In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Page (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Page
Michael Page narrates 115 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,306 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
487 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire is an audiobook by Laurence Bergreen: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Page, released March 16, 2021, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Page
- Released
- March 16, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Europe, World
- ISBN
- 9780062875396
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire audiobook?
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire?
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire is narrated by Michael Page.
Is In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.