Tag: Britain

Free Download Keo Films, Claudia Winkleman, "Britain’s Best Home Cook: Great Food Every Day: Simple, Delicious Recipes From the New BBC Series"
English | 2018 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1785943405 | EPUB | 119,5 mb
Fantastic, easy recipes from the new BBC One series.

Free Download Martyn Chorlton – Blenheim: Britain’s Fastest Bomber at the Outbreak of World War 2 (Aeroplane Icons)
Kelsey Publishing | 2011 | ISBN: 1907426256 | English | 132 pages | PDF | 149.89 MB

Free Download Alfred Price – Battle of Britain: A Summer of Reckoning
Ian Allan | 2010 | ISBN: 1906537135 | English | 152 pages | PDF | 171.46 MB
Dr. Alfred Price, who is a recognized and respected authority on the Battle of Britain, recounts the story of the conflict, both in terms of the strategic and tactical battle between two mighty air forces of the day and the fascinating and often traumatic human element as the civilians of Britain faced the reality of German invasion. The book starts with the skirmishes across the Channel in the opening phase of the battle, July 10 through August 12, testing Britain’s defenses, then the Luftwaffe’s main assault on the airfields and radar installations of Southern England from August 12 to September 6, when it attempted to knock out the RAF. The turning point came when the Luftwaffe, faced with mounting losses, shifted its focus to London and other cities in early September in a final attempt to break Britain’s morale, giving the RAF much-needed breathing space to build up its strength and counter the enemy.

Free Download The War of the Roses: An Alternative History of Britain (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CPN697BK | 2023 | 9 hours and 42 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 282 MB
Author: Timothy Venning
Narrator: Liam Gerrard
Timothy Venning’s exploration of the alternative paths that British history might easily have taken moves on to the Wars of the Roses. What if Richard of York had not given battle in vain? How would a victory for Warwick the Kingmaker at the Battle of Barnet changed the course of the struggle for power? What if the Princes had escaped from the tower or the Stanleys had not betrayed their king at Bosworth? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by this book. As always, while necessarily speculative, Dr. Venning discusses all the scenarios within the benefit of a deep understanding of the major driving forces, tensions, and trends that shaped British history. In so doing, he helps the listener to understand why things panned out as they did, as well as what might have been in this tumultuous period.

Free Download The War of the Roses: An Alternative History of Britain (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CPN697BK | 2023 | 9 hours and 42 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 282 MB
Author: Timothy Venning
Narrator: Liam Gerrard
Timothy Venning’s exploration of the alternative paths that British history might easily have taken moves on to the Wars of the Roses. What if Richard of York had not given battle in vain? How would a victory for Warwick the Kingmaker at the Battle of Barnet changed the course of the struggle for power? What if the Princes had escaped from the tower or the Stanleys had not betrayed their king at Bosworth? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by this book. As always, while necessarily speculative, Dr. Venning discusses all the scenarios within the benefit of a deep understanding of the major driving forces, tensions, and trends that shaped British history. In so doing, he helps the listener to understand why things panned out as they did, as well as what might have been in this tumultuous period.

Free Download Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKM2QZLC | 2023 | 10 hours and 53 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 309 MB
Author: Steve Tibble
Narrator: Michael Page
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain. The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation-but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect pilgrims, the Order is remembered today for heresy, fanaticism, and even satanism. In this bold new interpretation, Steve Tibble sets out to correct the record. The Templars, famous for their battles on Christendom’s eastern front, were in fact dedicated peace-mongers at home.

Free Download One Fine Day: Britain’s Empire on the Brink (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BWK96B7L | 2023 | 27 hours and 11 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 792 MB
Author: Matthew Parker
Narrator: Ben Onwukwe
This critical historical exploration shows a portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach and the moment it began to topple. September 29, 1923. Once the Palestine Mandate officially takes effect, the British Empire-now covering a quarter of the world’s land and boasting a population of 460 million-is the largest the world has ever seen. But it is also an empire in rapid transition. Nationalist and Pan-African movements are gaining momentum throughout West Africa, thanks as much to Marcus Garvey as to the sustained efforts of local activists and politicians.

Free Download On the World Around Us: 25 Explorations of Britain, Past and Present (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BMGB47Y2 | 2023 | 6 hours and 49 minutes | MP3@128 kbps | 376 MB
Author: Andrew Martin
Narrator: Andrew Martin
Andrew Martin reflects on Britain’s customs, attitudes and social and supernatural phenomena in these six BBC Radio series. Drawn from Radio 3’s The Essay strand and presented by journalist and award-winning author Andrew Martin, this beguiling collection brings together his witty, Alan Bennett-esque observations on England’s disappearing pastimes, rituals and beliefs. Yorkshire sees him musing on the county of his birth and upbringing, as he considers his ‘Tyke’ identity and the ancient rivalry between Yorkshire and Lancashire; chews over questions of class in ‘God’s Own County’; ponders its past and future; and recalls the coastal jaunts of his youth. In Hanging On, Martin celebrates five aspects of British life that are still with us – just, as he raises a toast to the boating pond; the ventriloquist’s doll; the telephone; the milkman and sex shops.

Free Download Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CPN3RNZ8 | 2023 | 17 hours and 27 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 496 MB
Author: Caroline Elkins
Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt
As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya’s largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu-some one and a half million people. The compelling story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths has remained largely untold-the victim of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official records of their attempts to stop the Mau Mau uprising, the Kikuyu people’s ultimately successful bid for Kenyan independence. Caroline Elkins, an assistant professor of history at Harvard University, spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of Kikuyu men and women who survived the British camps, as well as the British and African loyalists who detained them. The result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya-a pivotal moment in twentieth-century history with chilling parallels to America’s own imperial project.

Free Download How They Broke Britain (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0C9DHKY98 | 2023 | 10 hours and 23 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 568 MB
Author: James O’Brien
Narrator: James O’Brien
Something has gone really wrong in Britain. Our economy has tanked, our freedoms are shrinking, and social divisions are growing. Our politicians seem most interested in their own careers, and much of the media only make things worse. We are living in a country almost unrecognisable from the one that existed a decade ago. But whose fault is it really? Who broke Britain and how did they do it? Bold and incisive as ever, James O’Brien reveals the shady network of influence that has created a broken Britain of strikes, shortages and scandals. He maps the web connecting dark think tanks to Downing Street, the journalists complicit in selling it to the public and the media bosses pushing their own agendas. Over ten chapters, each focusing on a particular person complicit in the downfall, James O’Brien reveals how a select few have conspired – sometimes by incompetence, sometimes by design – to bring Britain to its knees.