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The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power runs 15 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Bowie (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15 hours of listening.

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30 min / day30 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 15 hours, it runs longer than 83% 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

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power is an audiobook by Martyn Rady: a 15-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Bowie, released May 12, 2020, on the World and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
15 hrs
Narrated by
Simon Bowie
Released
May 12, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Europe
ISBN
9780241467428

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power as an audiobook?

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power runs 15 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.

Is The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power?

The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power is narrated by Simon Bowie.

Is The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.