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The Last Tudor
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
THE FINAL NOVEL IN THE SPELLBINDING TUDOR NOVELS SERIES FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY
Jane Grey was Queen of England for nine days. Using her position as cousin to the deceased king, her father and his conspirators put her on the throne ahead of the king’s half-sister Mary, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her crown and locked Jane in the Tower. When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith, Mary sent her to the executioner’s block. There Jane turned her father’s greedy, failed grab for power into her own brave and tragic martyrdom.
‘Learn you to die’ is the advice that Jane gives in a letter to her younger sister Katherine, who has no intention of dying. She intends to enjoy her beauty and her youth and find love. But her lineage makes her a threat to the insecure and infertile Queen Mary and, when Mary dies, to her sister Queen Elizabeth, who will never allow Katherine to marry and produce a potential royal heir before she does. So when Katherine’s secret marriage is revealed by her pregnancy, she too must go to the Tower.
‘Farewell, my sister,’ writes Katherine to the youngest Grey sister, Mary. A beautiful dwarf, disregarded by the court, Mary finds it easy to keep secrets, especially her own, while avoiding Elizabeth’s suspicious glare. After watching her sisters defy the queen, Mary is aware of her own perilous position as a possible heir to the throne. But she is determined to command her own destiny and be the last Tudor to risk her life in matching wits with her ruthless and unforgiving cousin Elizabeth.
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- Hannah Devoy
- 24-04-19
Very enjoyable and easy to listen to
I am generally very interested in the tudors so perhaps I was predisposed to like this book. When I decided to listen to it I had been looking for a book with a thought provoking story, without being too much of a challenge and it far exceeded this brief. It made my daily commute so much more enjoyable and at the same time, I learnt about a significant family in history who have been all but hidden and realised a different side to queen Elizabeth. I am sad it is over!
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- Val Webb
- 25-05-18
The Last Tudor
A brilliant insight into the Tudor court and Elizabeth I's selfish rule over England, her court and her subjects.
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- Vicky Newton
- 24-10-18
loved this book . love the history and facts.
it was a great listen
v intriguing and kept me entertained all the way through. as well as gave me an understanding of living in this strange period in time
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- Anne Arnold
- 23-10-19
A different angle
I absolutely loved this book. slow at the start but soon I couldn't wait to listen to it whenever I had spare moments.
it was a fascinating insight to how other Tudor women may have felt about Elizabeth and that falling in love was no guarantee of a long and happy life.
So sad in parts, so poignant in others, so strong in others it held me for every minute.
Well worth the time I spent with the Grey sisters.
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- Mrs L. Modlock
- 29-11-19
This is an excellent audio book about the little-known sisters of Lady Jane Gray.
It is just the thing to listen to on a cold winter afternoon especially if you like historical novels.
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- E. Morse
- 03-04-22
Wonderful
Bianca Amato's narration and Philipa Gregory's writing, for me, work so well together. The characters and descriptions become so real that it is difficult not to feel that one is there.
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- Mr. Nicholas A Lloyd
- 21-11-18
The Unknown sisters
Love the way Philippa explains women’s history. It is little written about in such detail. The love she has shown for each character has made me research the other heirs in this story.
Women had it hard in the Tudor times, you would think Elizabeth would be wanting her cousins to feel the security she never had. But it was a time of distrust and the cousins were a threat.
Mary, Katherine and Jane were wonderful characters, having 3 daughters myself. The love they showed each other and respect was something I see in my 3. A worthy read or listen. You won’t be able to stop.
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- AndreaK
- 22-12-17
Interesting story about the Grey sisters
Narrated very well. Fascinating story about Lady Jane Grey and her younger sisters. I knew nothing about Catherine and Mary Grey before reading this. It highlighted the whimsy, jealousy and cruelty of Elizabeth 1. kept my attention, despite its length.
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- Lumiya
- 25-12-23
An unknown chapter in history
While I knew the story of Lady Jane Grey, I did not know she had sisters. This was a great introduction into their stories.
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- Carole
- 12-11-18
Fabulous last in the line of Tudors.
A very good listen. An interesting insight into the unknown story of the Grey sister's. How a cousin could treat a member of her own family just because of jealously and vanity.
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