I loved Jenny's personal narration. Very very good
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- Jenny
- 18-05-18
An enlightening and interesting book.
I don’t necessarily agree with everything Jenni Murray has written, but I respect her point of view and her choices. I was interested to learn about significant women of whom I had never heard as well as learning more about women I was already aware of.
This was an interesting and enlightening listen, well read by the author and I have already recommended it to friends.
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- Vickster
- 23-05-17
A superb must read for all
Beautifully written and read by the ever engaging Jenni Murray. What a truly fascinating group of brave and inspiring women. Am buying this immediately for my 17 year old niece.
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- V. Mclachlan
- 16-04-21
... and I thought I knew my history
Took a while to get used to delivery, but informative and well worth a listen. It’s such a shame that so much of our history is not taught in schools.
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- elizabeth askill
- 14-02-22
great great just great
except for the wicked witch, evert other trailblazer I enjoyed learning more about and will seek more information about them.
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- Rebecca H.
- 30-01-20
Fascinating!
A fantastic book, well researched, well written and well read. A very interesting book indeed
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