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Queen Victoria's Youngest Son
- The Untold Story of Prince Leopold
- Narrado por: Rachael Beresford
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children, who, despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families, their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact but also of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Was the narrator just too bored?
- De James Bruce en 03-16-18
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The Churchills: In Love and War
- De: Mary S. Lovell
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 21 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and were saddled with the ruinous upkeep of Blenheim. The Churchills were an extraordinary family: ambitious, impecunious, impulsive, brave, and arrogant. Winston - recently voted "The Greatest Briton" - dominates them all. His failures and triumphs are revealed in the context of a poignant and sometimes tragic private life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grand! In it's own wonderful way.
- De Cookie en 12-05-11
De: Mary S. Lovell
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Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter
- A Biography of Princess Louise
- De: Lucinda Hawksley
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly Frustrating
- De JayOne en 01-16-20
De: Lucinda Hawksley
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Gentleman Jack (Movie Tie-In)
- The Real Anne Lister
- De: Anne Choma, Sally Wainwright
- Narrado por: Eva Pope, Erin Shanager
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 420
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 418
Anne Lister was extraordinary. Fearless, charismatic, and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist, and a prolific diarist whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A true pioneer on many levels
- De Dana en 05-18-19
De: Anne Choma, y otros
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The Romanov Sisters
- The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
- De: Helen Rappaport
- Narrado por: Xe Sands
- Duración: 13 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 779
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 781
They were the Princess Dianas of their day—perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses—Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov—were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle. Over the years, the story of the four Romanov sisters and their tragic end in a basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918 has clouded our view of them, leading to a mass of sentimental and idealized hagiography.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Made you want to change the ending
- De MissSusie66 en 01-23-15
De: Helen Rappaport
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The Queen Mother
- The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- De: Lady Colin Campbell
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 25 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 145
For the first time, Lady Colin Campbell reveals the fascinating and moving life of The Queen Mother. With unparalleled sources, including members of the Royal Family, aristocrats, and friends and relatives of Elizabeth herself, this mesmerizing account takes us inside the real and sometimes astonishing world of the royal family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Real Person
- De The Barbster en 01-05-19
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Those Wild Wyndhams
- Three Sisters at the Heart of Power
- De: Claudia Renton
- Narrado por: Claudia Renton
- Duración: 15 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 119
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 104
They were confidantes to British prime ministers, poets, writers, and artists, their lives entwined with the most celebrated and scandalous figures of the day, from Oscar Wilde to Henry James. They were the lovers of great men - or men of great prominence... They lived in a world of luxurious excess, a world of splendor at 44 Belgrave Square and later at the even more vast Clouds, the exquisite Wiltshire house on 4,000 acres, the "house of the age", designed in 1876 by the visionary architect Philip Webb - the model for Henry James' The Spoils of Poynton.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SLOW START BUT STICK WITH THIS ONE
- De The Louligan en 01-22-19
De: Claudia Renton
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George VI and Elizabeth
- The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy
- De: Sally Bedell Smith
- Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor
- Duración: 22 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives—from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great telling of their lives
- De Nancy en 04-15-23
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Prince Albert
- The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
- De: A. N. Wilson
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 13 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Drawn from the Royal archives, including Prince Albert’s voluminous correspondence, this brilliant and ambitious book offers fascinating never-before-known details about the man and his time. A superb match of biographer and subject, Prince Albert, at last, gives this important historical figure the reverence and recognition that is long overdue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Worth Reading
- De Mark Harrington en 06-01-22
De: A. N. Wilson
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The Sisters
- The Saga of the Mitford Family
- De: Mary S. Lovell
- Narrado por: Annie Wauters
- Duración: 18 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 189
This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, terrible reader
- De Victoria en 02-27-14
De: Mary S. Lovell
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The Queen and Di
- The Untold Story
- De: Ingrid Seward
- Narrado por: Emily Gray
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 122
The Manchester Evening News declared, it took "a biographer like Ingrid Seward to unleash a sober, challenging glimpse into the one relationship of such scrutiny." That relationship is the complex, troubled, and often turbulent association between Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Quite one sided.
