British Empire History

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    • A History of the British Empire
    • By: Caroline Elkins
    • Narrated by: Adam Barr
    • Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 03-29-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
    • From a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that probes the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe....

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    • By: Stephen W. Sears
    • Narrated by: Corrie James
    • Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 02-14-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 118 ratings
    • Here is the story of how the English acquired their vast domain; how they ruled, maintained, and exploited it; and how, within decades, they presided over its dissolution....

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    • What the British Did to India
    • By: Shashi Tharoor
    • Narrated by: Shashi Tharoor
    • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 11-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 515 ratings
    • In the 18th century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannons, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched racism, and caused millions to die from starvation....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the Largest Empire in History and Its Impact on the Age of Discovery, Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Americas, ... War 1 and More (Exploring England's Past)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 10-06-22
    • Language: English
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    • In the Age of Exploration, the British began building an enormous and highly profitable foreign empire. While the British Empire initially lagged behind other European powers such as Spain and Portugal, it still managed to colonize the New World and discover highly-lucrative trade routes....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the History of India, Starting from the Mughals to the British Empire
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-20
    • Language: English
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    • If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then pay attention. This audiobook includes The Mughal Empire and The British Raj, covering topics ranging from the rise and fall of the Mughal Empire to the British presence and independence....

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    • The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
    • By: Fred Anderson
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 29 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 02-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 627 ratings
    • In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War - long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution - takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both....

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    • How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
    • By: Lizzie Collingham
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 ratings
    • In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through 20 meals....

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    • History in Fewer Words, Vol. 1
    • By: Gregory Bullock
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-20-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • This is the history of the world, in summarized form. Learn how the major figures, events, and ages of history connect without detail-overload. ...

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    • An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre
    • By: Kim A. Wagner
    • Narrated by: Neil Shah
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire - the Amritsar Massacre - to mark its 100th anniversary....

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    • By: Alfred Eckhard Zimmern
    • Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
    • Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 07-26-24
    • Language: English
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    • The Third British Empire. Sir Alfred Eckhard Zimmern (1879–1957) was an English classical scholar, historian, and political scientist writing on international relations.

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    • A History of the British Empire
    • By: Caroline Elkins
    • Narrated by: Adam Barr
    • Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 03-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a searing study of the British Empire that interrogates the pervasive use of violence throughout the 20th century and traces how these practices were exported, modified and institutionalised in colonies around the globe....

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    • Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
    • By: Laurence Bergreen
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 03-16-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 748 ratings
    • In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed....

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    • A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Volume I
    • By: Sir Winston Churchill
    • Narrated by: Christian Rodska
    • Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,339 ratings
    • The English-speaking peoples comprise perhaps the greatest number of human beings sharing a common language in the world today....

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    • An Enthralling Guide to the Rise and Fall of the World’s Largest Superpower in History (The Story of England)
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Series: The Story of England
    • Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 06-17-24
    • Language: English
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    • In this riveting journey, you’ll explore how a tiny island nation ascended to rule nearly a quarter of the globe. From the Age of Discovery to the poignant end of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, this audiobook is a masterful tapestry of history, power, and ambition.

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    • Knowledge, Conquest, and the Making of the Early Modern British World
    • By: Asheesh Kapur Siddique
    • Narrated by: Keval Shah
    • Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 08-27-24
    • Language: English
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    • In tracing the rise and deployment of archives in early modern British imperial rule, Asheesh Kapur Siddique uncovers the origins of our data-driven present.

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    • Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927
    • By: Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs
    • Narrated by: Brett Barry
    • Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 05-20-10
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers....

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