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Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I by Peter Ackroyd

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I: Audiobook

Book 2 of the History of England series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I audiobook runs 19.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Clive Chafer (about 12.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

19.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 19.2 hours of listening.

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30 min / day39 days
1 hour / day20 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 19.2 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The History of England Series

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 18.4 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 37.6 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors18.4 hrs
2Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I19.2 hrs

More narrated by Clive Chafer

Clive Chafer narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 191 hours in all.

  • Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the TudorsPeter Ackroyd · 18.4 hrs
  • Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes CanonLeslie S. Klinger · 13.5 hrs
  • A Brief History of NeoliberalismDavid Harvey · 8.7 hrs
  • Anarchy and Old DogsColin Cotterill · 6.7 hrs
  • Play All: A Bingewatcher’s NotebookClive James · 4.8 hrs

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I is book 2 of Peter Ackroyd's History of England series: a 19.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Clive Chafer, released March 15, 2015, on the Europe and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
19.2 hrs
Narrated by
Clive Chafer
Released
March 15, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Europe, World
Series
The History of England Series #2
ISBN
9781481512497

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I audiobook?

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I runs 19.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.8 hours.

Is the Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I audiobook free?

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Who narrates Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I?

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I is narrated by Clive Chafer.

Is Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.8 hours, saving 6.4 hours.