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Yorkshire
- A Lyrical History of England's Greatest County
- By: Richard Morris
- Narrated by: Sean Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself'. It is southern Britain in microcosm, where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie side by side. Richard Morris weaves history, travelogue and ecology to explore this landscape in legend, literature and popular regard....
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Somewhat disappointed
- By Gillian Stapleton on 15-07-22
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Yorkshire
- A Lyrical History of England's Greatest County
- Narrated by: Sean Baker
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-04-19
- Language: English
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Yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself'. It is southern Britain in microcosm, where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie side by side. Richard Morris weaves history, travelogue and ecology to explore this landscape in legend, literature and popular regard....
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Fighters in the Blood
- The Story of a Spitfire Pilot–and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps
- By: Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA
- Narrated by: Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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As this fascinating memoir unfolds, moving backwards and forwards through time, two parallel stories emerge: one of a Second World War Spitfire ace whose flying career comes to a premature end when he’s shot down and loses an eye, the other of his progeny....
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A great listen, bringing 80 years of one family’s love of flight to life.
- By Ian Bennett on 23-11-22
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Fighters in the Blood
- The Story of a Spitfire Pilot–and the Son Who Followed in His Footsteps
- Narrated by: Air Marshal 'Black' Robertson CBE BA FRAeS FRSA
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 15-10-22
- Language: English
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As this fascinating memoir unfolds, moving backwards and forwards through time, two parallel stories emerge: one of a Second World War Spitfire ace whose flying career comes to a premature end when he’s shot down and loses an eye, the other of his progeny....
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Florence Nightingale
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Florence Nightingale is usually thought of for her work in the Crimean War, where, as the “Lady with the Lamp”, she tirelessly nursed wounded soldiers at all hours of the night and day. But while these two years were a significant part of her life, she was also much more....
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Being a fellow nurse I loved her story. Inspired
- By Larry Mcfadyen on 20-05-20
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Florence Nightingale
- A Life from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Mike Nelson
- Series: Biographies of Women in History
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-07-18
- Language: English
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Florence Nightingale is usually thought of for her work in the Crimean War, where, as the “Lady with the Lamp”, she tirelessly nursed wounded soldiers at all hours of the night and day. But while these two years were a significant part of her life, she was also much more....
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Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake
- By: Ben Hughes
- Narrated by: Simon Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea....
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Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake
- Narrated by: Simon Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 22-11-19
- Language: English
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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea....
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Kings & Queens of Early Britain
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories, Book 8
- By: Geoffrey Ashe
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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From the founding of Britain to the crowning of Alfred the Great, in this updated volume, Geoffrey Ashe investigates legendary British monarchs of old. From Brutus the Trojan in 1100 BC, and the early famed rulers Bran the Blessed and King Lear to the leaders of Roman Britain....
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Kings & Queens of Early Britain
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories, Book 8
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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From the founding of Britain to the crowning of Alfred the Great, in this updated volume, Geoffrey Ashe investigates legendary British monarchs of old. From Brutus the Trojan in 1100 BC, and the early famed rulers Bran the Blessed and King Lear to the leaders of Roman Britain....
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Spymaster
- By: Martin Pearce
- Narrated by: Martin Pearce
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era....
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not very good...
- By george on 25-10-20
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Spymaster
- Narrated by: Martin Pearce
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-02-18
- Language: English
- Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era....
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Veiled Warriors
- Allied Nurses of the First World War
- By: Christine E. Hallett
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
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Drawing upon evidence from archives across the world, Veiled Warriors offers a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work....
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War and nursing
- By Lee on 12-08-24
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Veiled Warriors
- Allied Nurses of the First World War
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 21-01-15
- Language: English
- Drawing upon evidence from archives across the world, Veiled Warriors offers a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work....
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Scots and Catalans
- Union and Disunion
- By: J.H. Elliott
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland....
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Dreadful pronunciation
- By Anonymous User on 18-10-21
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Scots and Catalans
- Union and Disunion
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 28-08-18
- Language: English
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A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland....
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The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life
- By: Napoleon Bonaparte, R. M. Johnston - editor
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
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These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized....
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Quite something.
- By Shades of Blue Q on 01-10-22
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The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 20-12-19
- Language: English
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These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized....
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Adventurers
- The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
- By: David Howarth
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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David Howarth brings to life the unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the groundwork for future British expansion....
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An excellent detail-packed and jaunty history
- By Rachel Redford on 13-06-23
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Adventurers
- The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 28-03-23
- Language: English
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David Howarth brings to life the unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the groundwork for future British expansion....
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Coventry
- Thursday, 14 November 1940
- By: Frederick Taylor
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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On the 75th anniversary of the Coventry bombing, acclaimed historian Frederick Taylor brilliantly details this momentous act and analyzes its impact on World War II....
