Great tales from English history. Vol. II [sound recording] : Chaucer to the Glorious Revolution / Robert Lacey.
In this second volume of short essays, renowned historian Robert Lacey opens with Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and the flowering of the modern English language in the final years of the 14th century and ends with the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9, when Parlaiment secured control over the Crown. Along the way we hear about Dick Whittington and his cat, the origin of the V sign at Agincourt, The Wars of the Roses and all the pivotal events that have fashioned a nation.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419353802
- ISBN: 9781419353802
- Physical Description: 5 sound discs (approximately 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Rothley, Leics. [Leicestershire, England] : W.F. Howes ; p2005.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Nonfiction"--Container."Unabridged"--Container."With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.Clipper Audio.Compact disc.In container (17 cm.).Title from container.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrated by the author.
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Issued also on cassette.
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