-
Shadow on the Crown
- The Emma of Normandy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Maggie Mash
- Series: The Emma of Normandy, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Audible Premium Plus
$14.95 a month
Buy for $18.11
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
The Price of Blood
- Emma of Normandy, Book 2
- By: Patricia Bracewell
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 398
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 363
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 360
Unwillingly thrust into marriage to England's King Æthelred, Emma has given the king a son and heir, but theirs has never been a happy marriage. In The Price of Blood, Bracewell returns to 1006 when a beleaguered Æthelred, still haunted by his brother's ghost, governs with an iron fist and a royal policy that embraces murder.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good story, decent writing, annoying narration
- By Karribeth on 10-12-16
-
The Summer Queen
- Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 772
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 700
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 701
Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, best-selling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before. Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Heavy on the Fiction, Light on the History.
- By Kelly on 12-10-16
-
The Heart of the Conqueror
- The Chronicles of Matilda, Lady of Flanders, Book 1
- By: G. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Marnye Young
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 204
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 185
At the side of the most famous warlord of history, Matilda worked, not as a quiet, modest wife, but as a leader...as a ruler just as ruthless as her husband. Under her soft mask of beauty and modesty there lay the heart of a woman powered by ambition. A woman who was strong, courageous, and devious.... Through the eyes of one of the most extraordinary women of history unfold the events leading to the invasion of England and the battle that would decide its fate....
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Obnoxious
- By Erika Faulkner on 03-14-19
By: G. Lawrence
-
The Winter Crown
- Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 552
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 494
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful women in Europe, is crowned queen of England beside her young husband Henry II. While Henry battles their enemies and lays his plans, Eleanor is an adept acting ruler and mother to their growing brood of children. But she yearns for more than this - if only Henry would listen. Instead, Henry pushes Eleanor to the sidelines, involving himself with a young mistress and denying Eleanor her rightful authority. As matters reach a crisis, Eleanor becomes caught up in a family rebellion. And even a queen must face the consequences of treason....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
This series is more romance novel than history.
- By Kelly on 01-01-17
-
The Autumn Throne
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, Book 3
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 443
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 406
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 401
England, 1176. Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission, even as he forces her away from her children and her birthright. Freed only by Henry's death, Eleanor becomes dowager Queen of England. But the competition for land and power that Henry stirred up among his sons has intensified to a dangerous rivalry.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Beautiful story in the vein of Braveheart
- By Reademandweep on 09-17-16
-
A Rose for the Crown
- By: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 25 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 501
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
In A Rose for the Crown, we meet one of history's alleged villains through the eyes of a captivating new heroine, the woman who was the mother of his illegitimate children, a woman who loved him for who he really was, no matter what the cost to herself.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
love story
- By suzanne on 04-24-08
-
The Price of Blood
- Emma of Normandy, Book 2
- By: Patricia Bracewell
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 398
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 363
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 360
Unwillingly thrust into marriage to England's King Æthelred, Emma has given the king a son and heir, but theirs has never been a happy marriage. In The Price of Blood, Bracewell returns to 1006 when a beleaguered Æthelred, still haunted by his brother's ghost, governs with an iron fist and a royal policy that embraces murder.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Good story, decent writing, annoying narration
- By Karribeth on 10-12-16
-
The Summer Queen
- Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 772
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 700
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 701
Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now. Based on the most up-to-date research, best-selling novelist Elizabeth Chadwick brings Eleanor's magnificent story to life, as never before. Young, vibrant, privileged, Eleanor's future is golden as the heiress to wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father dies suddenly in the summer of 1137, her childhood ends abruptly.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Heavy on the Fiction, Light on the History.
- By Kelly on 12-10-16
-
The Heart of the Conqueror
- The Chronicles of Matilda, Lady of Flanders, Book 1
- By: G. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Marnye Young
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 204
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 186
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 185
At the side of the most famous warlord of history, Matilda worked, not as a quiet, modest wife, but as a leader...as a ruler just as ruthless as her husband. Under her soft mask of beauty and modesty there lay the heart of a woman powered by ambition. A woman who was strong, courageous, and devious.... Through the eyes of one of the most extraordinary women of history unfold the events leading to the invasion of England and the battle that would decide its fate....
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Obnoxious
- By Erika Faulkner on 03-14-19
By: G. Lawrence
-
The Winter Crown
- Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 552
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 494
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful women in Europe, is crowned queen of England beside her young husband Henry II. While Henry battles their enemies and lays his plans, Eleanor is an adept acting ruler and mother to their growing brood of children. But she yearns for more than this - if only Henry would listen. Instead, Henry pushes Eleanor to the sidelines, involving himself with a young mistress and denying Eleanor her rightful authority. As matters reach a crisis, Eleanor becomes caught up in a family rebellion. And even a queen must face the consequences of treason....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
This series is more romance novel than history.
