British Nonfiction

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    • The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy, Book 1)
    • By: Rick Atkinson
    • Narrated by: George Newbern, Rick Atkinson - introduction
    • Series: The Revolution Trilogy, Book 1
    • Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 05-14-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,508 ratings
    • Rick Atkinson recounts the first 21 months of America’s violent war for independence, from the battles at Lexington and Concord in spring 1775 to those at Trenton and Princeton in winter 1777....

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    • Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916
    • By: Anne deCourcy
    • Narrated by: Corrie James
    • Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 09-28-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional prime minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style, and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon....

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    • During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern
    • By: Robert Morrison
    • Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
    • Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 129 ratings
    • The Victorians are often credited with ushering in our current era, yet the seeds of change were planted in the years before. The Regency (1811-1820) began when the profligate Prince of Wales - the future King George IV - replaced his insane father, George III, as Britain's ruler....

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    • The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family
    • By: Nigel Cawthorne
    • Narrated by: Samuel Hill
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 08-31-23
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew....

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    • The Last Season
    • By: Anne deCourcy
    • Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw
    • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • A wonderful portrait of British upper-class life in the season of 1939 - the last before the Second World War....

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    • The British Empire and Commonwealth's Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941–1945
    • By: Brian E. Walter
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 06-25-24
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • The monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions.

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    • World War I as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets
    • By: Michael Korda
    • Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
    • Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 04-16-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The First World War comes to harrowing life through the intertwined lives of the soldier-poets in Michael Korda's epic Muse of Fire.

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    • Ordinary American and British Jews Challenge the Third Reich
    • By: Stephen H. Norwood
    • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
    • Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • American and British appeasement of Nazism during the early years of the Third Reich went far beyond territorial concessions....

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    • Last Days of the English Republic
    • By: Henry Reece
    • Narrated by: Richard Trinder
    • Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 06-18-24
    • Language: English
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    • Why did England's one experiment in republican rule fail? In this fascinating history, Henry Reece explores the full story of the English republic's downfall.

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    • By: Craig Storti
    • Narrated by: John Pirkis
    • Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 04-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • The height of Mount Everest was first measured in 1850, but the closest any Westerner got to Everest during the next 71 years, until 1921, was 40 miles. The Hunt for Mount Everest tells the story of the 71-year quest to find the world's highest mountain....

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    • Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics
    • By: Maria Sobolewska, Robert Ford
    • Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
    • Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-21
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Long-term social and demographic changes - and the conflicts they create - continue to transform British politics. In this accessible and authoritative book, Sobolewska and Ford show how deep the roots of this polarization and volatility run....

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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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    • By: C.E. Lucas Phillips
    • Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
    • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 05-31-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • This is the astounding true story of the ordeal and escape of the British frigate Amethyst from Chinese Communist batteries in the Yangtze River in April 1949....

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    • Commercial Gaming in Britain from Restoration to Regency
    • By: John Eglin
    • Narrated by: Dan Calley
    • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-24
    • Language: English
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    • The Gambling Century focuses like no previous work on those who enabled, facilitated, and profited from gambling, as well as on efforts to regulate or outlaw it....

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    • The Truth About the British Empire and How It Shaped Us
    • By: Sathnam Sanghera
    • Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
    • Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-23
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • You've probably heard the word 'empire' before. Perhaps because of the Roman empire. Or maybe even the Star Wars films....

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