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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds, Ann Marie Lee, full cast, Justine Eyre, Katharine Lee McEwan, Jayne Entwistle, Fiona Hardingham, Elizabeth Knowelden, Elliot Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
Perfect for anyone fascinated by the royal wedding, Netflix's The Crown, or Wolf Hall, this is a pitch-perfect reimagining of the romance and tragedy of Henry VIII and his six wives, told from multiple points of view by some of your favorite authors.
If you were one of King Henry VIII's six wives, who would you be? Would you be Anne Boleyn, who literally lost her head? Would you be the subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you get away and survive like Anna of Cleves?
Meet them and Henry's other queens - each bound for divorce or death - in this epic and thrilling novel that reads like fantasy but really happened. Watch spellbound as each of these women attempts to survive their unpredictable king as he grows more and more obsessed with producing a male heir. And discover how the power-hungry court fanned the flames of Henry's passions...and his most horrible impulses.
Whether you're a huge fan of all things Tudor or new to this jaw-dropping saga, you won't be able to get the unique voices of Henry and his wives - all brought to life by seven award-winning and best-selling authors - out of your head. This is an intimate look at the royals during one of the most treacherous times in history. Who will you root for, and who will you love to hate?
One of the NYPL top 10 best books of the year.
"Ambitious and exciting." (Bustle)
"A clever, feminist reimagining of one of English history's most fascinating moments." (Refinery29)
"These stories of love, lust, power and intrigue never fail to fascinate." (Shelf Awareness)
Who's who:
- M. T. Anderson - Henry VIII
- Candace Fleming - Katharine of Aragon, wife #1
- Stephanie Hemphill - Anne Boleyn, wife #2
- Lisa Ann Sandell - Jane Seymour, wife #3
- Jennifer Donnelly - Anna of Cleves, wife #4
- Linda Sue Park - Catherine Howard, wife #5
- Deborah Hopkinson - Kateryn Parr, wife #6
Critic reviews
"Seven talented YA authors and gifted narrators embrace the personalities, foibles, dreams, and philosophies of Henry VIII's unfortunate wives.... Together, these perspectives paint a personal, poignant, thoroughly engaging view of history." (AudioFile)
"Romance and intrigue dominate these accounts, as do the frustrations of being female in a time when 'no woman - not even a Queen - can...show her own power'..." (Shelf Awareness)
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- Caroline Barnes
- 21-01-20
Frustrating listen
I tried to persevere with listening to this book but found myself despairing. Disappointed. If you are well read regarding the tudors I do not recommend. Not very well written. For me the authors style of writing in the first person just doesn’t work. Great idea but unfortunately not executed very well ( pardon the pun)
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- Julieb
- 19-08-18
interesting slant
loved this. each queen in her own words. and henry puts his side after each queens story. it was good to see this from this more personal angle.
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- knitter
- 28-07-19
Too american
Typical American interpretation, full of melodrama and authors fantasy. Ok it nothing special. Some of the narration is also a bit peculiar
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- Charlotte Johnson
- 28-09-18
Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All
As a lover of history, I thought I knew most things about this famous group.
Delightedly this book proved me wrong.There has been details I missed and links not made until strung together side by side.
Listened to the whole thing in a day.
Loved the different take on viewpoints of each wife's life with an input of Henry's own at the end.
Worth a listen and your credit.
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- Jayne Chughtai
- 15-02-24
Enjoyable
There is Nothing new that Tudor fans won't already know, but nicely narrated and enjoyable to listen.
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- Miss L Hallsworth
- 30-01-24
Fab!
This really brought to life the 6 wives of Henry VIII. I thought this was really well put together and I enjoyed it so much.
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- Peter Wild
- 08-09-23
Hard to make myself finish this.
I usually love history fiction and anything tudor but I could get behind this. the first reader is great but other than that it's not good. not there fault, they just didn't fit at all. the story is slow and doesn't give any new angles on the six queen's. it's like someone got a giant jug and put tudor history into it and then tipped gallons and gallons of water in too to water them down. I've never known such an interesting historical topic wrote in such a dull way. definitely wouldn't recommend and the only reason it is a two and not a one is because most facts in it are correct.
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- MrsM
- 23-06-23
Excellent listen
An excellent interpretation of a well known slice of history. Well narrated and very entertaining
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- RosePetal86
- 16-06-23
they should turn this into a series
I loved this book it gave me an interest into this part of history that i never had growing up . I think some of the characters accents were very questionable though but great listen overall
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- Pookie
- 09-06-23
I enjoyed this book
I feel previous reviews are a bit harsh. All books on the Tudors have discrepancies. It’s highly unlikely Catherine Howard would have sent clothes to the tower for Lady Pole. I’ve watched a tv program that proved it was the axe not the executioner that caused Cromwells botched execution. A copy of the original axe from the tower was made. We will never get it totally right. I quite enjoyed this book x
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