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Plodding Family History…Akin to Listening to Paint Dry
- De J. Willis-Opalenik en 10-31-23
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The Queen and Di
- The Untold Story
- De: Ingrid Seward
- Narrado por: Emily Gray
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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The Manchester Evening News declared, it took "a biographer like Ingrid Seward to unleash a sober, challenging glimpse into the one relationship of such scrutiny." That relationship is the complex, troubled, and often turbulent association between Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth.
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Quite one sided.
- De Beatnik RN en 02-17-15
De: Ingrid Seward
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Matriarch
- Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
- De: Anne Edwards
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
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The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne.
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Wow! Did not want this to end!
- De Susan Nall Sheehan en 07-16-17
De: Anne Edwards
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King's Counsellor
- Abdication and War: The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles
- De: Sir Alan Lascelles, Duff Hart-Davis
- Narrado por: Pip Torrens
- Duración: 14 h y 21 m
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As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, 'Tommy' Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe the workings of the royal household and Downing Street during the first half of the 20th century. These fascinating diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between we see George VI at work and play, a portrait more intimate than any other previously published.
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One of the most enjoyable audiobooks I've heard.
- De Elizabeth en 04-14-21
De: Sir Alan Lascelles, y otros
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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister
- Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
- De: Jung Chang
- Narrado por: Catherine Ho
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through 100 years of wars, revolutions, and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak.
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Fascinating reading
- De David L. Jones en 03-26-20
De: Jung Chang
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The Mistresses of Cliveden
- Three Centuries of Scandal, Power, and Intrigue in an English Stately Home
- De: Natalie Livingstone
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Duración: 17 h y 8 m
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Overlooking the Thames, the Cliveden mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been a setting for misbehavior, intrigue, and passion - from its salacious, deadly beginnings in the 17th century to the 1960s Profumo affair, the sex scandal that toppled the British government. Now, in this immersive chronicle, the manor's current mistress, Natalie Livingstone, opens the doors to this prominent house and lets the walls do the talking.
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disappointed
- De Galina M. en 11-14-16
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Eleanor
- De: David Michaelis
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 19 h y 16 m
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In the first single-volume cradle-to-grave portrait in six decades, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis delivers a stunning account of Eleanor Roosevelt’s remarkable life of transformation. An orphaned niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, she converted her Gilded Age childhood of denial and secrecy into an irreconcilable marriage with her ambitious fifth cousin Franklin. Franklin Roosevelt transformed Eleanor from a settlement house volunteer on New York’s Lower East Side into a matching partner in New York’s most important power couple in a generation.
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Stands apart from other biographies of ER
- De Debra Malone en 11-20-20
De: David Michaelis
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A Magnificent Obsession
- Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
- De: Helen Rappaport
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the Queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British monarchy. For Britain had not just lost a prince: during his 20-year marriage to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert had increasingly performed the function of King in all but name. The outpouring of grief after Albert's death was so extreme that its like would not be seen again until the death of Princess Diana 136 years later.
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All consuming grief
- De Flatbroke en 06-15-13
De: Helen Rappaport
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Victoria
- A Life
- De: A. N. Wilson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 21 h y 6 m
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The longest reigning British monarch and female sovereign in history, Queen Victoria was a figure of profound paradox who has mystified historians for over a century. Now in this magisterial biography, A.N. Wilson rebukes the conventional wisdom about her life - that she was merely a "funny little woman in a bonnet" who did next to nothing - to show she was in fact intensely involved in state affairs despite a public façade of inaction.
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This book has old and new info
- De Dr. A. en 10-29-14
De: A. N. Wilson
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Martha Washington
- An American Life
- De: Patricia Brady
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of American history, at last gets the biography she deserves. In place of the domestic frump of popular imagination, Patricia Brady resurrects the wealthy, attractive, and vivacious young widow who captivated the youthful George Washington. And even as it brings Martha Washington into sharper and more accurate focus, this sterling life sheds light on her marriage, her society, and the precedents she established for future First Ladies.
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In-depth portrayal of a woman we all think we know
- De Clarence en 04-05-21
De: Patricia Brady
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The Glitter and the Gold
- The American Duchess - In Her Own Words
- De: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfill her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home: Blenheim Palace. The ninth Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era.
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Facinating Story- Terrible reading
- De Ashley D en 03-27-14
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The Rothschilds
- A Family Portrait
- De: Frederic Morton
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
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No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. To this day they remain one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the world. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life.
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Engaging read but dubious sentiment
- De T.G. en 04-23-20
De: Frederic Morton
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The King is Dead, Long Live the King!
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- Lindsey H Karm
- 05-31-23
Interesting period of history
Interesting period of history. The author provides a lot of detail and insight that adds context to the details most recently seen in Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.
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- mcc
- 08-20-23
Fascinating deep dive into Edwardian England
This book is a terrific deep dive into the transition from Edwardian England to the more modern day. Listening to the book in the year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II gave added resonance to how the monarchy (no matter what you think of it) perpetuates itself through rituals and traditions. Though the author is not a professional book reader, I appreciated his reading, which improved over the course of the book. Well worth a listen!
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- Jordan Markwith
- 05-09-23
Verbose and Lispy
It’s painfully verbose and lispy. Not worth the time or money. I strongly do not recommend.
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