Great Englishwomen
M. B. Synge
Read by Laura Caldwell
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 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Philippa of Hainault | 12:34 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Margaret of Anjou | 11:19 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| The Lady Margaret | 13:00 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Margaret Roper | 9:26 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Lady Jane Grey | 14:57 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Princess Elizabeth | 13:23 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Lady Rachel Russell | 15:42 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Angelica Kaufmann | 12:34 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Hannah More | 10:29 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Elizabeth Fry | 12:39 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Mary Somerville | 16:36 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning | 15:36 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
| Florence Nightingale | 19:06 | Read by Laura Caldwell |
Reviews
Very interesting English biograhies
Roger32713
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.