- De Beatnik RN en 02-17-15
De: Ingrid Seward
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Matriarch
- Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
- De: Anne Edwards
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,338
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,094
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,091
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! Did not want this to end!
- De Susan Nall Sheehan en 07-16-17
De: Anne Edwards
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Victoria
- A Life
- De: A. N. Wilson
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 21 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 184
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 184
The longest reigning British monarch and female sovereign in history, Queen Victoria was a figure of profound paradox who has mystified historians for over a century. Now in this magisterial biography, A.N. Wilson rebukes the conventional wisdom about her life - that she was merely a "funny little woman in a bonnet" who did next to nothing - to show she was in fact intensely involved in state affairs despite a public façade of inaction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book has old and new info
- De Dr. A. en 10-29-14
De: A. N. Wilson
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- De: Andrew Morton
- Narrado por: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,676
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,468
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,464
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story - in Her Own Words was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful overall with one issue...
- De globewest en 07-02-17
De: Andrew Morton
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A Magnificent Obsession
- Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
- De: Helen Rappaport
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the Queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British monarchy. For Britain had not just lost a prince: during his 20-year marriage to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert had increasingly performed the function of King in all but name. The outpouring of grief after Albert's death was so extreme that its like would not be seen again until the death of Princess Diana 136 years later.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All consuming grief
- De Flatbroke en 06-15-13
De: Helen Rappaport
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Eleanor Roosevelt
- Volume I, 1884-1933
- De: Blanche Wiesen Cook
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 22 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots: in her public life, fighting against racism and injustice and advancing the rights of women; and in her private life, forming lasting intimate friendships with some of the great men and women of her time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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One of the Great Americans I knew too little about
- De Ray M en 07-19-20
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
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Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter
- A Biography of Princess Louise
- De: Lucinda Hawksley
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly Frustrating
- De JayOne en 01-16-20
De: Lucinda Hawksley
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Queen Victoria's Children
- De: John Van der Kiste
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children, who, despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families, their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact but also of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Was the narrator just too bored?
- De James Bruce en 03-16-18
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The Lost Queen
- The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter
- De: Anne M. Stott
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a turbulent adolescence, but she was popular with the public, who looked to her to restore the good name of the monarchy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- De meganajjcec en 10-12-20
De: Anne M. Stott
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Daughter of Empire
- My Life as a Mountbatten
- De: Pamela Hicks
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 232
Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly's pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Impressive Narrative of Aristocracy
- De Robert W Bruso en 08-31-17
De: Pamela Hicks
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Her Little Majesty
- The Life of Queen Victoria
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Her Little Majesty is a fresh and fascinating portrait of the diminutive monarch who ruled the vast British empire for over 60 years. Award-winning biographer and historian, Carolly Erickson, transports you behind the walls of Buckingham Palace to introduce you to the quirky, loveable Queen Victoria—revealed only to her closest associates. Emotionally deprived, inadequately educated, and socially isolated for much of her life, young Victoria felt ill-prepared to ascend the throne.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing after Josephine.
- De Debra V en 08-24-21
De: Carolly Erickson
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Victoria's Daughters
- De: Jerrold M. Packard
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 217
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Vicky, Alice, Helena, and Beatrice were historically unique sisters, born to a sovereign who ruled over a quarter of the earth's people and who gave her name to an era: Queen Victoria. Two of these princesses would themselves produce children of immense consequence. All five would curiously come to share many of the social restrictions and familial machinations borne by 19th-century women of less-exulted class.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible Narrator
- De Kijana Mayfield en 03-28-17
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Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter
- A Biography of Princess Louise
- De: Lucinda Hawksley
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly Frustrating
- De JayOne en 01-16-20
De: Lucinda Hawksley
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Queen Victoria's Children
- De: John Van der Kiste
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Queen Victoria and Albert, the Prince Consort, had nine children, who, despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families, their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact but also of personal achievements in their own right, individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas, and as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Was the narrator just too bored?
