The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Naughtie (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.9 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by James Naughtie
James Naughtie narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
603 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters is an audiobook by James Naughtie: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Naughtie, released April 14, 2022, on the History & Culture and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- James Naughtie
- Released
- April 14, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Business, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781529142785
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters as an audiobook?
The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.
Is The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters?
The New Elizabethans: A BBC history of the Queen’s reign, told through its most notable characters is narrated by James Naughtie.