Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Penguin Monarchs series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame audiobook runs 3.4 hours unabridged, narrated by John Banks (about 2.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 85% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Penguin Monarchs
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 6.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame | 3.4 hrs |
| 2 | Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs): The Making of England | 2.8 hrs |
More narrated by John Banks
John Banks narrates 63 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,170 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
143 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame is book 1 of John Guy's Penguin Monarchs series: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by John Banks, released June 28, 2018, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Banks
- Released
- June 28, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Europe
- Series
- Penguin Monarchs #1
- ISBN
- 9780141988191
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame audiobook?
Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.3 hours.
Is the Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame?
Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame is narrated by John Banks.