- De James Bruce en 03-16-18
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The Lost Queen
- The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter
- De: Anne M. Stott
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a turbulent adolescence, but she was popular with the public, who looked to her to restore the good name of the monarchy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- De meganajjcec en 10-12-20
De: Anne M. Stott
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Daughter of Empire
- My Life as a Mountbatten
- De: Pamela Hicks
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 232
Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly's pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the Roaring Twenties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Impressive Narrative of Aristocracy
- De Robert W Bruso en 08-31-17
De: Pamela Hicks
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Her Little Majesty
- The Life of Queen Victoria
- De: Carolly Erickson
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Her Little Majesty is a fresh and fascinating portrait of the diminutive monarch who ruled the vast British empire for over 60 years. Award-winning biographer and historian, Carolly Erickson, transports you behind the walls of Buckingham Palace to introduce you to the quirky, loveable Queen Victoria—revealed only to her closest associates. Emotionally deprived, inadequately educated, and socially isolated for much of her life, young Victoria felt ill-prepared to ascend the throne.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing after Josephine.
- De Debra V en 08-24-21
De: Carolly Erickson
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Victoria's Daughters
- De: Jerrold M. Packard
- Narrado por: Heather Wilds
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 217
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 185
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Vicky, Alice, Helena, and Beatrice were historically unique sisters, born to a sovereign who ruled over a quarter of the earth's people and who gave her name to an era: Queen Victoria. Two of these princesses would themselves produce children of immense consequence. All five would curiously come to share many of the social restrictions and familial machinations borne by 19th-century women of less-exulted class.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Terrible Narrator
- De Kijana Mayfield en 03-28-17
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1939
- The Last Season
- De: Anne deCourcy
- Narrado por: Maggie Ollerenshaw
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 16
The season of 1939 brought all those "in Society" to London. The young debutante daughters of the upper classes were presented to the king and queen to mark their acceptance into the new adult world of their parents. They sparkled their way through a succession of balls and parties and sporting events. The season brought together influential people not only from society but also from government at the various events of the social calendar.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Costume, Movement and Manners...
- De Elisa R. Goodman en 04-19-22
De: Anne deCourcy
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The King in Love
- Edward VII's Mistresses
- De: Theo Aronson
- Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
- Duración: 13 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 42
The King in Love is an all-embracing account of the loves of that celebrated royal womanizer, Edward VII - as prince of Wales and as king. It is also a study of the three women with whom the king was most deeply in love - his "official" mistresses, Lillie Langtry, Daisy Warwick, and Alice Keppel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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good read, bad listen
- De Robyn en 09-11-15
De: Theo Aronson
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Matriarch
- Queen Mary and the House of Windsor
- De: Anne Edwards
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 16 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,338
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,094
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,091
The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! Did not want this to end!
- De Susan Nall Sheehan en 07-16-17
De: Anne Edwards
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Royal Bastards
- Illegitimate Children of the British Royal Family
- De: Peter Beauclerk-Dewar, Roger Powell
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 9
Since 1066, when William the Conqueror took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own. Others were only acknowledged grudgingly or not at all. In the 20th century, this trend for royals to father illegitimate children continued, but the parentage, while highly probable, has not been officially recognized. This book is a genuinely fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children.
De: Peter Beauclerk-Dewar, y otros
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The Churchills: In Love and War
- De: Mary S. Lovell
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 21 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and were saddled with the ruinous upkeep of Blenheim. The Churchills were an extraordinary family: ambitious, impecunious, impulsive, brave, and arrogant. Winston - recently voted "The Greatest Briton" - dominates them all. His failures and triumphs are revealed in the context of a poignant and sometimes tragic private life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grand! In it's own wonderful way.
