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  • History of England

  • A Captivating Guide to English History, Starting from Antiquity Through the Rule of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Tudors to the End of World War 2
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Kevin Hung-Liang
  • Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (40 ratings)

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History of England

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Kevin Hung-Liang
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If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then pay attention...

There are few places that entice the imagination quite like England. Just a little island off the western coast of continental Europe, it boasts a rich history that stretches all the way back to the first modern humans.

Since then, entire societies have risen and fallen as people learned to make flint and bone tools, bury their dead, and fortify their cities against foreign raiders.

From the fearsome Celtic warriors of prehistory to the clever inventors and statesmen of the modern era, England’s story is one bursting with magnificent castles, complex kings and queens, rebellious peasants, and horrifying plagues.

Throughout history, more people have called England home than perhaps most of us have ever realized.

In History of England: A Captivating Guide to English History, Starting from Antiquity Through the Rule of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Tudors to the End of World War 2, you will discover topics such as:

  • The People of Prehistory
  • The Roman Conquest
  • Britannia
  • The Dark Ages
  • Alfred the Great
  • Danelaw
  • The Norman Conquest
  • Magna Carta
  • The Black Death
  • The Tudor Dynasty
  • England’s Diaspora
  • The House of Stuart
  • Civil War
  • The Protectorate
  • The Glorious Revolution
  • The Scientific Revolution
  • Great Britain Emerges
  • The Victorian Era
  • World War I
  • The Irish Rebellions
  • 20th-Century England
  • Edward VIII
  • World War II
  • And much, much more!

So if you want to learn more about the history of England, buy this audiobook now to start listening!

©2019 Captivating History (P)2020 Captivating History
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Very Detailed

Move through a seemingly epic period in English history but displays some bias with regard to certain institutions

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Good One

This is a terrific history written by a specialist historian but not a specialist historian of the English. Well written and full of fascinating insights. I've been listening to the audible version as I drive around in the car, then reading over the same material in the book when I'm home - it is a pleasure, not a necessity, to do this.

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A Great Book

Reading this history of England shows just how much of modern fantasy books pull from English history. Amazing to see just how violent the past really was.

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I Liked It

It is a very good, very interesting and informative audiobook, I recommend this audiobook to all.

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Impressive

This is the best book. Must read. Witty, elegant, informative and entertaining. There never was and never will be a better English history book.

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Very Detailed Account

If you want details...... endless, exact, and often interesting details.... about what happened in the British Isles and the lands with people affecting the British Isles... this book gives those details.

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Robotic

The narrator reads like he has no idea what he’s talking about and many many embarrassing mispronunciations

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So Good

Great author from a different era, writing according to the knowledge available in his time.

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Although history is very interesting, the text itself is the best part of this book: Hume could write about how to cook soup, still I'm sure he would make it worth reading. He definitely produced the best English texts I've ever read, this is a great example of his work and, although it is a history book, it reads as easily as the best romances do.

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Recommended

Great overview of the whole history of the country and their monarchy. It is really good.

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