This Sceptered Isle: The Dynasties
In 2001 a series entitled This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties was produced. This told the stories of the powerful and influential families of Britain's history, including the Godwines, the Despensers and the Churchills. The series consisted of 10 episodes and was narrated by Anna Massey.
01-01 - Wulfnoth, the first Godwine.mp3
01-02 - Thegn to Aethelred the Unready.mp3
01-03 - 1016 - Cnut becomes king.mp3
01-04 - 1035 - The death of Cnut - Godwine has to decide.mp3
01-05 - 1040 - Edward the Confessor becomes king.mp3
01-06 - Godwine, the king's father-in-law.mp3
01-07 - Godwine's influence falters.mp3
01-08 - The death of Godwine.mp3
01-09 - Harold Godwineson.mp3
01-10 - The prelude to the Battle of Hastings.mp3
01-11 - 1066.mp3
01-12 - The aftermath of Hastings.mp3
02-01 - The Despensers.mp3
02-02 - Henry I, Simon de Montfort, and the first Hugh.mp3
02-03 - Hugh Despenser the Elder.mp3
02-04 - 1307 - Edward II.mp3
02-05 - The death of Piers Gaveston.mp3
02-06 - The rise of Hugh the Younger.mp3
02-07 - Decline of the Despensers.mp3
02-08 - 1325 - Isabella and Mortimer.mp3
02-09 - Deaths of Hugh the Elder and Hugh the Younger.mp3
02-10 - The later Despensers.mp3
02-11 - The Percys.mp3
02-12 - Edward I.mp3
02-13 - The Earl of Northumberland and Hotspur.mp3
02-14 - Henry V, the wars of the the Roses.mp3
02-15 - Henry VIII.mp3
02-16 - The 6th Earl and Queen Mary I.mp3
02-17 - The 7th Earl and Queen Elizabeth I.mp3
02-18 - The 10th Earl and Charles I.mp3
02-19 - The Civil War.mp3
02-20 - Charles II.mp3
02-21 - The title goes to the Smithsons.mp3
03-01 - The Mortimers, King Stephen, and Matilda.mp3
03-02 - Hugh de Mortimer & Henry II.mp3
03-03 - Henry III & Roger de Mortimer, 6th Baron Wigmore.mp3
03-04 - Civil War and the Battle of Evesham.mp3
03-05 - Edward I & The Death of Roger.mp3
03-06 - Roger Mortimer, 8th Baron Wigmore.mp3
03-07 - Ireland and the Scots.mp3
03-08 - Mortimer Turns Against the King.mp3
03-09 - Mortimer Versus the Despensers.mp3
03-10 - 1324 - Mortimer Escapes to France.mp3
03-11 - Edward II is Deposed.mp3
03-12 - Mortimer and Isabella.mp3
03-13 - Edward III Takes Charge.mp3
03-14 - Another Roger, 2nd Earl of March.mp3
03-15 - Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March.mp3
03-16 - The Mortimers Versus the Lancasters & John of Gaunt.mp3
03-17 - 1377 - Richard II.mp3
03-18 - 1381 - Yet Another Roger, 4th Earl of March.mp3
03-19 - Edmund, 5th Earl of March.mp3
04-01 - Clans and Mini-kingdoms.mp3
04-02 - The Normans in Ireland.mp3
04-03 - Henry II - The English Intervene.mp3
04-04 - Maurice Fitzgerald.mp3
04-05 - Henry III & Another Maurice Fitzgerald.mp3
04-06 - Fitzgeralds Versus O'Connors.mp3
04-07 - 18th Century Fitzgeralds.mp3
04-08 - Henry VIII and Con O'Neill.mp3
04-09 - Elizabeth I & Hugh O'Neill.mp3
04-10 - Essex and the O'Neills.mp3
04-11 - The O'Neill in Exile.mp3
04-12 - The Original Berkeleys.mp3
04-13 - The Fitzhardings.mp3
04-14 - Maurice Fitshardinge, 2nd Bar. Berkeley.mp3
04-15 - 1327 - Murder of Edward II.mp3
04-16 - Richard II and Henry IV.mp3
04-17 - 17th Century - The 8th and 9th Barons.mp3
04-18 - Admiral James Berkeley, 3rd Earl.mp3
04-19 - George Berkeley, Son of the 4th Earl.mp3
04-20 - John Berkeley, Charles I & Charles II.mp3
05-01 - The First Churchills.mp3
05-02 - Sir Winston, Father of the Duke of Marlborough.mp3
05-03 - Arabella Churchill.mp3
05-04 - John Churchill & James II.mp3
05-05 - Catholics & Protenstants, Tories & Whigs.mp3
05-06 - 1685 - The Monmouth Rebellion.mp3
05-07 - Prelude to the Glorious Revolution 1688.mp3
05-08 - Duke of Marlborough.mp3
05-09 - George Churchill.mp3
05-10 - The 6th Duke of Marlborough.mp3
05-11 - The Rise of Randolph Churchill.mp3
05-12 - The Decline of Randolph Churchill.mp3
05-13 - Winston Churchill Spencer Churchill.mp3
05-14 - -Churchill-.mp3
06-01 - The Cecils.mp3
06-02 - The Rise of William Cecil.mp3
06-03 - 1558 - William Cecil and Queen Elizabeth.mp3
