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The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
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Catherine de Medici was one of history’s most powerful and influential women. To some, she was the ruthless queen who led France into an era of savage violence. To others, she was the passionate savior of the French monarchy. In this brilliantly imagined novel, acclaimed author C. W. Gortner brings Catherine to life in her own voice, allowing us to enter the intimate world of a woman whose determination to protect her family’s throne and realm plunged her into a lethal struggle for power.
From the fairy-tale chateaux of the Loire Valley to the battlefields of the wars of religion to the mob-filled streets of Paris, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici is the extraordinary untold journey of one of the most maligned and misunderstood women ever to be queen.Reseñas de la Crítica
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Narrated by the mother of Russia’s last tsar, this vivid, historically authentic novel brings to life the courageous story of Maria Feodorovna, one of Imperial Russia’s most compelling women, who witnessed the splendor and tragic downfall of the Romanovs as she fought to save her dynasty in its final years.
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Pure Excellence!
- De Bunny en 09-09-18
De: C. W. Gortner
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The Tudor Secret
- The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles, Book 1
- De: C. W. Gortner
- Narrado por: Steve West
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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The summer of 1553 is a time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, has been reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the king’s brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeth’s protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help him unravel the secret of his own mysterious past.
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English History
- De joan en 06-17-13
De: C. W. Gortner
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The American Adventuress
- A Novel
- De: C. W. Gortner
- Narrado por: Ell Potter
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
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Daughter of New York financier Leonard Jerome, Jennie was born into wealth—and scandal. Upon her parents’ separation, her mother took Jennie and her sisters to Paris, where Mrs. Jerome was determined to marry her daughters into the most elite families. The glamorous city became their tumultuous finishing school until it fell to revolt.
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Not what I expected
- De Megan M. en 10-14-23
De: C. W. Gortner
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The First Actress
- A Novel of Sarah Bernhardt
- De: C. W. Gortner
- Narrado por: Gabrielle De Cuir
- Duración: 16 h y 18 m
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From her beginnings as the daughter of a courtesan to her extraordinary transformation into the most celebrated actress of her era, Sarah Bernhardt is brought to life by an internationally best-selling author praised for his historical novels featuring famous women.
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Disappointed
- De Doggy Bird en 08-05-20
De: C. W. Gortner
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Blood, Fire & Gold
- The Story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
- De: Estelle Paranque
- Narrado por: Anna Wilson-Jones
- Duración: 10 h y 41 m
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Sixteenth-century Europe was a hostile world dominated by court politics and patriarchal structures, and yet against all odds, two women rose to power: Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici. One a young Virgin Queen who ruled her kingdom alone, and the other a more experienced and clandestine leader who used her children to shape the dynasties of Europe, much has been written about these shrewd and strategic sovereigns. But though their individual legacies have been heavily scrutinized, nothing has been said of their complicated relationship.
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16th Century Feminists
- De Tommy en 01-23-23
De: Estelle Paranque
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- De: G. J. Meyer
- Narrado por: Enn Reitel
- Duración: 19 h y 58 m
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The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an unprecedented portrait of the infamous Renaissance family and their storied milieu.
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Marvelous !
- De Cinders en 08-02-13
De: G. J. Meyer
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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
- De: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrado por: Laura Kirman
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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Young Elizabeth Stuart was thrust into a life of wealth and splendor when her godmother, Queen Elizabeth I, died and her father, James I, ascended to the illustrious throne of England. At 16 she was married to a dashing German count far below her rank, with the understanding that James would help her husband achieve the crown of Bohemia. Her father's terrible betrayal of this promise would ruin "the Winter Queen", as Elizabeth would forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loved, and launch a war that would last for 30 years.
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Misnamed but Wonderful
- De Anonymous User en 05-16-18
De: Nancy Goldstone
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The House of Medici
- Its Rise and Fall
- De: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
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This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic, and cultural history of Florence. Beginning in the early 1430s with the rise of the dynasty under the near-legendary Cosimo de Medici, it moves through their golden era as patrons of some of the most remarkable artists and architects of the Renaissance, to the era of the Medici Popes and Grand Dukes, Florence's slide into decay and bankruptcy, and the end, in 1737, of the Medici line.
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Laundry list of names
- De Elizabeth W en 01-02-17
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The Devil's Queen
- De: Jeanne Kalogridis
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 18 h
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Catherine de Medici is one of the most maligned monarchs in history: blamed for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in which hundreds of innocents died. What motivated this Renaissance woman who was born of Florence's most powerful family, and one day came to rule France?
