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Elizabeth was not just Queen, she was ruler. In an age of male supremacy she, by sheer force of character, became not only the unchallenged leader of the English but also the first leader of an empire upon which the sun never set. Erickson’s biography tells the truth about this extraordinary woman and profiles some amazing people - their personalities and culture.
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Tudor
- Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
- De: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 16 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 106
The Tudors are England's most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle's gripping new history reveals, they are a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew. The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family's obscure Welsh origins and the ordinary man known as Owen Tudor who would fall (literally) into a queen's lap - and later her bed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Clear and detailed
- De Tad Davis en 04-13-16
De: Leanda de Lisle
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Catherine de Medici
- Renaissance Queen of France
- De: Leonie Frieda
- Narrado por: Sarah Le Fevre
- Duración: 21 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 525
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 454
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 451
Poisoner, despot, necromancer - the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds - from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women to wear a crown.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator didn't get one name right
- De Georgina García- Menocal en 09-15-19
De: Leonie Frieda
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Henry VIII
- De: Abigail Archer
- Narrado por: Sarah Nichols
- Duración: 3 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 373
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 326
Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547. As a young man, he was fond of sports and hunting and was said to be uncommonly handsome. Standing more than six feet tall, he loomed large in the lives and minds of his subjects as he navigated his country through the tricky diplomatic and military hazards of the 16th century.
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1 out of 5 stars
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WASTE OF TIME
- De The Louligan en 09-04-20
De: Abigail Archer
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 22 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,046
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,717
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,696
This acclaimed best seller from popular historian Alison Weir is a fascinating look at the Tudor family dynasty and its most infamous ruler. The Six Wives of Henry VIII brings to life England’s oft-married monarch and the six wildly different but equally fascinating women who married him. Gripping from the first sentence to the last and loaded with fascinating details, Weir’s rich history is a perfect blend of scholarship and entertainment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overview AND Sordid Details
- De Troy en 10-29-13
De: Alison Weir
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Sister Queens
- The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile
- De: Julia Fox
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 194
The history books have cast Katherine of Aragon, the first queen of King Henry VIII of England, as the ultimate symbol of the Betrayed Woman, cruelly tossed aside in favor of her husband’s seductive mistress, Anne Boleyn. Katherine’s sister, Juana of Castile, wife of Philip of Burgundy and mother of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is portrayed as “Juana the Mad,” whose erratic behavior included keeping her beloved late husband’s coffin beside her for years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sad but Fascinating Lives
- De Cariola en 06-29-12
De: Julia Fox
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Peter the Great
- His Life and World
- De: Robert K. Massie
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 43 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,214
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,026
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,015
This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter's birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of Moscow, he would grow up propelled by an unquenchable curiosity, everywhere looking, asking, tinkering, and learning, fired by Western ideas.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narrater ruins everything
- De BrendaLouQuilts en 12-30-11
De: Robert K. Massie
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The Conquering Family
- De: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrado por: David Case
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 218
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 156
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 149
Thomas B. Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with The Conquering Family and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John in 1216. The troubled period after the Norman Conquest, when the foundations of government were hammered out between monarch and people, comes to life through Costain's storytelling skill and historical imagination.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Entrancing History of the Early Plantegenets
- De Peter en 01-20-09
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Young and Damned and Fair
- The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII
- De: Mr. Gareth Russell
- Narrado por: Jenny Funnell
- Duración: 15 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 328
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 294
Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretation of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the very young woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension and whose terrible errors in judgment quickly led her to the executioner's block.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magnifent scholarly work
- De Linda Erlich en 08-08-17
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Mary Queen of Scots
- The True Life of Mary Stuart
- De: John Guy
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 25 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 299
In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than 30 years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady - achieving her ends through feminine wiles - and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible narration - don’t purchase
- De ballymerrigan en 12-27-18
De: John Guy
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The White King
- Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
- De: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Less than 40 years after England's golden age under Elizabeth I, the country was at war with itself. Split between loyalty to the Crown or to Parliament, war raged on English soil. Its casualties were immense. At the head of the disintegrating kingdom was King Charles I. In this vivid portrait - informed by previously unseen manuscripts, including royal correspondence between the king and his queen - Leanda de Lisle depicts a man who was principled and brave but fatally blinkered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening Stuart history
- De Adeliese Baumann en 01-25-18
De: Leanda de Lisle
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The Borgias and Their Enemies
- 1431-1519
- De: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrado por: John Telfer
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 453
The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, better known to history as Pope Alexander VI, was the central figure of the dynasty. Two of his seven papal offspring also rose to power and fame. The Borgias were notorious for seizing power, wealth, land, and titles through bribery, marriage, and murder. The story of the family's dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to the highest position in Italian society is an absorbing tale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Covers the bases, but falls a little flat.