- By Kelly on 01-01-17
-
The Autumn Throne
- Eleanor of Aquitaine, Book 3
- By: Elizabeth Chadwick
- Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 443
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 406
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 401
England, 1176. Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission, even as he forces her away from her children and her birthright. Freed only by Henry's death, Eleanor becomes dowager Queen of England. But the competition for land and power that Henry stirred up among his sons has intensified to a dangerous rivalry.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Beautiful story in the vein of Braveheart
- By Reademandweep on 09-17-16
-
A Rose for the Crown
- By: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 25 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 501
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
In A Rose for the Crown, we meet one of history's alleged villains through the eyes of a captivating new heroine, the woman who was the mother of his illegitimate children, a woman who loved him for who he really was, no matter what the cost to herself.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
love story
- By suzanne on 04-24-08
-
The Forest and the Flames
- Chronicles of Matilda, Lady of Flanders Series, Book 2
- By: G. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Marnye Young
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
Matilda, Lady of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy, rules as Regent of Normandy for her husband, Duke William. William has won the Battle of Hastings, but Saxon England does not wish to surrender to him as King. As William sets England to flame, Matilda waits in Normandy for the time to come when she can claim her crown. Through bloodshed, battle, and struggle will England be won, but even as Matilda rejoices for her new power, a prophecy is spoken, linking the fates of her children to the wailing voices and horrific images in dreams which come to haunt her.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Another exceptionally written historical fiction
- By Piaras on 12-14-18
By: G. Lawrence
-
The King's Witch
- A Novel
- By: Tracy Borman
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 192
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 173
In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents’ country estate, where she has learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. She is happy to stay at home when King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne. His court may be shockingly decadent, but his intolerant Puritanism sees witchcraft in many of the old customs - punishable by death.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I’ve read hundreds of historical fiction books....
- By K&T on 08-03-18
By: Tracy Borman
-
The Phantom Tree
- By: Nicola Cornick
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman, Stephanie Racine
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 867
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 782
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 778
Browsing an antiques shop in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait - identified as the doomed Tudor queen Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better. The subject is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr, who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 and presumed dead after going missing as a child. And Alison knows this because she, too, lived at Wolf Hall and knew Mary...more than 400 years ago.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent! Best book I have read in a LONG time!
- By cheryl coen on 09-19-18
By: Nicola Cornick
-
Highland Raven
- The Celtic Blood Series, Book 1
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 581
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 521
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 520
Scotland, 1026 - Gruoch, descendant of the line of MacAlpin, should have been born into a life of ease. But fate is fickle. Her father's untimely death, rumored to have been plotted by King Malcolm, leaves her future uncertain and stained by the prophecy that she will avenge her family line. Escaping to one of the last strongholds of the old Celtic gods, Gruoch becomes an adept in arcane craft. Her encounters with the otherworld, however, suggest that magic runs stronger in Scotland than she ever imagined.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Disappointing...
- By BVerité on 12-07-18
By: Melanie Karsak
-
Amy Snow
- A Novel
- By: Tracy Rees
- Narrated by: Melody Grove
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,452
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,068
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,060
It is 1831 when eight-year-old Aurelia Vennaway finds a naked baby girl abandoned in the snow on the grounds of her aristocratic family's magnificent mansion. Her parents are horrified that she has brought a bastard foundling into the house, but Aurelia convinces them to keep the baby, whom she names Amy Snow. Amy is brought up as a second-class citizen, but she and Aurelia are as close as sisters. When Aurelia dies at the age of 23, she leaves Amy 10 pounds. But Aurelia also left her much more.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Deserves more than 5 stars!
- By I like to shop on 07-09-17
By: Tracy Rees
-
The Queen’s Vow
- A Novel of Isabella of Castile
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 380
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 334
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 334
“No one believed I was destined for greatness.” So begins Isabella’s story, in this evocative, vividly imagined novel about one of history’s most famous and controversial queens - the warrior who united a fractured country, the champion of the faith whose reign gave rise to the Inquisition, and the visionary who sent Columbus to discover a new world. Acclaimed author C. W. Gortner envisages the turbulent early years of a woman whose mythic rise to power would go on to transform a monarchy, a nation, and the world.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent historical fiction!
- By nursebettyknitting on 07-30-12
By: C. W. Gortner
-
Highland Queen
- The Celtic Blood Series, Book 4
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 219
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 194
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
The king is dead. Long live the queen. With Duncan defeated, Gruoch becomes Queen of Scotland. Now, she must rule at Macbeth's side, a difficult prospect as the new King of Scots grows increasingly unstable. To keep her son, her love, and her country safe, Gruoch must call upon the raven. Dive into the final installment of Gruoch's epic tale in Highland Queen, a Scottish historical fantasy, book four in The Celtic Blood Series by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Karsak.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Falls flat
- By low on 08-19-19
By: Melanie Karsak
-
The Lost Queen
- A Novel
- By: Signe Pike
- Narrated by: Toni Frutin
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,680
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,529
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,521
In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pendragon to her father’s door, Languoreth finds love with one of his warriors. Her deep connection to Maelgwn is forged by enchantment, but she is promised in marriage to Rhydderch, son of a Christian king.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Lost no more!
