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Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King by Gareth Russell

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King audiobook runs 16.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Gareth Russell (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.6listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day34 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.6 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 5,224 History & Culture 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

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King is an audiobook by Gareth Russell: a 16.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Gareth Russell, released February 27, 2025, on the History & Culture shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.6 hrs
Narrated by
Gareth Russell
Released
February 27, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture
ISBN
9780008660888

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King audiobook?

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King runs 16.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.

Is the Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King?

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King is narrated by Gareth Russell.

Is Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.