The Popes: A History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Popes: A History runs 21.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Jayston (about 14.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 43 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 21.3 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Jayston
Michael Jayston narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 196 hours in all.
About as long, on the Christianity shelf
100 Christianity 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 Popes: A History is an audiobook by John Julius Norwich: a 21.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Jayston, released March 10, 2011, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Jayston
- Released
- March 10, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9781446462508
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Popes: A History as an audiobook?
The Popes: A History runs 21.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.2 hours.
Is The Popes: A History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Popes: A History?
The Popes: A History is narrated by Michael Jayston.
Is The Popes: A History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.2 hours, saving 7.1 hours.