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Great Englishwomen

Gelesen von Laura Caldwell

(4,438 Sterne; 8 Bewertungen)

Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their country in troubled times, women who were reformers in prison conditions, and those who sought improvement in the education and living conditions of the poor. Some were great painters, poets, and writers. (Summary by Laura Caldwell) (3 hr 31 min)

Chapters

Queen Bertha

10:36

Read by Laura Caldwell

Maude the Good

7:48

Read by Laura Caldwell

Eleanor of Aquitaine

16:06

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Philippa of Hainault

12:34

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Margaret of Anjou

11:19

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The Lady Margaret

13:00

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Margaret Roper

9:26

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Lady Jane Grey

14:57

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Princess Elizabeth

13:23

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Lady Rachel Russell

15:42

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Angelica Kaufmann

12:34

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Hannah More

10:29

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Elizabeth Fry

12:39

Read by Laura Caldwell

Mary Somerville

16:36

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

15:36

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Florence Nightingale

19:06

Read by Laura Caldwell

Bewertungen

Very interesting English biograhies

(5 Sterne)

The author does an excellent job of giving us interesting overviews of 16 different outstanding English Women and she manages to do this in just an average of 11 minutes per character. In the beginning chapters you will see that our continental ancestors all seemed quite insane - spending their lives fighting over who should rule over them and engaging in wars over religion. It is clear that each character would warrant an entire book devoted just to them. You will find many of these stories quite moving. If you love history as I do, you will find this book very rewarding. Narrator Laura Caldwell is unequaled.