- By Beckersly on 09-13-18
By: Signe Pike
-
The King's Grace
- By: Anne Easter Smith
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 24 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 263
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 213
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
All that history knows of Grace Plantagenet is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Edward IV and one of two attendants aboard the funeral barge of his widowed queen. Thus, she was half sister of the famous young princes, who, when this story begins in 1485, had been housed in the Tower by their uncle, Richard III, and are presumed dead. But in the 1490s, a young man appears at the courts of Europe claiming to be Richard, duke of York, seeking to claim his rightful throne from England's first Tudor king.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Entertaining
- By Katherine on 08-20-13
-
Highland Vengeance
- The Celtic Blood Series, Book 3
- By: Melanie Karsak
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 307
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 285
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 282
Scotland, 1032. Everything Gruoch loves has turned to ash. With Gillacoemgain gone, Gruoch rides north with her newborn son and a broken heart. While she desperately clings to hope, Gruoch's new alliance with Macbeth proves more challenging than she ever anticipated. Only her unexpected reunion with an important person from her past offers solace. All may yet be well, but the raven's wary eyes cannot help but notice clouds gathering on the horizon.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Imaginative
- By Rebecca on 05-20-20
By: Melanie Karsak
-
The Last Queen
- A Novel of Juana La Loca
- By: C. W. Gortner
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 376
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 302
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 302
One of history's most enigmatic women tells the haunting, passionate story of her tumultuous life. Juana of Castile is just thirteen when she witnesses the fall of Moorish Granada and the uniting of the fractured kingdoms of Spain under her warrior parents, Isabel and Fernando. Intelligent, beautiful, and proud of her heritage, Juana rebels when she is chosen as a bride for the Hapsburg heir.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fascinating!
- By MissSusie66 on 08-17-12
By: C. W. Gortner
-
The Forgotten Kingdom
- The Lost Queen
- By: Signe Pike
- Narrated by: Toni Frutin, Gary Furlong, Siobhan Waring
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 327
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 297
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 296
AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to war against her brother, Lailoken. She doesn’t yet know that her young daughter, Angharad, who was training with Lailoken to become a Wisdom Keeper, has been lost in the chaos. As one of the bloodiest battles of early medieval Scottish history abandons its survivors to the wilds of Scotland, Lailoken and his men must flee to exile in the mountains of the Lowlands, while nine-year-old Angharad must summon all Lailoken has taught her to follow her own destiny.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Signe leaves us hanging. Again!
- By Shannon on 09-17-20
By: Signe Pike
Publisher's Summary
Set in England when Vikings are on the brink of invasion, this is an epic tale of seduction, war, and unrequited love from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction.
In AD 1002 Emma, a young Norman girl, must take her place as bride to England's King Æthelred, a ruler who is looking for nothing more than a political pawn to protect his shores and bear his next child.
But Emma soon realises that her new role comes with danger: the seductive Elgiva, mistress to the King, will stop at nothing in her battle for the circlet of gold.
Amidst the turmoil of a kingdom under threat and a forbidden love, both women will fight for the King's attention, a king whose haunted past is as dark as the portent in the night's sky. And the one who rises will become the most powerful woman in the kingdom.
Critic Reviews
More from the same
What listeners say about Shadow on the Crown
Reviews - 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
- Emily Mort
- 05-06-19
Historic Fantasy at its best!
Loved the story and the fact that factual history was so well moulded with the fictional elements of the authors imagination. I can't wait to read the rest of the story of Queen Emma.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Kelly
- 08-11-15
enjoyable historical fiction
good narration good story enjoyed this book and will be reading the next in the series
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Erika
- 10-07-20
Charming page turner
So glad to have discovered this talented writer. Patricia Bracewell has created a most engaging enjoyable story based in true history. Sufficient historical detail to make the reader (listener) feel immersed in the times. Not too much gratuitous bodice ripping, but enough romantic interest to flavour (the less the better as far as my taste in literature goes). The narrator Maggie Mash is not the best and reads at such a slow pace I can’t understand why words and sentences are so drawn out. I find with audio books, that a good narrator can add enormously to the enjoyment and can make an ok book really enjoyable and quite good. Fortunately this book did not need support by a great narrator, and the book is fantastic in spite of the not so great narration. Nevertheless, I would still download a book with this narrator. A really great entertaining story and I will download the second book directly.