- De Chap Walker en 06-16-13
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The Iron King
- The Accursed Kings, Book 1
- De: Maurice Druon
- Narrado por: Peter Joyce
- Duración: 11 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 675
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 618
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 617
From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin’s epic work. France became a great nation under Philip the Fair - but it was a greatness achieved at the expense of her people, for his was a reign characterised by violence, the scandalous adulteries of his daughters-in-law, and the triumph of royal authority.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Historical Goodie
- De Syd Young en 08-03-13
De: Maurice Druon
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The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival
- De: Kate Williams
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 14 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
This is the story of two women struggling for supremacy in a man's world, when no one thought a woman could govern. They both had to negotiate with men - those who wanted their power and those who wanted their bodies - who were determined to best them. In their worlds, female friendship and alliances were unheard of, but for many years theirs was the only friendship that endured. They were as fascinated by each other as lovers; until they became enemies. Enemies so angry and broken that one of them had to die, and so Elizabeth ordered the execution of Mary.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Doe Eyed Mary Stuart
- De Missee en 02-28-19
De: Kate Williams
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Secret Lives of the Tsars
- Three Centuries of Autocracy, Debauchery, Betrayal, Murder, and Madness from Romanov Russia
- De: Michael Farquhar
- Narrado por: Enn Reitel
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 147
Scandal! Intrigue! Cossacks! Here the world’s most engaging royal historian chronicles the world’s most fascinating imperial dynasty: the Romanovs, whose three-hundred-year reign was remarkable for its shocking violence, spectacular excess, and unimaginable venality. In this incredibly entertaining history, Michael Farquhar collects the best, most captivating true tales of Romanov iniquity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good introduction to the Romanovs
- De Daniel Burgon en 07-14-14
De: Michael Farquhar
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The Rival Queens
- Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
- De: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 16 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 805
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 722
Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for 30 years. Her youngest daughter, Marguerite, the glamorous "Queen Margot," was a passionate free spirit, the only adversary whom her mother could neither intimidate nor control.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Definitely not a dull bio!
- De Nella en 07-04-15
De: Nancy Goldstone
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Mistress Anne
- The Exceptional Life of Anne Boleyn
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
A powerful ruler, an alluring young woman, a scandal that would rock the nation: Anne Boleyn’s life story sounds more like a juicy TV docu-drama than a chapter of English history. Although she is not of noble birth or even especially beautiful, Anne Boleyn manages to rise to the very pinnacle of the English aristocracy. Renowned for her extraordinarily vivid recreations of historical events, Carolly Erickson brings out the full fascinating story of the enigmatic Anne Boleyn.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just OK for me.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-11-12
De: Carolly Erickson
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Mary Queen of Scots
- The True Life of Mary Stuart
- De: John Guy
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 25 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 299
In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than 30 years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady - achieving her ends through feminine wiles - and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible narration - don’t purchase
- De ballymerrigan en 12-27-18
De: John Guy
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The King in Love
- Edward VII's Mistresses
- De: Theo Aronson
- Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
The King in Love is an all-embracing account of the loves of that celebrated royal womanizer, Edward VII - as prince of Wales and as king. It is also a study of the three women with whom the king was most deeply in love - his "official" mistresses, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, and Alice Keppel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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good read, bad listen
- De Robyn en 09-11-15
De: Theo Aronson
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Great Ladies
- The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens
- De: Sylvia Barbara Soberton
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Duración: 6 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Some ladies who served at the Tudor court are only faceless silhouettes lost to the sands of time, but there are those who dedicated their lives to please their royal mistresses and left documentation, allowing us to piece their life stories together and link them to the stories of Tudor queens. These female attendants saw their queens and princesses up close and often used their intimate bonds to their own benefit. Some were beloved, others hated. This is the story of the ladies of the Tudor court like you've never heard it before.
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3 out of 5 stars
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the title is deceiving
- De Dr. A. en 12-15-19
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 25 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 436
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 432
This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- De kwdayboise (Kim Day) en 05-24-17
De: Alison Weir
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Serving Victoria
- Life in the Royal Household
- De: Kate Hubbard
- Narrado por: Kate Hubbard
- Duración: 14 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
During her 63-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service. For some, royal employment was the defining experience of their lives; for others it came as an unwelcome duty or as a prelude to greater things. Serving Victoria follows the lives of six members of her household, from the governess to the royal children, from her maid of honor to her chaplain and her personal physician.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Queen
- De Joie Bostwick en 01-24-25
De: Kate Hubbard
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Mistress Anne
- The Exceptional Life of Anne Boleyn
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
A powerful ruler, an alluring young woman, a scandal that would rock the nation: Anne Boleyn’s life story sounds more like a juicy TV docu-drama than a chapter of English history. Although she is not of noble birth or even especially beautiful, Anne Boleyn manages to rise to the very pinnacle of the English aristocracy. Renowned for her extraordinarily vivid recreations of historical events, Carolly Erickson brings out the full fascinating story of the enigmatic Anne Boleyn.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just OK for me.
- De Amazon Customer en 01-11-12
De: Carolly Erickson
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Mary Queen of Scots
- The True Life of Mary Stuart
- De: John Guy
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 25 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 301
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 299
In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than 30 years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady - achieving her ends through feminine wiles - and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Horrible narration - don’t purchase
- De ballymerrigan en 12-27-18
De: John Guy
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The King in Love
- Edward VII's Mistresses
- De: Theo Aronson
- Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
The King in Love is an all-embracing account of the loves of that celebrated royal womanizer, Edward VII - as prince of Wales and as king. It is also a study of the three women with whom the king was most deeply in love - his "official" mistresses, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, and Alice Keppel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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good read, bad listen
- De Robyn en 09-11-15
De: Theo Aronson
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Great Ladies
- The Forgotten Witnesses to the Lives of Tudor Queens
- De: Sylvia Barbara Soberton
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Duración: 6 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 36
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 33
Some ladies who served at the Tudor court are only faceless silhouettes lost to the sands of time, but there are those who dedicated their lives to please their royal mistresses and left documentation, allowing us to piece their life stories together and link them to the stories of Tudor queens. These female attendants saw their queens and princesses up close and often used their intimate bonds to their own benefit. Some were beloved, others hated. This is the story of the ladies of the Tudor court like you've never heard it before.
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3 out of 5 stars
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the title is deceiving
- De Dr. A. en 12-15-19
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- De: Alison Weir
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 25 h y 41 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 436
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- De kwdayboise (Kim Day) en 05-24-17
De: Alison Weir
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Serving Victoria
- Life in the Royal Household
- De: Kate Hubbard
- Narrado por: Kate Hubbard
- Duración: 14 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
During her 63-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service. For some, royal employment was the defining experience of their lives; for others it came as an unwelcome duty or as a prelude to greater things. Serving Victoria follows the lives of six members of her household, from the governess to the royal children, from her maid of honor to her chaplain and her personal physician.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Queen
- De Joie Bostwick en 01-24-25
De: Kate Hubbard
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Blood Sisters
- The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses
- De: Sarah Gristwood
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34
To contemporaries, the Wars of the Roses were known collectively as a "cousins' war." The series of dynastic conflicts that tore apart the ruling Plantagenet family in 15th-century England was truly a domestic drama, as fraught and intimate as any family feud before or since. As acclaimed historian Sarah Gristwood reveals in Blood Sisters, while the events of this turbulent time are usually described in terms of the male leads who fought and died seeking the throne, a handful of powerful women would prove just as decisive as their kinfolks' clashing armies.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator is killing me....
- De DaNick en 10-02-20
De: Sarah Gristwood
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The House of Dudley
- A New History of Tudor England
- De: Joanne Paul
- Narrado por: Kristin Atherton
- Duración: 17 h y 13 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 44
Each Tudor monarch made their name with a Dudley by their side—or by crushing one beneath their feet. The Dudleys thrived at the court of Henry VII but were sacrificed to the popularity of Henry VIII. Rising to prominence in the reign of Edward VI, the Dudleys lost it all by advancing Jane Grey to the throne over Mary I. That was until the reign of Elizabeth I, when the family was once again at the center of power and would do anything to remain there . . . With three generations of felled favorites, what was it that caused this family to keep rising so high and falling so low?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed this book
- De Laura Lee en 07-28-23
De: Joanne Paul
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The Tragic Empress
- The Authorized Biography of Alexandra Romanov
- De: Sophie Buxhoeveden
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Empress Alexandra Romanov – the last empress of Russia, wife of Tsar Nicholas II, and now a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church – chose Countess Sophie Buxhoeveden, one of her ladies-in-waiting, to be her authorized biographer, opening up to her about her closest relationships and giving her access to copies of her private correspondence. Additionally, as a lady-in-waiting, Countess Buxhoeveden attended on the Empress for much of the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, only leaving her side when the Imperial Family was removed to Tobolsk after the Tsar’s abdication in 1917. Thereafter, she ...
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3 out of 5 stars
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I detest AI voices
- De Serena Galloway en 02-05-25
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Matilda
- Empress, Queen, Warrior
- De: Catherine Hanley
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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A life of Matilda - empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Both entertaining and scholarly
- De Anonymous User en 09-10-19
De: Catherine Hanley
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Elizabeth I
- Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544
- De: Kathryn Lasky
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 4 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Welcome to the bizarre court of Henry VIII, where even a princess fears losing her head like her mother. Elizabeth hides her tenacious personality from everyone, especially her father. Your 21st-century kid will enjoy Elizabeth's "treasonous thoughts" and glimpse the daily life of a young woman who ascended the throne at 25 and went on to rule her country for 45 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a wonderful biography
- De Susan en 12-20-05
De: Kathryn Lasky
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Daughters of Chivalry
- The Forgotten Princesses of King Edward Longshanks
- De: Kelcey Wilson-Lee
- Narrado por: Christine Rendel
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Virginal, chaste, humble, patiently waiting for rescue by brave knights and handsome princes: this idealized—and largely mythical—notion of the medieval noblewoman still lingers. Yet the reality was very different, as Kelcey Wilson-Lee shows in this vibrant account of the five daughters of Edward I, often known as Longshanks. The lives of these sisters—Eleanora, Joanna, Margaret, Mary, and Elizabeth—ran the gamut of experiences open to royal women in the Middle Ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DoC
- De Terri Issa en 11-15-23
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Lost Heirs of the Medieval Crown
- The Kings and Queens Who Never Were
- De: J.F. Andrews
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
When William the Conqueror died in 1087, he left the throne of England to William Rufus . . . his second son. The result was an immediate war as Rufus's elder brother Robert fought to gain the crown he saw as rightfully his; this conflict marked the start of 400 years of bloody disputes as the English monarchy's line of hereditary succession was bent, twisted, and finally broken when the last Plantagenet king, Richard III, fell at Bosworth in 1485.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- De PrettyinPink en 01-03-24
De: J.F. Andrews
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women
- A Social History
- De: Elizabeth Norton
- Narrado por: Jennifer Dixon
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate court dress, of palace intrigue and dramatic politics. But if you were a woman, it was also a time when death during childbirth was rife, when marriage was usually a legal contract, not a matter for love, and the education you could hope to receive was minimal at best. Yet the Tudor century was also dominated by powerful and dynamic women in a way that no era had been before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this book!
- De Kathi en 08-17-17
De: Elizabeth Norton
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The Seamstress
- De: Sara Tuvel Bernstein, Louise Loots Thornton, Marlene Bernstein Samuels
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,827
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,660
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Told with the same old-fashioned narrative power as the novels of Herman Wouk, The Seamstress is the true story of Seren (Sara) Tuvel Bernstein and her survival during wartime. This powerful eyewitness account of survival, told with power and grace, will stay with listeners for years to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overcome with Emotion
- De Meryl en 05-16-13
De: Sara Tuvel Bernstein, y otros
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,290
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,967
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,957
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat? Ian Mortimer shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. He sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking you to the Middle Ages. The result is the most astonishing social history book you are ever likely to read: evolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining in its detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed, Interesting and Entertaining
- De Marc-Andr? en 05-13-10
De: Ian Mortimer
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An Intimate Portrait of Empress Sisi of Austria
- De: Count Corti
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 17 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (known by all as “Sisi”), was considered to be the most beautiful woman of her time. Looks she had in abundance and they gained her the heart of an Emperor before her sixteenth birthday. Emperor Franz Josef was tall and handsome, and for him it was love at first sight. She loved him as well and said yes. Now young, newly-wed, and an Empress, the world was at her feet. All the people truly wanted was simply to gaze upon her. How could this ever go wrong …? But it did … horribly wrong. Sisi was a woman out of her time and place. She wanted the one thing ...
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4 out of 5 stars
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I just wish it wasn’t a computer reading it
- De Zane en 01-26-25
De: Count Corti
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Margaret of Austria
- Governor of the Netherlands and Early 16th-Century Europe's Greatest Diplomat
- De: Rozsa Gaston
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
For fans of ALISON WEIR and PHILIPPA GREGORY ◆ FIRST PLACE WINNER - 2023 CHAUCER Book Awards - Early Historical Fiction ◆ WINNER - 2023 READERS' FAVORITE Awards - Fiction-Historical-Personage ◆ Royalty ◆ Power ◆ Politics ◆ Love ◆ Struggle Bestselling biographer and historian Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens and The Tudors in Love, calls this tale of early 16th-century Europe's most brilliant power broker “Compelling and wholly convincing—at once a vividly readable novel and a long-overdue presentation of Europe's unsung heroine to the broad audience she deserves....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hard to listen
- De Corrigan44 en 04-29-24
De: Rozsa Gaston
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The First Elizabeth
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Betty
- 03-10-24
The real queen
I enjoyed this book so much. It not only told about Queen Elizabeth, but it gave a lot of background and history of England and what was going on in the world. I loved it and will probably listen to it again.
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- Christina Webster
- 08-14-24
Nice Detail
I enjoyed how the author focused more than most on Elizabeth’s upbringing and her relationship with those around her. I think the narrator has a pleasant voice and excellent pacing, but the sound quality is very distracting. I could only listen in small bursts and never with my earphones because the mouth noises and strange bass-like thumping is very off-putting. At one point there is a group of people talking and a loud woman’s voice made me think there was someone in my house! I don’t blame the narrator, however, as this is probably bad sound engineering. This would make an excellent choice for people who enjoy mouth sound-ASMR.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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- Brooke S
- 04-13-18
Good story bad narrator
The smacking lips and mouth noises of the reader made it difficult to listen to
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- Michael
- 02-10-13
Somewhat Spoiled by Narration
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This was a good historical yarn with Erickson creating a rich tapestry of the world of Elizabeth I. It was not quite as good as the previous historical narrrative of hers that I had listened to (which was about the life of Henry the 8th), but a worthy listen nonetheless. The narrator was the same in both cases and I thought he was generally very good. BUT, unfortunately in this case I was somewhat put off by the frequent noisy (and moist) swallowing sounds caught in the recording. This was no fault of the narrator (we all produce saliver and swallow regularly) but of the sound engineer (or equipment) I think, as I have never experienced this on any audiobook I have listened to before and I found it a very unpleasant distraction from an otherwise quite good novel.
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