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The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) by Robert Lacey

The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977): Audiobook

Book 2 of the Crown series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alex Jennings (about 4.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.1listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2019released
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What our data says

  • At 7.1 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the History & Culture shelf

648 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) is book 2 of Robert Lacey's Crown series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Alex Jennings, released November 19, 2019, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.1 hrs
Narrated by
Alex Jennings
Released
November 19, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Europe
Series
The Crown #2
ISBN
9781984828170

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) as an audiobook?

The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.8 hours.

Is The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977)?

The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) is narrated by Alex Jennings.