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Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich

Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe audiobook runs 8 hours unabridged, narrated by Julian Elfer (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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Days to finish Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe at common listening paces
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30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe is an audiobook by John Julius Norwich: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Julian Elfer, released April 4, 2017, on the World and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Julian Elfer
Released
April 4, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Europe
ISBN
9781541470491

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe audiobook?

Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

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Who narrates Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe?

Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe is narrated by Julian Elfer.