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The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I by Benjamin Woolley

The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I runs 12.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Timson (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
History & Culturestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 79% 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

The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I is an audiobook by Benjamin Woolley: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by David Timson, released December 4, 2018, on the History & Culture and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
David Timson
Released
December 4, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
History & Culture, Europe
ISBN
9781250221155

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I as an audiobook?

The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I?

The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I is narrated by David Timson.

Is The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.