Sceptred Isle 6: The First British Empire - 1702-1760, This

Friday, August 29th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

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.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Christopher Lee
Narrator: Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
ISBN: 1405699396
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Sceptred Isle 7: The Age of Revolutions - 1760-1792, This

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Sceptred Isle 7: The Age of Revolutions - 1760-1792, This
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 Histovy of the English-speaking Peoples read by Peter Jeffrey .  

7. The Age of Revolutions 1760-1792 - In 1760, at the age of 22, George III succeeded his grandfather as Britain’s third Hanoverian nomarch. The country was still at war with the French and his first decade was to be a time of political instability as Parliament and the stubborn, conscientious king tussled to establish the constitutional monarchy we recognise today.

Meanwhile, the frontiers of the known world were expanding in philosophy and religion, science and technology, literature and the arts.

And this wealth of new ideas showed itself in practical ways: British society was changed forever by the growing industrial revolution, the map of the world was also changed forever as revolution in America resulted in the birth of a new nation and, much closer to home, revolution in France was to change the face of Europe,

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Christopher Lee
Narrator: Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey
ISBN: 140569940X
Download Price: $22.75

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Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century - 1939-1959, This

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century - 1939-1959, This

Continuing the award-winning BBC radio 4 series of the story of Britain, from the start of the Twentieth Century to the present day

Christopher Lee’s history of Britain, This Sceptred Isle, provided the definitive radio account of the nation from the arrival of Julius Caesar to the death of Queen Victoria.
This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century, continues the story, taking us through decades of whirlwind change and technological advancement in the diverse and colourful country that now stands on the brink of the millennium.

Volume 3, covering the years 1939-1959. takes a global perspective. Following the horrors of the Second World War. culminating in the horrific bombing of Hiroshima and the onset of the Cold war, came the beginnings of popular culture: Marilyn Monroe. Elvis Presley and the Mini.

Narrated by Anna Massey with Robert Powell. This Sceptred Isle, The Twentieth Century, is an authoritative, vivid and compelling account of one of the most exciting and fast-moving periods in Britain’s history.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Christopher Lee
Narrator: Anna Massey
ISBN: 1405699469
Download Price: $22.75

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Sceptred Isle 3: The Black Prince to Henry VIII - 1327-1547, This

Monday, May 5th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Sceptred Isle 3: The Black Prince to Henry VIII - 1327-1547, This
The award-winning story of Britain from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901

 

‘Wonderful… This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years’ Paul Donovan, Sunday Times

Christopher 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, this is a compelling journey through centuries of dramatic change.

Volume 3, covering the years 1327 to 1547, takes us through a bloody and turbulent time in English history; the Hundred Years’ War with France, the Peasants’ revolt, the triumph of Henry V at Agincourt, the Wars of the Roses and, of course, the reign of the larger-than-life Henry VIII.

Narrated by Anna Massey , and featuring extracts from Sir Winston Churchill’s A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Paul Eddington , This Sceptred Isle is absorbing, informative and essential history.

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Christopher Lee
Narrator: Anna Massey
ISBN: 1405699361
Download Price: $22.75

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