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Book fantastic, voiced well
- By Ian on 22-02-18
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Coventry
- Thursday, 14 November 1940
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 22-10-15
- Language: English
- On the 75th anniversary of the Coventry bombing, acclaimed historian Frederick Taylor brilliantly details this momentous act and analyzes its impact on World War II....
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The High Girders
- By: John Prebble
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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On December 28th, 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing and everyone on board....
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Gripping
- By Eddy A. on 29-08-23
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The High Girders
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 27-05-21
- Language: English
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On December 28th, 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing and everyone on board....
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A Century of Remembrance
- By: Laura Clouting
- Narrated by: Angela Ness
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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The scale and nature of the First World War, and the manner in which the dead were treated, created conditions in which a very particular language of grief and remembrance of the war dead flourished....
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A Century of Remembrance
- Narrated by: Angela Ness
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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The scale and nature of the First World War, and the manner in which the dead were treated, created conditions in which a very particular language of grief and remembrance of the war dead flourished....
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A House Through Time
- By: David Olusoga, Melanie Backe-Hansen
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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A tie-in to the acclaimed BBC television series. House histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. The rises and falls, the shifts in the fortunes of neighbourhoods and whole cities are here....
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Really enjoyed it!
- By Harry Lee on 30-05-20
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A House Through Time
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 14-05-20
- Language: English
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A tie-in to the acclaimed BBC television series. House histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. The rises and falls, the shifts in the fortunes of neighbourhoods and whole cities are here....
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The Railway Children
- By: E. Nesbit
- Narrated by: Eve Karpf, Delia Paton
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is arrested for a crime he did not commit and they have to start a new life in the country, they fear the happy times are gone forever...
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The Railway Children
- Narrated by: Eve Karpf, Delia Paton
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 16-07-03
- Language: English
- When Roberta, Peter and Phyllis's father is arrested for a crime he did not commit and they have to start a new life in the country, they fear the happy times are gone forever...
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Whicker's War
- By: Alan Whicker
- Narrated by: Alan Whicker
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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Alan Whicker joined the Army Film and Photo Unit as an 18-year-old army officer, following the Allied advance through Italy, from Sicily to Venice. He filmed the troops on the front line....
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Whicker's War
- Narrated by: Alan Whicker
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 30-01-09
- Language: English
- Alan Whicker joined the Army Film and Photo Unit as an 18-year-old army officer, following the Allied advance through Italy, from Sicily to Venice. He filmed the troops on the front line....
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The Great Deception
- The True Story of Britain and the European Union
- By: Christopher Booker, Richard North
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 25 hrs and 36 mins
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This fourth edition celebrates the moment when the UK broke away from the European Union, having been extensively re-edited to incorporate newly available archive material and updated to include the tumultuous events of recent years...
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The decline of European democracy
- By Simon Brady on 20-01-22
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The Great Deception
- The True Story of Britain and the European Union
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 25 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 23-09-21
- Language: English
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This fourth edition celebrates the moment when the UK broke away from the European Union, having been extensively re-edited to incorporate newly available archive material and updated to include the tumultuous events of recent years...
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More Strange Scotland
- Jack's Strange Tales, Book 6
- By: Jack Strange
- Narrated by: George Ellington
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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More Strange Scotland is a collection of anecdotes, facts, folklore, and legends about the strangeness of that little nation on the western fringe of Europe. From fairies to witches and the frightening water horses, Scotland has a host of legends....
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Great book..!
- By MAS on 26-10-23
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More Strange Scotland
- Jack's Strange Tales, Book 6
- Narrated by: George Ellington
- Series: Jack's Strange Tales, Book 6
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 16-04-21
- Language: English
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More Strange Scotland is a collection of anecdotes, facts, folklore, and legends about the strangeness of that little nation on the western fringe of Europe. From fairies to witches and the frightening water horses, Scotland has a host of legends....
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A Jane Austen Christmas: Regency Christmas Traditions
- Jane Austen Regency Life, Book 1
- By: Maria Grace
- Narrated by: Barry Shannon
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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Many Christmas traditions and images of "old fashioned" holidays are based on Victorian celebrations. Going back just a little further, to the beginning of the 19th century, the holiday Jane Austen knew would have looked distinctly odd to modern sensibilities....
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Very interesting!!
- By Amazon Customer on 18-07-24
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A Jane Austen Christmas: Regency Christmas Traditions
- Jane Austen Regency Life, Book 1
- Narrated by: Barry Shannon
- Series: Jane Austen Regency Life
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 30-05-19
- Language: English
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Many Christmas traditions and images of "old fashioned" holidays are based on Victorian celebrations. Going back just a little further, to the beginning of the 19th century, the holiday Jane Austen knew would have looked distinctly odd to modern sensibilities....
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Palaces of Revolution
- Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court
- By: Simon Thurley
- Narrated by: Simon Thurley
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
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The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England....
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The missing book from my collection about the Stuarts.
- By Campesque on 20-09-21
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Palaces of Revolution
- Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court
- Narrated by: Simon Thurley
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 16-09-21
- Language: English
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The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England....
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