- De Cookie en 12-05-11
De: Mary S. Lovell
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The Grit in the Pearl
- The Scandalous Life of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll
- De: Lyndsy Spence
- Narrado por: Lucy Rayner
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 84
Margaret, Duchess of Argyll (1912-1993) was an international celebrity in her youth. But in 1963, the year of the Profumo Affair, the 11th Duke of Argyll shocked the country when he alleged that his adulterous wife had slept with over 80 men behind his back. The duke won a divorce, and Margaret was abandoned by most of her friends. Lyndsy Spence tells a tragic story of the life and downfall of this fascinatingly complex woman, and shows how she fell victim to a cruel husband, harsh social mores, and an unforgiving class.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delicious from start to finish!
- De Eric Conley en 02-12-20
De: Lyndsy Spence
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Young Elizabeth
- The Making of the Queen
- De: Kate Williams
- Narrado por: Kate Williams
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet for much of her early life, the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental queen. Elizabeth's determination to share in the struggles of her people marked her out from a young age.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Jean en 01-08-16
De: Kate Williams
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George and Marina
- Duke and Duchess of Kent
- De: Christopher Warwick
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 7 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
For eight brief years, before he was tragically killed in a mysterious air crash during the Second World War, Prince George, Duke of Kent, son of King George V and Queen Mary, and his beautiful wife, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, were the British monarchy's - indeed, high society's - most glamorous royal couple; and as golden royal icons, they are still remembered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging
- De Jean en 06-02-17
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To Marry an English Lord
- De: Gail MacColl, Carol McD. Wallace
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 421
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 377
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 378
From the Gilded Age until 1914, more than 100 American heiresses invaded Britannia and swapped dollars for titles - just like Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, the first of the Downton Abbey characters Julian Fellowes was inspired to create after reading To Marry An English Lord. Filled with vivid personalities, gossipy anecdotes, grand houses, and a wealth of period details-plus quotes and the finer points of Victorian and Edwardian etiquette - To Marry An English Lord is social history at its liveliest and most accessible.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Great on Audio
- De Lynne en 03-10-16
De: Gail MacColl, y otros
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...And What Do You Do?
- What the Royal Family Don't Want You to Know
- De: Norman Baker
- Narrado por: David Vickery
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
...And What Do You Do? is a hard-hitting analysis of the royal family, exposing its extravagant use of public money and the highly dubious behaviour of some among its ranks, whilst being critical of the knee-jerk sycophancy shown by the press and politicians. Baker also considers the wider role the royals play in society, including the link with House of Lords reform, and the constitutional position of the monarch, which is important given Prince Charles’ present and intended approach.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good information
- De ANDREA GORSULOWSKY en 04-09-21
De: Norman Baker
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Society's Queen
- The Life of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry
- De: Anne de Courcy
- Narrado por: Charlotte Strevens
- Duración: 14 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
At the age of 21, Edith Chaplin married one of the most eligible bachelors of the day, the eldest son of the sixth marquess of Londonderry. Her husband served in the Ulster cabinet and was air minister in the National Government of 1934-5. Edith founded the Women's Legion during the First World War and was also an early campaigner for women's suffrage. She created the renowned Mount Stewart Gardens in County Down that are now owned by the National Trust.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Etoile NEOhio en 02-02-22
De: Anne de Courcy
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Margot at War
- Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916
- De: Anne deCourcy
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 14 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional prime minister's wife in British history. Known for her wit, style, and habit of speaking her mind, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Yet her last four years at Number 10 were a period of intense emotional and political turmoil in her private and public life.
De: Anne deCourcy
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Queen Victoria's Youngest Son
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Tina Rizkallah
- 07-09-23
Good but abrupt ending
After most of the story centering around the relationship between Leopoldo and Queen Victoria we never got to hear about Victoria’s reaction to his death.
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-28-23
It well informs you but agree on abrupt ending
The story was very well written and very informative. I didn’t know much about this son of Victoria and I enjoyed learning about him. However, I do feel more should’ve been added to the ending. More about his legacy via Cambridge and what was done in his memory there. I would’ve liked more information on his descendants after his death. What happened to his wife other then staying close with Leopolds friends? And for heavens sake-almost half of the story was about his love/hate relationship with his mother and it doesn’t say at all what she said/thought/felt about her sons death nor what she did! The story itself was good, but the end was very abrupt and poorly ended.
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