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This Sceptred Isle: Collection 1

By: Christopher Lee
Narrated by: Anna Massey, Paul Eddington, Peter Jeffrey, Roger May, Paul Jenkins, John Turner, Stephen Critchlow, Denys Hawthorne
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The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle.

Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original first five volumes:

55BC-1087: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror
From Britannia under the Romans to the Dark Ages and the invasions of Angles, Saxons, Danes, and Norwegians.

1087-1327: The Making of the Nation
The Crusades, Welsh and Scottish rebellions and the foundations of the modern state - including Magna Carta and the fledgling English Parliament.

1327-1547: The Black Prince to Henry VIII
The Hundred Years' War, the Peasants' Revolt, the Wars of the Roses and the reign of Henry VIII.

1547-1660: Elizabeth I to Cromwell
Elizabeth I's long reign; the Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the establishment of Cromwell as Lord Protector.

1660-1702: Restoration and Glorious Revolution
The return of Charles II, the Great Plague and Great Fire of London, and a ruler from a different country on the throne: William of Orange.

The audio files for this title have been updated and they are now in the correct order.

Narrated by Anna Massey, with extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples read by Paul Eddington and Peter Jeffrey, this is the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation.

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Needs chapter titles

I’ve was so happy to find this collection, which covers several volumes of this series. Great listen, great performance—but there are no real chapter titles. There are almost 400 chapters that chronicle more than 1700 years of history. Good lock finding a specific event or period!

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English History 101. A great course in English history for this displaced Texan

A great history course for this displaced Texan. And I didn’t have to sit on a hard seat in a class room to learn it. and no exam at the end🤗

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Unusually quiet recording

Otherwise very well done.

Padding words to get across the 15 word minimum purple monkey dishwasher

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