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Christopher Lee

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

October 13, 1941

Died

February 14, 2021

Twitter

https://twitter.com/sceptredislenet

Genre

History, Mystery & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs

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Christopher Lee was a British writer, historian and broadcaster, best-known for writing the radio documentary series This Sceptred Isle for the BBC, which recounts the history of Britain from the Romans to the death of Queen Victoria, the 20th century and the British Empire.

Lee's career began as a defence and foreign affairs correspondent for the BBC. Leaving his career in journalism for academia, Lee was the first Quatercentenary Fellow in Contemporary History and Gomes Lecturer in Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is currently researching the history of ideas at Birkbeck College in the University of London.

His recent books include the three accompanying volumes of This Sceptred Isle. In 2003 was published 1603, the history of the death of E ...more

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	This Sceptred Isle: 55 BC - 1901: The Roman Invasion to the Death of Queen Victoria 3.91 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1996 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1603: The Death of Queen Elizabeth I, the Return of the Black Plague, the Rise of Shakespeare, Piracy, Witchcraft, and the Birth of the Stuart Era 3.45 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 1: Julius Caesar to William the Conqueror 55BC-1087 3.88 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 2: The Making of the Nation 1087-1327 by Christopher Lee, Winston S. Churchill, Anna Massey (Narrator) 3.79 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 3: The Black Prince to Henry VIII 1327-1547 by Christopher Lee, Winston S. Churchill, Anna Massey (Narrator) 3.80 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle: The Making of the British 3.98 avg rating — 61 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 4: Elizabeth I to Cromwell 1547-1660 by Christopher Lee, Winston S. Churchill, Anna Massey (Narrator) 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle: Twentieth Century: From the Death of Queen Victoria to the Dawn of a New Millennium 4.04 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 5: Restoration and Glorious Revolution 1660-1702 by Christopher Lee, Winston S. Churchill, Anna Massey (Narrator) 3.91 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Sceptred Isle, Vol. 8: Nelson, Wellington and Napoleon 1792-1815 by Christopher Lee, Winston S. Churchill, Anna Massey (Narrator) 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This Sceptred Isle (18 books)
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Winston S. Churchill,

Anna Massey (Narrator),

Peter Jeffrey (Narrator)

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This Sceptred Isle: Empire (3 books)
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Joss Ackland (Narrator),

Saeed Jaffrey (Narrator),

Anna Massey (Narrator),

Ben Onwukwe (Narrator),

Jemma Redgrave (Narrator),

Vincent Ebrahim (Narrator),

Clive James (Narrator)

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This Sceptred Isle: The Dynasties (5 books)
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Anna Massey (Narrator)

3.92 avg rating — 90 ratings

Bath Detective Mystery (3 books)
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“I learned early that the one truly international quality among people of all races is xenophobia.”
― Christopher Lee, Lord of Misrule

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“She was a classic beauty. She looked like a coin, so it was only natural for her to circulate.”
― Christopher Lee, Lord of Misrule

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“I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers”
― Christopher Lee

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