Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour
Buy Now for £7.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.
In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England’s break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry.
Henry VIII’s Wives in an Hour will introduce you to these six entirely diverse and captivating personalities and the events that propelled them to their individual fates. You will learn which wife had what impact on Henry and England and understand why Henry and his six wives form the most popular period of Tudor history.
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…
Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook
‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller
‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com
What listeners say about Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- maddansca
- 07-06-16
Clear and concise
Packed with facts and narrated very well. I enjoyed it very much. A neat well researched brief history of Henry VIII and his 6 wives
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Alžběta
- 18-03-22
Henry VIII must have been insufferable!
This is a well written and flawlessly narrated summary of Henry VIII's love (mis)adventures. I felt a rapidly increasing desire to bitch-slap some sense into the foolish man as I listened. I want this one. No, that one. Now this one's too much. So let me have that one. Oh, no, now this one. Too boring. Now this wild one. Again, too much. I'd better have that one over there. Luckily for everyone involved, Henry VIII died before this could go on any further.
A great listen. Highly recommended!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- GullibleME
- 22-12-15
Clear
A clear concise review of the wives of Henry VIII. It is very easy listening.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Edyta
- 23-02-17
Great recap of the topic
Where does Henry VIII's Wives: History in an Hour rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It gives you the feeling of a great gain over a short period of time.
What did you like best about this story?
Nicely and smoothly written, and nicely read.
Any additional comments?
I needed a quick recap on the topic (after listening to The Tudors by G.J. Meyer) and the audiobook served this purpose perfectly. However, I would recommend it also to the listeners who simply want to get to know something about Henry VIII and his wives but don't want to go into extensive reading.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
- bnbm
- 03-09-19
Good
I like it. I'm eleven and a lot, and it's a good recap on my history, and you can listen to it any time, anywhere, while learning history (or doing your assigned listening)📚
And it helps remember his (too many) wives
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Cath Ellison
- 13-04-17
Most enjoyable
I could listen to Jonathan Keeble all day. His excellent delivery if this fascinating book was exceptional. Highly recommended!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall2 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story2 out of 5 stars
- Enobarbus
- 23-08-20
Reader, Look Elsewhere!
Julie Wheeler achieves the almost impossible here: rendering an endlessly fascinating story dull as ditchwater. It's an extremely good book to listen to if you suffer from insomnia. Five minutes of this and you'll be snoring fit to wake the dead.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!