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  • The Isles

  • A History
  • By: Norman Davies
  • Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
  • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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By: Norman Davies
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Publisher's Summary

Here is the best-selling and controversial history of the British Isles, including Ireland, from the author of Europe: A History. Emphasizing long-standing European connections and positing a possible break-up of the United Kingdom, this agenda-setting work is destined to become a classic.
© Norman Davies; (P) Macmillan Publishers Ltd
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  • Categories: History

Critic Reviews

"A historiographical milestone." ( Sunday Times)
"If ever a history book were a tract for the times, it is The Isles: A History...a masterwork." ( The Times)
"A book which really will change the way we think about our past...marvellously rich and stimulating." ( Evening Standard)

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Good overview

A pleasant overview of history although ironic that as the narrator relates the lack of Britishness of the Normans his French pronunciation is better than his pronunciation of native British names in Wales.

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