Here is the best-selling and controversial history of the British Isles, including Ireland, from the author of Europe: A History. Emphasizing long-standing European connections and positing a possible break-up of the United Kingdom, this agenda-setting work is destined to become a classic.
Author: N. D. Wilson Narrator: Thomas Vincent Kelly Length: 13 hours and 8 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.7 out of 5 stars 333 reviews N. D. Wilson, author of Leepike Ridge and 100 Cupboards, returns with an action-packed adventure that will captivate fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones with lost civilizations, ancient secrets,…
Author: Howard Carter Narrator: Listen & Live Audio Length: 4 minutes Version: Original recording ⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews In this rare recording of Howard Carter (February 22, 1857-January 8, 1941), the English archeologist and Egyptologist discusses the experience of discovering and opening the intact tomb of 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankamun, known…
Author: Brian Fagan Narrator: Kevin Scollin Length: 9 hours and 54 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.5 out of 5 stars 189 reviews The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and…
Author: Karl Schlogel Narrator: Rodney Livingstone – translator Length: 29 hours and 56 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.5 out of 5 stars 85 reviews An encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the material vestiges left behind…
Author: Adrienne Mayor Narrator: Donna Postel Length: 8 hours and 59 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.6 out of 5 stars 162 reviews Griffins, cyclopes, monsters, and giants – these fabulous creatures of classical mythology continue to live in the modern imagination through the vivid accounts that have come down to us from the ancient Greeks…
Author: Tony Pollard – Edited by Narrator: Derek Perkins Length: 10 hours and 8 minutes Version: Unabridged ⭐ 4.3 out of 5 stars 339 reviews In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding…