Christopher Lee
Peformed By : Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : British
Pre 1900
$22.25
The story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, specially written for BBC Radio 4 by Christopher Lee , narrated by Anna Massey and featuring extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Peter Jeffrey .
6. The First British Empire 1702-1760
Queen Anne was the last of the Stuart monarchs. In her twelve years on the throne she became the last monarch to veto an Act of Parliament. Scotland was officially united with England and Wales, and the Duke of Marlborough -Churchill's most illustrious ancestor - became a national hero in winning the Battle of Blenheim. When Anne died without an heir, Great Britain acquired its first Hanoverian king - George the First.
The reigns of the first two Georges witnessed the first great financial scandal - the South Sea Bubble - and the rise of Robert Walpole, the man usually called Britain's first Prime Minister. Rule Brittania and God Save the King came into the national repertoire, gin and grog came into the national drinks cabinet and William Pitt the Elder, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Clive of India all found their way to centre stage.
Other titles you may be interested in
Christopher Lee
Peformed By : Anna Massey
BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Non Fiction
British
Pre 1900
$22.25
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... More info... |
Samuel Pepys
Peformed By : Michael Maloney
Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Classic Literature
British
Pre 1900
$18.75
Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences. More info... |
Chicago Post
Peformed By : Ernie Winstanley
Simply Audiobooks Publishing
Runtime : 59 minutes
Categories : American
Pre 1900
$9.95
As reported at the time. Accounts from 1871 of one of American history's most famous fire. More info... |
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... |
Berwick Coates
Peformed By : Berwick Coates
Berwick Coates
Runtime : 49 minutes
Categories : Pre 1900
British
Military
Politics
Historical
$8.49
Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, is the only professional soldier in English history to have served also as Prime Minister... More info... |
|
