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A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3000bc - Ad1603

AuthorSimon Schama

NarratorTimothy West

SeriesA History of Britain, Book 1

Duration8h

CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, History

Key StageA Level

PublisherBBC

VersionUnabridged

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An abridged but vivid account of 4000 years of British history from the very beginnings of our nation's identity when the first settlers landed on Orkney.

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