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The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings by David Starkey

The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings runs 5.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.3listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2005released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings at common listening paces
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30 min / day11 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.3 hours, it is shorter than 74% 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 Monarchy of England: The Beginnings is an audiobook by David Starkey: a 5.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Pigott-Smith, released June 15, 2005, on the World and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.3 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Pigott-Smith
Released
June 15, 2005
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Europe
ISBN
9780007218776

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings as an audiobook?

The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings runs 5.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.

Is The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings?

The Monarchy of England: The Beginnings is narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith.