Bestsellers
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Entitled
- The Rise and Fall of the House of York
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Andrew Lownie
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Entitled is the first joint biography of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By paintduster on 2025-08-24
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Revenge
- Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors
- Written by: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
This instant #1 internationally bestselling “explosive tell-all” (Daily Express, London) reveals the inside story about Meghan Markle’s journey from minor actress and attempted activist to the woman powerful enough to fracture the British Royal Family.
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1 out of 5 stars
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complete shite
- By jlo on 2023-02-07
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- Written by: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Liked the story but not the readers
- By Mia on 2021-03-28
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The Mountbattens
- The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the 20th century....
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Napoleon
- A Life
- Written by: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was seeking to achieve....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narration. Historically biased writing.
- By Quadratic on 2019-06-10
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Spare
- Written by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,586
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,992
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,985
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, detailed, honest, beautifully written
- By Diana on 2023-01-10
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Entitled
- The Rise and Fall of the House of York
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Andrew Lownie
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Entitled is the first joint biography of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By paintduster on 2025-08-24
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Revenge
- Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors
- Written by: Tom Bower
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
This instant #1 internationally bestselling “explosive tell-all” (Daily Express, London) reveals the inside story about Meghan Markle’s journey from minor actress and attempted activist to the woman powerful enough to fracture the British Royal Family.
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1 out of 5 stars
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complete shite
- By jlo on 2023-02-07
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- Written by: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Liked the story but not the readers
- By Mia on 2021-03-28
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The Mountbattens
- The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the 20th century....
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Napoleon
- A Life
- Written by: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was seeking to achieve....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narration. Historically biased writing.
- By Quadratic on 2019-06-10
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Spare
- Written by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,586
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,992
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,985
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, detailed, honest, beautifully written
- By Diana on 2023-01-10
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The Palace Papers
- Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil
- Written by: Tina Brown
- Narrated by: Tina Brown
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
Picking up where Tina Brown’s masterful The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana’s blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Palace Papers
- By Trish on 2022-06-04
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Catherine the Great
- Portrait of a Woman
- Written by: Robert K. Massie
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Robert K. Massie returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic listen
- By jessica huang on 2024-07-07
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The Eagle and the Hart
- The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV
- Written by: Helen Castor
- Narrated by: Helen Castor
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
From an acclaimed historian and author comes an epic history: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose lives played out in extraordinary parallel, until Henry deposed the tyrant Richard and declared himself King of England.
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Meghan and Harry
- The Real Story
- Written by: Lady Colin Campbell
- Narrated by: Lucinda Bell Howard
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 56
A balanced account of game changes, conflicts and ambitions....
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4 out of 5 stars
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More Fact than Fiction
- By Matriarch4 on 2020-10-05
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A Very Private School
- A Memoir
- Written by: Charles Spencer
- Narrated by: Charles Spencer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five Stars! But not because "I Love It! "
- By ann russell on 2024-03-22
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Traitor King
- The Scandalous Exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Andrew Lownie
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
December 11, 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can live happily ever after....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-12-03
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Queens of the Age of Chivalry
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Medieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of the High Middle Ages dramatically broke away from the restrictions imposed on their sex, as Alison Weir shows in this gripping group biography of England's fourteenth-century consorts....
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The Romanovs
- 1613-1918
- Written by: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Simon Beale
- Length: 28 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
This is the intimate story of 20 tsars and tsarinas, some touched by genius, some by madness, but all inspired by holy autocracy and imperial ambition....
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1 out of 5 stars
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the worst audiobook I have ever encountered
- By Wade Nelson on 2023-06-02
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Whatever Next?
- Lessons from an Unexpected Life
- Written by: Anne Glenconner
- Narrated by: Anne Glenconner
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Bracing honesty, rare insight, and more revelations from the New York Times bestselling author of Lady in Waiting as she shares everything she's learned from her extraordinary and unexpected life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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All rhe history
- By Anonymous on 2024-05-02
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Royal Witches
- Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
- Written by: Gemma Hollman
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 11
Until the mass hysteria of the 17th century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king....
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5 out of 5 stars
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very enjoyable and informative
- By hanna k on 2020-09-28
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Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret
- Written by: Craig Brown
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
She made John Lennon blush and Marlon Brando tongue-tied. She iced out Princess Diana and humiliated Elizabeth Taylor. Princess Margaret aroused passion and indignation in equal measures. To her friends, she was witty and regal. To her enemies, she was rude and demanding....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hard to like her
- By Glenn S. on 2022-11-19
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Matriarch
- Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
- Written by: Anne Edwards
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history....
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Monarch
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-02-12
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Daughters of the Winter Queen
- Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots
- Written by: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
The captivating story of four unforgettable sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots....
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The Last Tsar
- The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs
- Written by: Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
The Last Tsar tells the the definitive story behind the self-destruction of the autocratic Romanov dynasty, by the world’s foremost expert.
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Women of Means
- The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls
- Written by: Marlene Wagman-Geller
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4 out of 5 stars 23
From the author of Behind Every Great Man, we now have Women of Means, vignettes of the women who were slated from birth - or marriage - to great privilege, only to endure lives which were the stuff Russian tragic heroines are made of....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Packed with history
- By Aaron on 2023-05-16
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The Three Edwards
- Written by: Thomas B. Costain
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The Three Edwards, third in Thomas B. Costain's survey of Britain under the Plantagenets, covers the years between 1272 and 1377 when three Edwards ruled England....
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The Accidental Duchess
- From Farmer's Daughter to Belvoir Castle
- Written by: Emma Manners Duchess of Rutland
- Narrated by: Emma Manners Duchess of Rutland
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
A unique and fascinating insight into the life of an accidental duchess....
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The Royal Art of Poison
- Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
- Written by: Eleanor Herman
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Author Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe’s glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present excrement, festering natural illness, and, sometimes, murder....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Deadly enlightening fun
- By Roberta W on 2022-12-06
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The Romanov Sisters
- The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
- Written by: Helen Rappaport
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
They were the Princess Dianas of their day—perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses—Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov—were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful book! Excellent narration
- By GabriellaSz on 2020-05-12
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Marie Antoinette
- The Journey
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake", was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime....
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5 out of 5 stars
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History Buffs Delight!
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-02-27
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A Royal Duty
- Written by: Paul Burrell
- Narrated by: Paul Burrell
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16
In A Royal Duty, Paul Burrell reveals the truth about Princess Diana, as well as a faithful account of her thoughts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very informative from the inside.
- By Maxina on 2024-02-12
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Lancaster and York
- The Wars of the Roses
- Written by: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Lancater and York is a riveting account of the Wars of the Roses, from the beloved and best-selling historian Alison Weir....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Annoying Quotes
- By nancy on 2023-08-09
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The Other Side of the Coin
- The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
- Written by: Angela Kelly
- Narrated by: Angela Kelly
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Angela has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for 25 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable
- By Roberta W on 2024-10-04
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Isabella
- The Warrior Queen
- Written by: Kirstin Downey
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Balanced Biography
- By DGFeijoo on 2024-02-01