Listen free for 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Charles I: An Abbreviated Life cover art

Charles I: An Abbreviated Life

Written by: Mark Kishlansky
Narrated by: John Sackville
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $13.19

Buy Now for $13.19

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Charles I: An Abbreviated Life by Mark Kishlansky, read by John Sackville.

The tragedy of Charles I dominates one of the most strange and painful periods in British history as the whole island tore itself apart over a deadly, entangled series of religious and political disputes. In Mark Kishlansky's brilliant account it is never in doubt that Charles created his own catastrophe, but he was nonetheless opposed by men with far fewer scruples and less consistency who for often quite contradictory reasons conspired to destroy him. This is a remarkable portrait of one of the most talented, thoughtful, loyal, moral, artistically alert and yet, somehow, disastrous of all this country's rulers.

©2014 Mark Kishlansky (P)2018 Penguin Audio

What listeners say about Charles I: An Abbreviated Life

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.