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British history told by bestselling UK authors

Bourne Bookshop mood: historical topic: castles topic: archeology topic: myths and legends topic: uk history topic: british history topic: history topic: mythology audience: history buffs mood: addictive mood: mysterious
Crypt by Alice Roberts

Crypt

Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond

By: Alice Roberts
Narrated by: Alice Roberts
Length: 9 hours 42 minutes

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
CHOSEN BY WATERSTONES AS ONE OF THEIR BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2024

'Compulsive . . . A wonderful display of how modern archaeology can bring hidden histories to life' Daily Telegraph 

'Gripping . . . I found it hard to put down' Evening Standard

'Another really good book from archaeologist Alice Roberts . . . Helps... Read more

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Encounters with Victoria by Lucy Worsley

Encounters with Victoria

Queen Victoria's Reign Through Significant Meetings

By: Lucy Worsley
Narrated by: Full Cast & Lucy Worsley
Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Lucy Worsley presents a ten-part BBC radio exploration of Queen Victoria’s reign via notable encounters

In this revealing series, acclaimed historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, explores the reign of Queen Victoria through pivotal figures in her life. We meet ten key individuals – some well known, others less so –... Read more

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Ancestors by Alice Roberts

Ancestors

A prehistory of Britain in seven burials

By: Alice Roberts
Narrated by: Alice Roberts
Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today.

‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the... Read more

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Buried by Alice Roberts

Buried

An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain

By: Alice Roberts
Narrated by: Alice Roberts
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first... Read more

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