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The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
- Written by: Antonia Fraser - editor
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Eight specialist contributors depict the whole spectrum of royal life in a succinct and fascinating way. Newly revised in 1998, this edition offers expanded coverage of the House of Windsor, including recent events that have greatly affected the Royal Family.
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Valuable to be able to appreciate the full sweep of the monarchy .
- By Canadian Sheepfarmer on 2024-03-03
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The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 1999-12-16
- Language: English
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Marie Antoinette
- The Journey
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
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France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake", was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime. For centuries since, she has been the object of debate, speculation, and the fascination so often accorded illustrious figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted child was thrust onto the royal stage and commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in European history.
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History Buffs Delight!
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-02-27
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Marie Antoinette
- The Journey
- Narrated by: Donada Peters
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2006-09-11
- Language: English
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Isla Blair
- Length: 7 hrs
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Antonia Fraser deals with each woman in turn with sympathy - the sympathy they deserve for having had the unenviable fate of being Henry's wife. Inevitably, there was great rivalry between them; there was jealousy too: the desperate jealousy of queens who found themselves abandoned, but also the sexual jealousy of the king who discovered himself betrayed. The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling. This is historical biography at its best.
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Wonderful book!
- By GabriellaSz on 2021-05-13
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- Narrated by: Isla Blair
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 2007-01-03
- Language: English
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Mary Queen of Scots
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Patricia Hodge
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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More than 400 years after her death, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. Antonia Fraser's classic biography of her won the James Tait Prize when it was first published in 1969. It became an international best-seller and was translated into nine languages.
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Very sad story with a triumphant legacy after her death 
- By Gerald Friesen on 2024-01-01
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Mary Queen of Scots
- Narrated by: Patricia Hodge
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2007-10-09
- Language: English
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Marie Antoinette
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
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Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still 'la reine mechante', whose extravagance and frivolity helped to bring down the French monarchy; her indifference to popular suffering epitomised by the (apocryphal) words: 'let them eat cake'. Others are equally passionate in her defence: to them, she is a victim of misogyny.
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Not recommended
- By Anonymous User on 2022-07-02
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Marie Antoinette
- Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2010-06-03
- Language: English
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Love and Louis XIV
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Patricia Hodge
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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This audiobook centres around the Sun King and his relationship with numerous and fascinating women. Naturally dividing into five parts, it concentrates on the King's mother, Anne of Austria; his first important mistress, Louise de la Valliere; Athenais Marquise de Montespan, who acted as unofficial Queen of Versailles; Marie Therese, his wife, of course; and Madame de Maintenon, governess to the illegitimate royal children.
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Love and Louis XIV
- Narrated by: Patricia Hodge
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 2008-03-06
- Language: English
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The Case of the Married Woman
- Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Justice for Women
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Penelope Milton
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, Caroline Norton chose to fight. She channeled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother. She campaigned tirelessly, achieving her first landmark victory with the Infant Custody Act of 1839. Provisions which are now taken for granted owe much to Caroline, who was determined to secure justice for women at all levels of society from the privileged to the dispossessed.
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The Case of the Married Woman
- Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Justice for Women
- Narrated by: Penelope Milton
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-22
- Language: English
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The Gunpowder Plot
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life. Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of November 5th 1605, she unravels the tangled web of religion and politics that spawned the plot.
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The Gunpowder Plot
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2007-01-03
- Language: English
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Love and Louis XIV
- The Women in the Life of the Sun King
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
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Love and Louis XIV centres around the Sun King and his relationships with numerous fascinating women: his mother, Anne of Austria, to whom he was devoted; his first important mistress, Louise de la Valliere, who bore him several illegitimate children; Athenais Marquise de Montespan, who acted as unofficial Queen of Versailles; Madame de Maintenon, governess to the illegitimate royal children; and of course, Marie Therese, his wife.
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Love and Louis XIV
- The Women in the Life of the Sun King
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2007-05-22
- Language: English
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Perilous Question
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Perilous Question features an eventful, violent often overlooked period of British history. On 7th June 1832, William IV reluctantly assented to pass the Great Reform Bill, under the double threat of the creation of 60 new peers in the House of Lords and of revolution throughout the country. This led to a total change in the way Britain was governed, a two-year revolution that Antonia Fraser brings dramatically to life.
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Perilous Question
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2013-05-16
- Language: English
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Must You Go?
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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When Antonia Fraser met Harold Pinter she was a celebrated biographer and he was Britain's finest playwright. Both were already married - Pinter to the actress Vivien Merchant and Fraser to the politician Hugh Fraser - but their union seemed inevitable from the moment they met: 'I would have found you somehow', Pinter told Fraser. Their relationship flourished until Pinter's death on Christmas Eve 2008 and was a source of delight and inspiration to them both until the very end.
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Pinter was a drunk
- By Denise Paulsen on 2023-03-12
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Must You Go?
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan, Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2010-07-01
- Language: English
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The King and the Catholics
- England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
- Written by: Antonia Fraser
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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The Gordon Riots marked a crucial turning point in the fight for Catholic emancipation. Over the next 50 years, factions battled to reform the laws of the land. Kings George III and George IV refused to address the “Catholic Question,” even when pressed by their prime ministers. But in 1829, through the dogged work of charismatic Irish lawyer Daniel O’Connell and the support of the great Duke of Wellington, the watershed Roman Catholic Relief Act finally passed, opening the door to the radical transformation of the Victorian age.
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The King and the Catholics
- England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 2018-09-25
- Language: English
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