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- McKenzie Kanna
- 06-14-23
Interesting and well narrated
Great content and some never heard before detail on these events. Speaker is very eloquent
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- Sybil
- 10-07-22
Speed it up
Changing the speed setting to 1.25 improved the tedious, halting narration. How to make the story less boring? Find another historian/author, or read the historical fiction of Hillary Mantel.
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- John S.
- 12-19-17
Had to stick with it a while
By the end I found I didn't regret having gotten this title, although at first I wasn't so sure. Author's speaking style took some getting used to as he came off as ... pedantic (shall we say) early on. Also, other reviewers have mentioned digressions, which I can understand, but would say that the material becomes more philosophical, or theoretical, than factually-rooted at times. I'll give him credit that it's a different approach to one of the most well-trodden periods in history, as opposed to a recitation of facts without much interpretation which wouldn't work well.
Bottom line: target audience would be Tudor-philes looking for a fix.
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- Fara
- 12-18-13
Fascinating and enthralling!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This book is a prime example of history being far more far-fetched than fiction could be. I was familiar with all the characters from previous reading, but this has really fleshed them out for me (and made me shake my head over them a lot more than I previously had!).
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I didn't listen to it all in one sitting because to be honest, one has to do one's day job sometime. But I did listen eagerly to several hours at a stretch.
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Well done all around, and thank you!
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- Ark1836
- 11-30-17
Interesting Study
This is an interesting study of the Age of Henry VIII. The key word in the title is "Age." This course is not really a biography of Henry VIII. Instead, its an in-depth study of Henry VIII's world. I wish the course had given more biographical information about Henry VIII, though it did give a good overview and focused on certain key aspects of his life. All in all, this was an interesting class. I feel like I now know more about this important time.
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- Dallas1
- 08-17-22
Insightful analysis
I enjoyed this book very much and learned a lot! The professor provided new details about Henry that I did not know about although I have studied him for a while. Great book and insightful analysis!
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- Ross S
- 05-25-23
the speaker pauses excessively
he pauses so much that it is hard to follow and pay attention with the constant pausing.
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- Iacobus de arenoso
- 10-05-23
Competent Historical Analysis
This Great Courses Audible audiobook provides a competent, informative and convincing historical analysis of the period and people of Henry VIII’s court and family.
It’s not likely to change your view of the world. But it will expand your knowledge a little bit.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-20
Informative if a little biased
The speaker knew what he was talking about but his views were a tad dated. Every generation reevaluated how they view Henry the XVIII's wives and he is from a time where Kathrine Howard-she was really the only one he had something really negative to say-was seen as nothing but a silly little slut. Kathrine asked for the block the night before her execution to practice and her last words were begging for her life, that her family not be killed as well and mercy for her servants. He made no mention how she was first approached by a 23 year old man when she was 13, that he had a key to the Maiden Room where she and other young girls slept, that Francis Derham (her promised husband before Henry) was at first in a position of power over her. When taking all this into account I can't see her as a adulterous floozy. technically nothing he said about her was wrong, but he didn't give the full picture. of course this course is about Hentry not her, but it shows where things were skipped. I think he might like Anne Boleyn and Cathrine Parr best because he went on and on about Anne and talked a lot about Cathrine Parr as well. Of course they had more to be said but the way he talked it was as if Henry was a good man he was praising. I disagree strongly with that so this may be my own biases but to me this is not a be all end all course. I think he just gave a peek into the world surrounding the king and skipped many major points. I'd suggest if wanting to listen to this to also find another lecture about this time and place to get a more complete picture.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-26-21
Engaging history of a Renaissance Prince
A well narrated series of lectures by Professor Hoak, of this fascinating 16th Century monarch , his challenges and insatiable appetite for greatness and to be seen as Imperial. So many details presented that for me kept me fully engaged throughout all the lectures. I’m sure I’ll repeat some of the lectures again. For anyone interested in 16th Century England, the politics and religious strife that forever changed the course of England, this is a must course.
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