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Royal Witches

Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England

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Royal Witches

By: Gemma Hollman
Narrated by: Heather Wilds
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Until the mass hysteria of the 17th century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties - Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and Elizabeth Woodville - were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king.

Some of these women may have turned to the “dark arts” in order to divine the future or obtain healing potions, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender, as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains.

In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches, placing them in the historical context of 15th-century England, a setting rife with political upheaval and war. In a time when the line between science and magic was blurred, these trials offer tantalizing insight into how malicious magic would be used and would later cause such mass hysteria in centuries to come.

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Well-researched History • Fascinating Royal Biographies • Engaging Tones • Engaging Historical Context • Beautiful Voice
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The narrator did not understand the material. Horrible performance. Almost couldn’t listen to it. Every sentence was ab unexplainable dramatic declaration

Good story horrible performer

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Overall decent performance and has a lot of interesting history from almost a span of 100+years and how women are always labeled as “witches” even in royal circles.

Decent performance

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Enjoyed listening to this audiobook, Well explained and good details of this period of history, definitely recommend!

Fascinating History!

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if you're looking for some 15th century history of women this book is the place to go.

Women heroism in the 15th century

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I’m having trouble finishing this because of the narrator. I find her speech pattern distracting and it’s unfortunate because this is one of my favorite topics. I’ll buy the paperback.

Story is great

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I enjoyed this book very, very much. The timeline was properly adhered to, with proper reference points to documents and daily living at the time. It's also a dream for court genealogists

Fantastic read, great timeline following

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the story of these women is amazing but poor writing made narration hard to listen to.

fascinating story but not great writing & narrator

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Love reading about a different side of Tudor women’s lives ! The narrator had a lovely voice.

Loved

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It could just be me BUT the sing-song rhythm of the narrator's speech destroys the book .

Ugggggg. The Narrator

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Great story, however the use of the word "however, was too excessive to the point of distraction. However I did enjoy the story.

Excessive use of "however"

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