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The Life and Death of Henry VI

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Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI

Yazan: Lauren Johnson
Seslendiren: Jennifer Ness
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A thrilling new account of the tragic life and troubled times of Henry VI.

First-born son of a warrior father who defeated the French at Agincourt, Henry VI of the House Lancaster inherited the crown not only of England but also of France, at a time when Plantagenet dominance over the Valois dynasty was at its glorious height. And yet, by the time he was done to death in the Tower of London in 1471, France was lost, his throne had been seized by his rival, Edward IV of the House of York, and his kingdom had descended into the violent chaos of the Wars of the Roses. Henry VI is perhaps the most troubled of English monarchs, a pious, gentle, well-intentioned man who was plagued by bouts of mental illness. In Shadow King, Lauren Johnson tells his remarkable and sometimes shocking story in a fast-paced and colourful narrative that captures both the poignancy of Henry's life and the tumultuous and bloody nature of the times in which he lived.
“The best life of Henry VI now in print” DAN JONES
“Vivid, absorbing and richly detailed” HELEN CASTOR
“A well-crafted moving account of a tragic reign” MICHAEL JONES©2019 Lauren Johnson (P)2020 Head of Zeus Büyük Britanya Europe Historical Politics & Activism Royalty İngiltere Tudor Savaş
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Such a great listen and love that each chapter is not too over long.

Great listen

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Narrator’s performance really spoilt a good book. She misread dozens of words, some quite important, so anyone listening without access to the text could get quite confused. She also omitted chunks of the text in places, and mispronounced many of the French names. Worse, when reading quotes from historic documents she didn’t seem to understand it is non fiction and attempted to ‘act’ the voices, badly - jarring, inappropriate and ridiculous. I don’t know where the producer was whilst all this was going on. Having a nap, it would seem. Doesn’t anyone check these recordings, for accuracy at least? Such a shame.

Interesting subject, well written book, clumsy narration

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What a great book. Lesser known history narrated brilliantly and written in an engaging way. Can recommend!

Fascinating

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This is a wonderful work about a decent well meaning man who led England to ruin both politically and militarily. The author does an excellent job of combining empathy for Henry as an individual and the circumstances he inherited with an unsparing evaluation of his utter failure to address any of the problems facing England. I have read/listened to many books on wars of York and Lancaster and this book ranks up there as one of the very best. Henry is placed squarely in the context of his times and all the leading protagonists are also. In the end you end up feeling sorry for most of the people who tried and tried to make a success of Henry's reign and to maintain the House of Lancaster in power. Even the Yorkist lords appear to have tried but Henry was just never going to be even a semi competent king. But it does provide the basis for a wonderful work of both scholarship and biography

Stunning biography of a terrible King

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An excellent biography of one of England's (and briefly France's) most out of their depth kings, which does a very good job of balancing the Yorkist viewpoint at the same time.

My only gripe is the baffling performance of the narrator. Her voice is pleasant and clear, however she randomly stops mid sentence to pause for no apparent reason, giving a weirdly stilted William Shatner style cadence. There are also several inconsistent pronunciations, most notably with Burgundy variously going by "Bur-gun-dee", "Bun-gun-dee", and "Bah-gur-dee". Several French place names are said with over the top French accents while others sound like Del-Boy trying to say them. There's also a weird habit of mixing up the Henries and Edwards (somewhat understandable with there being so many involved in this story) but at one point Henry VI is stated as going up his adversary "Henry IV" - his long dead grandfather who he never met - instead of "Edward IV", the cousin who stole his crown.

Fair enough, mistakes can be made and no one is truly perfect, but this was more than the odd mistake here and there - it was consistent throughout. It does almost seem as though the audio might have been rushed through without being fully reviewed.

Excellent Book, Weird Performance

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