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The Isles - Abridged by Norman Davies
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The Isles - Abridged

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Length 9 hours 9 minutes
Language English
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If ever a history book were a tract for the times, it is The Isles: A History ... a masterwork..' Roy Porter, The Times

'Davies is among the few living professional historians who write English with vitality, sparkle, economy and humour. The pages fly by, not only because the pace is well judged but also because the surprises keep coming.' Felipe Fernร ndez-Armesto, Sunday Times

'A book which really will change the way we think about our past โ€ฆ marvellously rich and stimulating' Noel Malcolm, Evening Standard

'A historiographical milestone.' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times

'The full shocking force of this book can only be appreciated by reading it.' Andrew Marr, Observer

Norman Davies is the bestselling author of Europe: A History; The Isles: A History, Rising โ€™44 and Europe at War. He is also the author of the definitive history of Poland, Godโ€™s Playground, and several books on European history. Born in Bolton, Lancashire in 1939, Davies is a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford and the University of Sussex. He is a Supernumerary Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford and is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and Professor Emeritus of London University. He lives in Oxford and Krakow, Poland.

Andrew Sachs is one of Britain's busiest actors, best known for his twelve-week visit to the Faulty Towers hotel in the 1970s. His other screen credits include Minder, Bergerac, and playing Albert Einstein for a BBC Horizon special. He has written and appeared in many radio dramas, and narrated a range of TV documentaries including Children's Hospital and Hotel.

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