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The first five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee s epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original first five volumes. 55BC-1087: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror: From Britannia under the Romans to the Dark Ages and the invasions of Angles, Saxons, Danes, and Norwegians. 1087-1327: The Making of the Nation: The Crusades, Welsh and Scottish rebellions, and the foundations of the modern state including Magna Carta and the fledgling English Parliament. 1327-1547: The Black Prince to Henry VIII: The Hundred Years War, the Peasants Revolt, the Wars of the Roses, and the reign of Henry VIII. 1547-1660: Elizabeth I to Cromwell: Elizabeth I s long reign; the Civil War; the execution of Charles I; and the establishment of Cromwell as Lord Protector. 1660-1702: Restoration and Glorious Revolution: The return of Charles II, the Great Plague and Great Fire of London, and a ruler from a different country on the throne: William of Orange. Narrated by Anna Massey, with extracts from Sir Winston Churchill s A History of the English-speaking Peoples read by Paul Eddington and Peter Jeffrey, this is the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped Great Britain. CD 1 includes a special PDF file featuring the original booklets from each volume. Duration: 15 hours approx.