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Queens of the Conquest
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
In the first volume of this epic new series, Alison Weir strips away centuries of romantic mythology and prejudice to reveal the lives of England's queens in the century after the Norman Conquest.
Beginning with Matilda of Flanders, who supported William the Conqueror in 1066, to the turbulent life of the Empress Maud, who claimed to be queen of England in her own right and fought a bitter war to that end, the five Norman queens emerge as hugely influential figures and fascinating characters.
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- Campesque
- 02-12-20
Far more interesting than the Kings.
I hadn't read any of Alison Weir's books until I picked up a book about Isabella, Queen of Edward II. I am now hooked. The Queen's are so much more interesting than the Kings. As women they were absolutely subject to the will of their husbands, but notwithstanding this, through sheer force of personality and will, they managed to exert enormous influence for good and for ill. This book takes us from Matilda of Flanders, consort of William the Conqueror, to the Matilda consort of King Stephen, and the Empress Maud, mother of Henry II.
Enjoyed every minute of this book. There have been some issues with the narration for some of the reviewers on here, but for me it wasn't a major detriment. It wasn't one of best performances I have listened to, but neither was it one of the worst.
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- J. Dixon
- 20-03-21
Manages to make amazing historical characters totally dull
I’m sure this is extremely well researched and thought out. However, the narrators voice is so irritating and dull, she might as well be reading the shipping forecast
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- Julie Domaille
- 28-03-21
Great women
it's right to say these women were great in their own right, want more details
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- tracey cardew
- 02-10-23
Excellent
If any proof were needed, this work shows how important it is to learn a wider range of history than we are taught at school.
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- Rosemary McLaren
- 17-10-23
disappointing narration
poor narrator which spoiled the book. stories were otherwise interesting. I would avoid anything with this narrator
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- Kindle Customer
- 16-08-19
good story
Despite there being little historical information Alison Weir manages to bring to life some of the strong women behind the thrones in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Alison Weir writes very well but the audible version relies heavily on the skill of the narrator. Unfortunately in this instance I found it was marred a little by the reader who paused in some very strange places mid sentence and either read without inflection or contrarily read as if it were a schoolboy's adventure novel. I found myself focusing on this and missing whole paragraphs some of the time. But apart from that I found it an absorbing and informative book.
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- Joanna Smith
- 08-02-18
Interesting Book
It's an interesting listen but it is hindered by the narration which is rather clunky with pauses mid sentences. I think this may be a case of poor editing though, which is a shame. If you can get pass the odd pacing then it's a enjoyable listen and a great insight into the era from a different angle.
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- BookWorm
- 01-11-17
Fascinating book but at times difficult to listen
The narrator chops the phrases with strong accent on some syllables and sharp unmelodic intonation. This could be irritating and distracting at times... Towards the end I wasn't noticing this as much but found it difficult to immerse into the story because of this.
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- Celia
- 04-02-19
Breathy delivery but engrossing content
I loved the content of this book, as I have done with all those by Alison Weir. However my enjoyment was a little spoiled by Julia Franklin’s breathy and sometimes disjointed delivery of the text. I found it tended to disrupt the meaning of the narrative and made the sequence of events a struggle to follow.
On the whole I would still recommend this book on the content alone which seemed very thoroughly researched and authoritative.
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- eestro
- 26-06-19
Great writing, terrible performance
I agree with the other reviews - love Alison Weir’s material but can not tolerate the narration on this edition. This is the first time I’ve had to give up on an audiobook because of the narrator :(
If it is ever rereleased with a different performer, I would love to continue listening to it.
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