The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901
'Wonderful... This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years' Paul Donovon, Sunday Times
Christopher Lee's history of Britain provides the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. From foreign invasions and war to economic crises and social revolution, this is a compelling journey through centuries of dramatic change.
Volume 9, covering the years 1815 to 1837, describes a period of prosperity, wit and elegance as well as scandal, change and social ferment. The Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel began the Metropolitan Police and slavery was abolished in the British Empire.
Narrated by Anna Massey , and featuring extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Peter Jeffrey , This Sceptred Isle is absorbing, informative and essential history.
Wendy McElroy
Peformed By : Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet
Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Ancient
Pre 1900
20th Century
Social & Economic
Knowledge & Learning
$12.95
Germany is historically one of the most important of all nations. Since emerging from its days as a Roman province, Germany (including Prussia) has had a central role in European affairs. It has re... More info... |
David McCullough
Peformed By : David McCullough
Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 12 hours
Categories : American
Pre 1900
$49.95 $29.95
In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence. More info... |
David Roberts
Peformed By : Robertson Dean
Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 10 hours
Categories : Adventurers & Explorers
Pre 1900
$34.95 $23.95
First it is the tale of four men who, in 1743, were marooned in the Arctic for six years with supplies for only one day, and secondly, it is a contemporary author's search to retrace their steps an... More info... |
Philippa Gregory
Peformed By : Ruthie Henshall
Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Pre 1900
British
Biographical
Historical
Royalty and Heads of State
$29.95 $17.95
The million-copy best seller...now a major motion picture, two sisters compete for the greatest prize: the love of a king. More info... |
Simon Schama
Peformed By : Timothy West
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 10 hours 55 minutes
Categories : British
History
Pre 1900
$39.25
The second volume of Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles. More info...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography
Biographical
Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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