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

Written By : Christopher Lee

Narrated By : Anna Massey and Peter Jeffrey

Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 3 hours

Categories : British
Pre 1900

Price : $22.25

Buy Now...

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.

Other titles you may be interested in

Talking of History Number 3: The Duke of Wellington Written By : Berwick Coates Narrated By : Berwick Coates Published By : Berwick Coates Runtime : 49 minutes Categories : Pre 1900 British Military Politics Historical Price : $8.49 Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, is the only professional soldier in English history to have served also as Prime Minister... More info...

Victorian London Written By : Liza Picard Narrated By : Anton Lesser Published By : Orion Publishing Group Runtime : 6 hours 40 minutes Categories : British Social & Economic Pre 1900 Price : $15.99 Liza Picard shows us the physical reality of daily life. She takes us to schools and prisons, churches and cemeteries and records the events of the reign of Victoria... More info...

Sceptred Isle: Empire Volume 2: 1783 - 1876, This Written By : Christopher Lee Narrated By : Juliet Stevenson Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd Runtime : 7 hours 30 minutes Categories : Non Fiction British Pre 1900 Price : $31.99 The new Sceptred Isle - the master storyteller is back! Vol 2 of the eagerly-awaited follow-up to Christopher Lee's highly-acclaimed... More info...

Antietam: The Lost Command Written By : Not Known Narrated By : Full Cast Production Published By : Sound Mind Theater Runtime : 50 minutes Categories : Dramatizations American Pre 1900 Price : $4.95 Full-cast tale of espionage, betrayal and romance set against the Civil War Battle of Antietam. More info...

Blood Written By : Various Narrated By : Full Cast Production Published By : Listen & Live Runtime : 6 hours Categories : Dramatizations American Pre 1900 Military Price : $24.95 $16.25 An audio anthology of the most dramatic moments in American history. More info...