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The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam by Jerry Brotton

The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam runs 12.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Europestore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
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 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 3,272 Europe 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 Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam is an audiobook by Jerry Brotton: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released September 20, 2016, on the Europe shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Ralph Lister
Released
September 20, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe
ISBN
9781681682617

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam as an audiobook?

The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam?

The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam is narrated by Ralph Lister.

Is The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.