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World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire by Hugh Thomas

World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire audiobook runs 15.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Shaun Grindell (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.1listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 15.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day31 days
1 hour / day16 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.1 hours, it runs longer than 84% 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

World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire is an audiobook by Hugh Thomas: a 15.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Shaun Grindell, released August 11, 2015, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.1 hrs
Narrated by
Shaun Grindell
Released
August 11, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781494582692

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire audiobook?

World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire runs 15.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.

Is the World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire audiobook free?

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

Who narrates World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire?

World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire is narrated by Shaun Grindell.

Is World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5 hours.