British Political Biographies
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The Making of Oliver Cromwell
- By: Ronald Hutton
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) - the only English commoner to become the overall head of state - is one of the great figures of history, but his character was very complex. He was at once courageous and devout, devious and self-serving; as a parliamentarian, he was devoted to his cause; as a soldier, he was ruthless. Cromwell's speeches and writings surpass in quantity those of any other ruler of England before Victoria, and, for those seeking to understand him, he has usually been taken at his word. In this remarkable new work, Ronald Hutton untangles the facts from the fiction.
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Very specialized
- By Draperbart on 04-23-22
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The Making of Oliver Cromwell
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-07-21
- Language: English
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In this first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell, Ronald Hutton provides a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history....
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MI5
- The Cold War and the Rule of Law
- By: Keith Ewing, Joan Mahoney, Andrew Moretta
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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This book explores the powers, activities, and accountability of MI5 from the end of the Second World War to 1964. It argues that MI5 acted with neither statutory authority nor statutory powers, and with no obvious forms of statutory accountability. It was established as a counter-espionage agency, yet was beset by espionage scandals on a frequency that suggested if not high levels of incompetence, then high levels of distraction and the squandering of resources.
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MI5
- The Cold War and the Rule of Law
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 03-09-21
- Language: English
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This book explores the powers, activities, and accountability of MI5 from the end of the Second World War to 1964....
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Politics on the Edge
- A Memoir from Within
- By: Rory Stewart
- Narrated by: Rory Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise.
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Great insights into the workings of contemporary western democratic government. Worrying and frustrating.
- By Michael on 04-19-24
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Politics on the Edge
- A Memoir from Within
- Narrated by: Rory Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-14-23
- Language: English
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Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise....
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- By: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
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This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour. It ends with a prematurely aged Chips descending into poor health but still socially active and able to turn a pointed phrase about the political events that swirl around him and the great and the good with whom he mingles.
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A gimlet eye on British history
- By Heather Frank on 09-09-24
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Series: The Diaries, Book 3
- Length: 48 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 11-24-22
- Language: English
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This third and final volume of the unexpurgated diaries of Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon begins as the Second World War is turning in the Allies' favour....
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The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2
- Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977)
- By: Robert Lacey
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer - and the show’s historical consultant - Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effects - not only on the royal family but also on the world around them.
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Pretty good
- By Beth P. on 07-10-20
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The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2
- Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977)
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Series: The Crown, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-19-19
- Language: English
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In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer - and the show’s historical consultant - Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama....
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The Ambassador
- Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940
- By: Susan Ronald
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II.
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Needs a bit of editing
- By Mike From Mesa on 09-02-21
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The Ambassador
- Joseph P. Kennedy at the Court of St. James's 1938-1940
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-03-21
- Language: English
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Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II....
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The Art of Betrayal
- The Secret History of MI6 - Life and Death in the British Secret Service
- By: Gordon Corera
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From Berlin to the Congo, from Moscow to the back streets of London, these are the stories of the agents on the front lines of British intelligence. And the truth is often more remarkable than fiction.
MI6 has been cloaked in secrecy and shrouded in myth since it was created a hundred years ago. Our understanding of what it is to be a spy has been largely defined by the fictional worlds of Ian Fleming and John le Carré. Gordon Corera provides a unique and unprecedented insight into this secret world and the reality that lies behind the fiction.
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Good details but lacks thorough research
- By Unapologetic on 09-06-17
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The Art of Betrayal
- The Secret History of MI6 - Life and Death in the British Secret Service
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-24-13
- Language: English
- From Berlin to the Congo, from Moscow to the back streets of London, these are the stories of the agents on the front lines of British intelligence....
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Spy Princess
- The Life of Noor Inayat Khan
- By: Shrabani Basu
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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This is the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. Born into an illustrious Indian family in 1914 and brought up in the non-violent Sufi religion, Noor seemed an unlikely secret agent. Yet she became the first female radio operator to be landed in enemy-occupied France, and refused to abandon her post in Paris in 1943, continuing her work under extremely dangerous circumstances.
