British Empire History

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    • What the British Did to India
    • Written by: Shashi Tharoor
    • Narrated by: Shashi Tharoor
    • Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 2018-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 72 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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    • Written by: Stephen W. Sears
    • Narrated by: Corrie James
    • Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 2017-02-14
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • A History of the British Empire
    • Written by: Caroline Elkins
    • Narrated by: Adam Barr
    • Length: 31 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 2022-03-29
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
    • Written by: Laurence Bergreen
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 2021-03-16
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • Understanding the Roman Empire, American Empire, British Empire, & Much More
    • Written by: Robert Dean
    • Narrated by: Sam Bubis
    • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
    • Release date: 2017-11-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • War. Famine. Conquest. Death. Explore the rise and fall of history’s greatest empires. This is a thrilling study of empires whose leaders lost sight of their civic obligations, leading to revolts, social disruption, and inescapable destruction....

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    • Written by: Byron Farwell
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 23 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 2019-01-17
    • Language: English
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    • The Great Boer War (1899-1902) - more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War - was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence....

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    • An Enthralling Guide to the Rise and Fall of the World’s Largest Superpower in History (The Story of England)
    • Written by: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Series: The Story of England
    • Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 2024-06-17
    • 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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    • Love, War, and the End of Empire
    • Written by: Deborah Baker
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2018-08-21
    • Language: English
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    • Set in Calcutta, London, the glacier-locked wilds of the Karakoram, and on Everest itself, The Last Englishmen is also the story of a generation. The cast of this exhilarating drama includes Indian and English writers and artists, explorers and Communist spies....

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    • How the Clash of French, British and Native Empires Forged a Unique Identity
    • Written by: Dominic Haynes
    • Narrated by: Jared Zak
    • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
    • Release date: 2021-08-05
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Canada is a land renowned for its stunning beauty and abundant natural resources but is rarely considered to have a particularly captivating history. Its people, stereotyped as polite and friendly, are seldom viewed as they are: the products of an intricate and complex struggle....

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    • The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire
    • Written by: Tom Zoellner
    • Narrated by: Mirron Willis
    • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 2020-10-20
    • Language: English
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    • From a New York Times best-selling author, a gripping account of the slave rebellion that led to the abolition of slavery in the British Empire....

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    • A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Volume I
    • Written by: Sir Winston Churchill
    • Narrated by: Christian Rodska
    • Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 2006-04-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 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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    • The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
    • Written by: Fred Anderson
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 29 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 2018-02-27
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 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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    • 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)
    • Written by: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 2022-10-06
    • 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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    • The History and Legacy of the Region Under Great Britain’s Control
    • Written by: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 2019-04-17
    • Language: English
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    • The Boer War was the defining conflict of South African history and one of the most important conflicts in the history of the British Empire. Naturally, complicated geopolitics underscored it, going back centuries....

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    • An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre
    • Written by: Kim A. Wagner
    • Narrated by: Neil Shah
    • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2019-11-12
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • The History of Great Britain’s Colonization and Decolonization Before the Country’s Independence
    • Written by: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 2020-03-24
    • Language: English
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    • The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history....

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