
Elizabeth I
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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By:
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Margaret George
New York Times best-selling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart.
One of today's premier historical novelists, George dazzles here as she tackles her most difficult subject yet: the legendary Elizabeth Tudor, queen of enigma - the Virgin Queen who had many suitors; the victor of the Armada who hated war; the gorgeously attired, jewel-bedecked woman who pinched pennies. England's greatest monarch has baffled and intrigued the world for centuries. What was she really like?
In this novel, her flame-haired, lookalike cousin, Lettice Knollys, thinks she knows all too well. Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. This is a story of two women of fierce intellect and desire, one trying to protect her country and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family - and each vying to convince the listener of her own private vision of the truth about Elizabeth's character. Their gripping drama is acted out at the height Elizabethan age's flowering. Shakespeare, Marlowe, Dudley, Raleigh, Drake - all of them swirl through this novel as they swirled through the court and on the high seas.
This is a magnificent, stay-up-all-night listen that is George's finest and most compelling novel and one that is sure to please readers and listeners of Alison Weir, Philippa Gregory, and Hilary Mantel.
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Critic reviews
“Deeply engaging, it sets a new benchmark for the genre.” (New York Times best-selling author Alison Weir)
“A rare unfusty take on the Virgin Queen.” (Vogue)
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Fascinating Listen
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This story made me think of an odd kind of organic chemistry where two (and more) compounds come together, share electrons, separate, combine with others and then come together again,,, the two main compounds being Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin Lettice and the story of how their lives orbited about and entwined with each other.
Perhaps the lack of instant explosive reactions made the story too slow for some but I thought it was a good picture of a time without electronics, digital gadgets and other forms of instant communication. It could take weeks to learn of a battle's outcome and waiting for the answer to a letter must have seemed like forever. The fact that religion and superstition were on the same plane as pseudo-science could only muddy the already murky waters of understanding.
One thing that resonated strongly for me was the Crown's concern with money ??? ???There is no money??? ???We don???t have the money??? The Queen was constantly concerned with finances and Parliament allowed that having a frugal and non-married monarch was a good deal financially. Still she would have to be very creative to get money approved for projects.
WOW A government that had to live within its means! What a concept! I guess borrowing the country into oblivion is a recent concept!
Not boring to me
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If you could sum up Elizabeth I in three words, what would they be?
compelling, must read!What other book might you compare Elizabeth I to and why?
Any of Philipa Gregory books only I liked this one better! Reason: similar genreWhat does Kate Reading bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
excellent reading skills and accurate depiction, helping the listener to visualize the story.Any additional comments?
This book included information about the Boleyn family, historical figures, and cultural facts that help the reader understand Elizabeth I 's family and time period in a creative novel.Excellent!! More like history than fiction!
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No action, no plot
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Boring - Was it the writer or the reader or both?
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Initially I listened to the first nine hours and I became so frustrated with the mispronounced names, the 'effected' voice inflection and "how the heck did we get to her 50th birthday so fast?" that I was ready to return this to audible.com.
However the magic happened at hour nine so I decided to go back to the beginning again. I realized that this was a concentration on two decades of her life. A very important two decades at that. Ms. George has, by her own admission in the Afterward added a little for dramatic purposes but only to illustrate a point which she does beautifully.
I fell in love with the characters and understood this Queen more than I ever have before. I had never really questioned how she had felt about her Mother or her Father for killing the woman that gave her life.
If you enjoy English history and would like to know more about Queen Elizabeth I's forgotten years you will not be disappointed.
A new look at this Grande Tudor Monarch.
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A Triumph!
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I’m stingy with stars but…!!!
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I gave it overall 4 stars because the narrator just seemed a little stiff, not a lot of inflection in her voice. Other than that, definitely worth listening to.
Elizabeth I: A Novel
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brilliant, interesting, true to history.
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