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Very interesting twist on this infamous queen
- De Allison B en 01-26-10
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Mademoiselle Chanel
- De: C. W. Gortner
- Narrado por: Rebecca Gibel
- Duración: 14 h y 57 m
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Born into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to an orphanage after their mother's death. The sisters nurture Gabrielle's exceptional sewing skills, a talent that will propel the willful young woman into a life far removed from the drudgery of her childhood.
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Fiction Not Biography
- De Sara en 02-07-16
De: C. W. Gortner
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Marlene
- A Novel
- De: C. W. Gortner
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 14 h y 31 m
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Raised in genteel poverty after the First World War, Maria Magdalena Dietrich dreams of a life on the stage. When a budding career as a violinist is cut short, the willful teenager vows to become a singer, trading her family's proper middle-class society for the free-spirited, louche world of Weimar Berlin's cabarets and drag balls.
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One of the best books I’ve ever read!!!
- De Rimma Rose en 01-26-18
De: C. W. Gortner
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Madame Tussaud
- A Novel of the French Revolution
- De: Michelle Moran
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
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Marie Tussaud has learned the secrets of wax sculpting by working alongside her uncle in their celebrated wax museum, the Salon de Cire. From her popular model of the American ambassador Thomas Jefferson to her tableau of the royal family at dinner, Marie's museum provides Parisians with the very latest news on fashion, gossip, even politics. Her customers hail from every walk of life, and word even arrives that the royals themselves are coming to see their likenesses....
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Tales from a turbulent time
- De Tim en 07-23-12
De: Michelle Moran
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- Jerrie DanceMabus
- 05-12-19
could not put book down.
very interesting and well told. kept me captivated through out the story. a great read.
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- JV
- 12-10-16
Great narration & book. I felt eager to listen!
first off I loved the story line. I really want to commend the narrator for keeping each character unique and interesting. Some narrators keep the same voice for each character and it really kills a good book for me. I couldn't listen to this one fast enough. It made me eager to leave and come home from work.
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- Margaret
- 11-13-17
Good, solid genre fiction about an amazing woman
Catherine de Medici's life from birth to death. Catherine is a very interesting character, and I did not know before the book that she'd spent some of her youth with Savonarola's nuns - which for a Medici, was bad news. I already knew quite a bit about her reign as Queen of France. There's a bit that is 100% fiction about her relationship with a key Protestant, but it's an interesting diversion. Good, solid reader.
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- Ryan
- 06-19-20
Great book!
Great book! I enjoyed this book and will recommend it! Narrator did a great job.
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- Elaine Kinchen
- 04-12-20
wonderful!!
It held my attention. I've never listened to a more amazing and captive book.
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- KB
- 04-25-19
Too long
While I love stories of royal intrigue and the chess game of medieval kingdoms, this one is too long and becomes very tedious.
The reader is fine, but annoying. She struggles to maintain a voice for the characters and pronounces non-English words in an odd manner. She also has the strangest roll to her R, it's almost as if she's gagging on it.
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- Alaska Girl
- 06-18-24
Loved this!
I wish all autobiographies were read like this! Great story line too. I was swept away by the telling to a different time.
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- HODGEPODGESPV
- 10-05-11
What a woman
As I loved his "Last Queen", so did I love this book! And it only cost me one credit from Audible.com!
As with "Last Queen", Catherine de Medici becomes more than a by-word for 'evil'. Her early life is one that today's accused would blame for whatever they did in the present, so deeply was she hurt. Her times were hard for women, especially for women of intelligence. As they effected her, the 'times' and 'places' are also characters in the story.
C. W. Gortner showed me a very complex and deeply emotional woman, both strong willed and determined. Oh how she loved her family! Maybe too much. She was every bit "The Queen"! The Ruler! She who would have her way come hell or high water! As I listen to Cassandra Campbell's narration, I felt compelled to listen until the wee hours of the morning. I had to find out more about her and what she would do and why.
Cassandra Campbell voice was perfect for C. W. Gortner's grand story of this woman!
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- Mandymay💄👠👛
- 08-17-16
very entertaining....
As someone who likes t.v. shows like the Tudors and Reign I found this book entertaining. I thought Cassandra Campbell did a great job as well.
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- Jasper Van Wyk
- 09-11-16
Very well done!
As a history lover I know who Catherine de Medici is but not a lot about her details. Took a chance on this book and could not stop listening. Loved the story, loved the narration. This is a great tale of a strong, intelligent woman!
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