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A History of England, Volume 3: William III to Waterloo: 1689-1815
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
In volume three of Cyril Robinson's famous history of England, we now enter a crucial phase in which political and economic power both change hands. Parliament now dominates the nation's political discourse, and, led by its brilliant Whig leader, Robert Walpole, this party maintains itself in power for a century. It is a stagnant century of corrupt politics and even more corrupt government magistrates and bureaucrats. But it is also the century that will usher in the greatest change humankind has ever seen.
The Industrial Revolution completely alters every aspect of society. And, meanwhile, war is the motive power behind everything, as England pits itself against the mightiest and most feared power in Europe, the France of the Bourbons and, later, Napoleon. In a tumultuous 125-year period, the English fight and win three out of four great wars, losing their American colonies but gaining a worldwide trading empire. Follow along in this exciting third volume of a four-part series as England's greatest heroes confront and bring down the greatest military genius of the era, Napoleon Bonaparte. Often going it alone, Britannia places her fate in the hands of two men...Nelson and Wellington.
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- 06-01-22
Pretty good synopsis.
Actually enjoyed it and the narrator with one huge caveat. Whilst the narrator was clear and inflective, holding your attention, why on earth did he have to speak in the exaggerated almost pompous Churchilian manner with such strange pronunciations. Often I had to try to work out where he meant when saying place names since his pronunciation bore little resemblance to modern English.
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