06-04 - Robert Cecil Succeeds his Father.mp3
06-05 - 1603 - Robert Cecil and James I.mp3
06-06 - Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter.mp3
06-07 - Edward Cecil.mp3
06-08 - The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury.mp3
06-09 - Twentieth Century Cecils.mp3
06-11 - John Dalrymple & William III.mp3
06-12 - Glencoe.mp3
06-13 - John, The 2nd Earl - Marlborough and George I.mp3
07-01 - The Early Cavendishes and the Civil War.mp3
07-02 - William Cavendish - The Restoration.mp3
07-03 - The Calming Influence.mp3
07-04 - James II - Escape to Chatsworth.mp3
07-05 - William & Mary - The 1st Duke of Devonshire.mp3
07-06 - The 4th Duke.mp3
07-07 - Lord John & Henry Cavendish.mp3
07-08 - The 19th Century Cavendishes.mp3
07-09 - Spenser Compton and the Civil War.mp3
07-10 - Sir William Compton - Banbury and Colchester.mp3
07-11 - Bishop Henry Compton.mp3
07-12 - Henry Compton and James II, William & Mary.mp3
07-13 - Spencer Compton, Speaker of the House.mp3
07-14 - The Later Comptons.mp3
08-01 - The 16th Century Russells.mp3
08-02 - Sir William Russell - Elizabeth I & Ireland.mp3
08-03 - Francis Russell - Covent Garden and the Fens.mp3
08-04 - William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford.mp3
08-05 - Lord William Russell - Whig Martyr.mp3
08-06 - Popish Plots ans Disaster for Lord William.mp3
08-07 - Francis Russell 5th Duke - Woburn and London Squares.mp3
08-08 - Lord John Russell.mp3
08-09 - 1831 - Lord John and the Great Reform Bell.mp3
08-10 - Lord John and William IV.mp3
08-11 - Victoria Becomes Queen, Lord John Becomes PM.mp3
08-12 - Lord John's Later Career.mp3
08-13 - Betrand Russell.mp3
09-01 - The Smiths, Country Bankers.mp3
09-02 - The Start of the Carrington Dynasty.mp3
09-03 - The Family Divides over Reform.mp3
09-04 - Robert, the 2nd Lord Carrington.mp3
09-05 - Charles Carrington and the Prince of Wales.mp3
09-06 - Charlie and the Horsewhip.mp3
09-07 - The Harriet Mordaunt Affair.mp3
09-08 - Lillie Langtry.mp3
09-09 - The Australian Connection.mp3
09-10 - Return to Britain.mp3
09-11 - Rupert, The 5th Baron.mp3
09-12 - Peter, Thatcher's Foreign Secretary.mp3
09-13 - The Early Waldegraves.mp3
09-14 - James, 1st Earl Waldegrave.mp3
09-15 - James, 2nd Earl, Friend to George II.mp3
09-16 - The Later Waldegraves.mp3
10-01 - The Bigods, First Earls of Norfolk.mp3
10-02 - Edward I - The Bigods Lose the Title.mp3
10-03 - Enter The Howards - The Wars of the Roses.mp3
10-04 - The Howards and the Tudors.mp3
10-05 - The 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Henry VIII.mp3
10-06 - The 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Mary I.mp3
10-07 - The 4th Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth I.mp3
10-08 - Thomas Howard and James I.mp3
10-09 - William Howard and the Popish Plot.mp3
10-10 - The 7th Duke and the Glorious Revolution.mp3
10-11 - Later Norfolks.mp3
10-12 - The Monarch and the Great Families Lose Power.mp3
10-13 - The New Aristocracy.mp3
10-14 - Lord Beaverbrook.mp3
10-15 - The Harmsworths.mp3
10-16 - The Kemleys and the Thomsons.mp3
10-17 - Conclusion.mp3
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Christopher Lee - This Sceptred Isle - Dynasties - 07.Cavendishes.zip
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Christopher Lee - This Sceptred Isle - Dynasties - 05.Churchills.zip
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Christopher Lee - This Sceptred Isle - Dynasties - 04. MacMurrou.zip
I was unable to unzip chapter 3. Error message reads "Archive of unknown format or damaged".
Everything else was OK and I listened to part 1 last night. Anna Massey is an excellent storyteller.
Thanks for sharing.
victor
File 3, The Mortimers is OK, I just downloaded it and unzipped it. Try downloading it again and if it won't work for you then let me know and I will reup it. -------------------------------------------------- Rick
Yet the zipped files I downloaded yesterday (I tried it twice) remain unzipable.
Thanks for looking into this for me.