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Fortitude
- By Deep on 11-30-23
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Spy Princess
- The Life of Noor Inayat Khan
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 03-30-21
- Language: English
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This is the riveting story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II....
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Guardian Angel
- My Journey from Leftism to Sanity
- By: Melanie Phillips
- Narrated by: Anna Cordell
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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Beginning with her solitary childhood in London, it took years for Melanie Phillips to understand her parents' emotional frailties and even longer to escape from them. But Phillips inherited her family's strong Jewish values and a passionate commitment to freedom from oppression. It was this moral foundation that ultimately turned her against the warped and tyrannical attitudes of the Left, requiring her to break away not only from her parents - but also from the people she had seen as her wider political family.
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Brilliant Brave and vulnerable
- By Amanda Nitsa Oz on 06-23-24
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Guardian Angel
- My Journey from Leftism to Sanity
- Narrated by: Anna Cordell
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 09-22-20
- Language: English
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Once the darling of the Left, British journalist Melanie Phillips was "mugged by reality" to become a controversial champion of national and cultural identity....
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The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II
- By: Elizabeth Jenkins, Pearson Phillips
- Narrated by: Karen Archer, Nanette Newman
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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The two reigns - both unusually long - could scarcely have been more different. Queen Elizabeth I brought a much needed (and appreciated) stability to England at a key moment in the history of the nation. Queen Elizabeth II has, by contrast, been the constitutional monarch par excellence.
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Great history of the two Queen Elizabeths
- By Paula on 10-02-17
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The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II
- Narrated by: Karen Archer, Nanette Newman
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-30-01
- Language: English
- The two reigns - both unusually long - could scarcely have been more different...
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Fighting for Life
- The Twelve Battles That Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future
- By: Isabel Hardman
- Narrated by: Isabel Hardman
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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Since its foundation in 1948, the NHS has been a cornerstone of British life—we are born into it, we are looked after by it, and quite often we die in it. From the sexual revolution of the '60s to the first test tube baby, from the Mental Health Act to the Coronavirus crisis, it has made history again and again—shaping our society and culture. But the NHS has also become a battleground for some of the fiercest political contests of our time; perceived as a national treasure that needs to be preserved at all costs, and as a lumbering piece of state machinery in need of renovation.
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Fighting for Life
- The Twelve Battles That Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its Future
- Narrated by: Isabel Hardman
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-22-23
- Language: English
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A gripping, provocative exploration of the National Health Service, told through the most critical moments in its history, and published ahead of the 75th anniversary of its foundation....
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth I
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 57 mins
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Queen Elizabeth I was one of England's most influential rulers. Hers was an age when the arts, commerce, and trade flourished. It was the epoch of gallantry and great, enduring literature. It was also an age of wars and military conflicts. In the end, Queen Elizabeth I helped change the entire structure of female leadership and would go on to improve upon Henry VIII's successes.
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth I
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 05-26-15
- Language: English
- Queen Elizabeth I was one of England's most influential rulers. Hers was an age of the arts, commerce, and enduring literature. It was also an age of wars and military conflicts....
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Battles of Conscience
- British Pacifists and the Second World War
- By: Tobias Kelly
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Accounts of the Second World War usually involve tales of bravery in battle, or stoicism on the home front, as the British public stood together against Fascism. However, the war looks very different when seen through the eyes of the 60,000 conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories, unlike those of the First World War, have been almost entirely forgotten.
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Battles of Conscience
- British Pacifists and the Second World War
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 05-05-22
- Language: English
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A groundbreaking new study brings us a very different picture of the Second World War, asking fundamental questions about ethical commitments....
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My Trade
- A Short History of British Journalism
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
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The purpose of this insider's account is to provide an answer to all these questions and more. Andrew Marr's brilliant, and brilliantly funny, book is a guide to those of us who read newspapers, or who listen to and watch news bulletins but want to know more. Andrew Marr tells the story of modern journalism through his own experience.
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My Trade
- A Short History of British Journalism
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-18-07
- Language: English
- Andrew Marr's brilliant, and brilliantly funny, book is a guide to those of us who read newspapers, or who listen to and watch news bulletins but want to know more....
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