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The Taming of the Queen
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Series: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, Book 11
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
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- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction
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By the number-one New York Times best-selling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen, a riveting new Tudor tale featuring King Henry VIII's sixth wife, Kateryn Parr, the first English queen to publish under her own name.
Why would a woman marry a serial killer?
Because she cannot refuse.
Kateryn Parr, a 30-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him.
Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted 16 months, the one before barely half a year. But Henry adores his new bride, and Kateryn's trust in him grows as she unites the royal family, creates a radical study circle at the heart of the court, and rules the kingdom as regent.
But is this enough to keep her safe? A leader of religious reform and the first woman to publish in English, Kateryn stands out as an independent woman with a mind of her own. But she cannot save the Protestants, under threat for their faith, and Henry's dangerous gaze turns on her. The traditional churchmen and rivals for power accuse her of heresy - the punishment is death by fire, and the king's name is on the warrant.
From an author who has described all of Henry's queens comes a deeply intimate portrayal of the last: a woman who longed for passion, power, and education at the court of a medieval killer.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-01-12
Pronunciation drove me wild
Great story ruined by bizarre pronunciation! Courier is not pronounced core tare. There were other pronunciation errors too but that one was the most egregious.
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- A customer
- 2015-09-17
You'd better like repetition
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would - with a caveat about the repetition! I know this sounds lame, but I just wasn't paying attention and I thought I was buying one of Margaret George's books. It's not a terrible book, but at some points I was yelling at my speakers, "WE GET IT ALREADY!" This is an author that really knows how to hammer home a point...and hammer it and hammer it and hammer it.
What does Bianca Amato bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator is Brilliant! I will seek her out with other books.
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- Reademandweep
- 2016-01-10
Disappointed. Should have been a short story.
I'm a big fan of Philippa Gregory, Bianca Amato and well written historical fiction (as opposed to bodice rippers) but this is a real let down. Probably there just isn't enough reference material available to piece together a compelling story of Katherine Parr's life but I wish Gregory had found a way to combine Parr's tale with another (as she did with "The Queen's Fool"). Instead, the story is told through endless repetition of dialogue and Parr's innermost thoughts, with the most basic ideas rephrased repeatedly. I wish Gregory had expanded the story to tell it through the eyes of a lesser member of the court so we might have experienced not only Parr's marriage and experience with the tyrant, Henry but the tales of others during that time, struggling to survive with a mad man.
I don't find this book to be worth a credit but highly recommend Philippa Gregory's other books.
7 people found this helpful
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- Maria
- 2017-06-08
Narrator is amazing.
I feel like there is more than one narrator. I love listening to her voice. I end up rather listening to her than read it myself. I read along sometimes, but the words she reads are sometimes different from the version of the book I got from my local library.
I have been listening through the Tudor series and this is one of the best in my opinion. I read/listened to it in almost half the time I have read the others.
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- Barbara Kindle Customer
- 2015-08-27
The Taming of the Queen
I am not sure how the author managed to give Catherine Parr such a bland personality. It is just as likely that she was a strong woman who knew exactly what she was doing, and did it very well. At thirty she had managed estates which takes at least basic accounting skills to deal with stewards etc, she could read and write sophisticated English, and was well trained in Latin even before she was crowned. But instead of a strong, smart, woman with shrewd political skills we get someone who goes from pathetically forced to marry an old man, to someone who becomes proactive out of family pressure and fear. Granted not being afraid in this Tudor court would be truly stupid. But I expect Catherine Parr was smart enough to use awareness of danger to outwit anyone who chose to challenge her position.
The best part of the book is the advice she got from her family and advisors, which gives the readers some insights into King Henry's court, but this could have done without the main character saying in effect "no really"?
The historical research behind the book is great.
Its a shame Catherine Parr is portrayed as a bland woman blown this way and that by the pressures of those around her. She didn't even get her crowned name, but something of a nickname throughout the whole story.
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- Haven
- 2015-10-01
Unusual from this author
I enjoyed this different twist in her writing. Unlikely for a guy to be a fan.
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- Syd Young
- 2015-09-30
Was it just Me
Really more of a 3.75 for me. All the great stuff Gregory does was there but I just didn't feel it as intensely as I felt the White / Red Queen series. May have just been timing on my part. That or knowing he's a monster and God Bless these women, and somehow she manages to survive. That pretty much sums it up. Nothing new there. But I still love you Philippa Gregory, you are still my hero.
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- The Louligan
- 2015-08-31
NEEDS EDITING - DESPERATELY!
Would you try another book from Philippa Gregory and/or Bianca Amato?
Yes. I've read all of Gregory's books released so far.
Has The Taming of the Queen turned you off from other books in this genre?
No, it is just this particular one. Gregory is a master of this genre but has lost her way recently.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
I love Bianca Amato but this book is just too long. With so many insignificant characters, Amato runs out of voices, making everyone indistinguishable. Plus Gregory has included pages and pages of minutiae with Parr whining much over the most neurotic things that the listener loses focus.
What would have made this romance irresistible?
If it had been about 8 hours long this would have been a much better book. Catherine Parr was only the Queen for 3-1/2 years and was the least interesting of Henry VIII's six wives. There is no purpose for this account to drag out as long as it does.
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- JustBill
- 2015-12-14
Another Rehash of Henry v111
The overall book the second time around, was OK, but even in fiction there should remain by the author some decency towards the last of Henry's wives, as the book to the very end, showed her to be and trying to be polite about this, but a horny queen and that was a disservice to a beautiful woman historically. There is something about the book that draws you into it though, so gave it a weak four. Why these very rich authors cannot hire both a male and female commentators is really a bit puzzling to me, but it looks like it did not bother other listeners. If you are totally ignorant of this ugly part of English history I can see folks loving this book, but not myself. The bottom line is that this queen acted nothing like in this book, but the she got the sociopath Henry down fairly well.
It's a fair book, but knowing the true history, really interfered for me personally, but I could understand someone loving it.
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- Pam
- 2015-08-26
All Any Woman Wants
There is a moment when Kateryn Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII, asks herself what she wants. She thinks that she wants "all any woman wants,"—to be taken care of. Her answer may surprise fans of HBO's The Tudors, for this is a different Queen Kateryn than the self-assured one they knew, and certainly a different one from historical accounts, which cannot channel her inner voice. Gregory creates that inner voice beautifully as Kateryn grows into her role as queen.
Tiny details make the emotions ring true, such as when Kateryn inspects the royal jewels and catches the scent of the queens that came before her. Each of the women's perfume clings to their favorite pieces. In that moment, Kateryn's sense that she's being haunted by the five queens is instinctual, and her reaction natural—she can't help but wonder what she will leave behind someday.
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- Darlene
- 2021-08-06
A stirring story!
It took me a second to get hooked but once I was, I could not stop listening.
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