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The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of King James VI and I

by Clare Jackson ...

**The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far]“Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.**History has not been kind to King James. A cradle king who was crowned in Scotland in 1567 and England and Ireland in 1603, James VI and I ... Read more

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**The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far]“Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.**History has not been kind to King James. A cradle king who was crowned in Scotland in 1567 and England and Ireland in 1603, James VI and I
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Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

by Clare Jackson ...

*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history* ... Read more

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*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history*
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Charles II (Penguin Monarchs)

The Star King

by Clare Jackson ...

Series series Penguin Monarchs
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a ... Read more

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The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a
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Devil-Land

England Under Siege, 1588-1688

by Clare Jackson ...

Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

Unabridged

24 hours 10 min

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse
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The Mirror of Great Britain

A Life of King James VI and I

by Clare Jackson ...

Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

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18 hours 20 min

King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless ... Read more

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King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless
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Five Lieutenants

The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I

by James Carl Nelson ...

Narrated by Geoffrey Blaisdell ...

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12 hours 6 min

The dramatic true story offive brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, this is a thrilling tale of combat and heroism.Five Lieutenantstells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the western front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivations, horrific experiences, and ultimate fates of this Harvard ... Read more

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The dramatic true story offive brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, this is a thrilling tale of combat and heroism.Five Lieutenantstells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the western front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivations, horrific experiences, and ultimate fates of this Harvard
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Dr. Benjamin Rush

The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation

by Harlow Giles Unger ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed, ... Read more

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A gripping, often startling biography of the Founding Father of an America that other Founding Fathers forgot--an America of women, African Americans, Jews, Roman Catholics, Quakers, indentured workers, the poor, the mentally ill, and war veteransNinety percent of Americans could not vote and did not enjoy rights to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness when our Founding Fathers proclaimed,
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First SEALs

The Untold Story of the Forging of America’s Most Elite Unit

by Patrick K. O’Donnell ...

Narrated by John Pruden ...

Unabridged

7 hours 3 min

From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell comes the untold story of World War II's first special operations combat swimmers—the forerunners of today's Navy SEALs.In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men—among them a dentist, a medical student, a Hollywood star, an archaeologist, a British commando, and even former enemies of the Allies—formed an exceptional unit that would later ... Read more

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From bestselling author Patrick K. O'Donnell comes the untold story of World War II's first special operations combat swimmers—the forerunners of today's Navy SEALs.In the summer of 1942, an extraordinary group of men—among them a dentist, a medical student, a Hollywood star, an archaeologist, a British commando, and even former enemies of the Allies—formed an exceptional unit that would later
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Lion Hearts

A Novel

by Dan Jones ...

Narrated by Ben Miles ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Essex Dogs Trilogy
Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

The thrilling, unmissable conclusion to the Essex Dogs trilogy by the New York Times bestselling historian Dan JonesThe Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an ... Read more

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The thrilling, unmissable conclusion to the Essex Dogs trilogy by the New York Times bestselling historian Dan JonesThe Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an
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Grant's Final Victory

Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

by Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin.As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years ... Read more

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Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin.As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years
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The H. L. Hunley

The Secret Hope of the Confederacy

by Tom Chaffin ...

Narrated by Barrett Whitener ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy’s H. L. Hunley sank the Union’s formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic—to her own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston’s harbor for the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley and its fate continued to grow. Even after the submarine was located in 1995 and recovered five years later, those legends have continued ... Read more

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On the evening of February 17, 1864, the Confederacy’s H. L. Hunley sank the Union’s formidable sloop-of-war, the USS Housatonic—to her own demise. For generations, searchers prowled Charleston’s harbor for the sunken boat, while legends surrounding the Hunley and its fate continued to grow. Even after the submarine was located in 1995 and recovered five years later, those legends have continued
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Fierce Ambition

The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins

by Jennet Conant ...

Narrated by EJ Lavery ...

Unabridged

13 hours 56 min

Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman ... Read more

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Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman
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