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A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry by R. Howard Bloch

A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry runs 7.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stephen Hoye (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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What our data says

  • At 7.2 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

927 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry is an audiobook by R. Howard Bloch: a 7.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Stephen Hoye, released February 1, 2007, on the Arts & Entertainment and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.2 hrs
Narrated by
Stephen Hoye
Released
February 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Europe, World
ISBN
9781400173716

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry as an audiobook?

A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry runs 7.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry?

A Needle in the Right Hand of God: The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry is narrated by Stephen Hoye.