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    The Secret History Of The Court Of Berlin; Or The Character Of The King Of Prussia His Ministers Mistresses Generals Courtiers Favourites And The Royal Family Of Prussia. With Numerous Anecdotes Of The Potentates Of Europe Especially Of The Late F
    The Secret History Of The Court Of Berlin; Or The Character Of The King Of Prussia His Ministers Mistresses Generals Courtiers Favourites And The Royal Family Of Prussia. With Numerous Anecdotes Of The Potentates Of Europe Especially Of The Late F ab 22.49 € als Taschenbuch: . Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Ratgeber,
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    Elizabeth I and Her Circle , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 873min
    This is the story of Elizabeth I's inner circle and the crucial human relationships which lay at the heart of her personal and political life. Using a wide range of original sources - including private letters, portraits, verse, drama, and state papers - Susan Doran provides a vivid and often dramatic account of political life in Elizabethan England and the queen at its center. Doran offers a deeper insight into Elizabeth's emotional and political conduct, and challenges many of the popular myths that have grown up around her. It is a story replete with fascinating questions. What was the true nature of Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII - especially after his execution of her mother? How close was she to her half-brother Edward VI - and were relations with her half-sister Mary really as poisonous as is popularly assumed? And what of her relationship with her Stewart cousins, most famously with Mary Queen of Scots, executed on Elizabeth's orders in 1587, but also with Mary's son James VI of Scotland, later to succeed Elizabeth as her chosen successor? Elizabeth's relations with her family were crucial, but just as crucial were her relations with her courtiers and her councilors. Here again, the story raises a host of fascinating questions. Was the queen really sexually jealous of her maids of honor? Did physically attractive male favorites dominate her court? What does her long and intimate relationship with the Earl of Leicester reveal about her character, personality, and attitude to marriage? What can the fall of Essex tell us about Elizabeth's political management in the final years of her reign? And what was the true nature of her personal and political relationship with influential and long-serving councilors such as the Cecils and Sir Francis Walsingham? And how did courtiers and councilors deal with their demanding royal mistress? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joanna Daniel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/023510/bk_adbl_023510_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 279min
    In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife, Queen Marie, who "might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant"; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called "egg king" of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jefferson Mays. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/peng/002730/bk_peng_002730_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Raven's Cry: Broken Gears , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 504min
    A dark retelling of Swan Lake. Calandra looks back on her old life with envy. What she wouldn't give to be back with her fellow courtiers and their exasperating need to make small talk. That was before the war, before captivity, before the curse that now pursues her through the centuries. The land of Invarnis is on the brink of destruction. How can Calandra help save it if she can't even save herself? For fans of Suzanne Collins, Sarah J. Maas, and Naomi Novik. In this stand-alone installment in Dana Fraedrich's fantasy steampunk series, listeners will discover a realm of dark magic and technology as they join Calandra in her battle for freedom, hope, and healing. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katherine Billings. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135937/bk_acx0_135937_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1725min
    An anthology of essays from the second year of the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book transports the listener across the centuries from prehistoric to 20th-century Britain. Nearly 50 different authors share the stories, incidents, and insights discovered while doing research for their own historical novels. From medieval law and literature to Tudor queens and courtiers, from Stuart royals and rebels to Regency soldiers and social calls, experience the panorama of Britain's yesteryear. Explore the history behind the fiction and discover the true tales surrounding Britain's castles, customs, and kings. Volume two is a stand-alone book of essays that does not need to be heard in conjunction with volume one. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ruth Golding. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/066862/bk_acx0_066862_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Secret of the Swamp King: Wilderking Trilogy, Book Two , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 281min
    As book two of The Wilderking Trilogy opens, Aidan is living in the court of King Darrow. He has become best friends with Darrow's son Steren, and he enjoys great favor among the courtiers. But King Darrow's suspicion is growing, and his insecurity causes him to hate the young man who saved his kingdom. Concerned about his king's spiral into ever-darker moods, Aidan asks what he can do to help. Darrow sends him on an impossible adventure to the recesses of Feechiefen Swamp, thinking he is sending Aidan to his death. After all, no Corenwalder has ever returned from Feechiefen alive. But Aidan's fate is not sealed yet, for Aidan has allies among the feechiefolk who know him as the hero, Pantherbane. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Rogers. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/093764/bk_acx0_093764_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Murder by Misrule: The Francis Bacon Mystery Series, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 622min
    Francis Bacon is charged with investigating the murder of a fellow barrister at Gray's Inn. He recruits his unwanted protégé Thomas Clarady to do the tiresome legwork. The son of a privateer, Clarady will do anything to climb the Elizabethan social ladder. Bacon's powerful uncle, Lord Burghley, suspects Catholic conspirators of the crime, but other motives quickly emerge. Rival barristers contend for the murdered man's legal honors and wealthy clients. Highly-placed courtiers are implicated as the investigation reaches from Whitehall to the London streets. Bacon does the thinking; Clarady does the fencing. Everyone has something up his pinked and padded sleeve. Even the brilliant Francis Bacon is at a loss - and in danger - until he sees through the disguises of the season of Misrule. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Joel Froomkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100744/bk_acx0_100744_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Traitor's Mark , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 719min
    The Real CrimeHans Holbein, King Henry VIII's portrait painter, died in the autumn of 1543. A century later a chronicler reported that the artist had succumbed to plague, yet there is no contemporary evidence to support this. Suspicions have been raised over the centuries, but the mystery of what actually happened remains unsolved to this day. Our StoryYoung London goldsmith Thomas Treviot is awaiting a design for a very important jewellery commission from Hans Holbein. When the design fails to turn up, Thomas sends a servant to track Holbein down, only to discover that the painter has disappeared. In his hunt for Holbein and the lost design, Thomas is led into a morass of dangerous political intrigue, French spies, and courtiers that is more treacherous than he could ever have anticipated.... ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Thorpe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/twuk/000904/bk_twuk_000904_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Wren's Quest , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 417min
    Wren thought she was an orphan. After discovering that she might have family, she wants to spend her first vacation from Cantirmoor's Magic School in finding them. But her quest turns into a far more dangerous adventure than she ever imagined, what with robbers, guardsmen, and an angry sorcerer after her. And when her traveling companion, young prince Connor Shaltar, begins to meddle with magic as well - things get entirely out of hand - meanwhile, back in Cantirmoor, Wren's best friend, Princess Teressa, is trying to get accustomed to living in court. Not so easy after all those years in an orphanage. Especially when someone is causing trouble in Cantirmoor, not just between courtiers, but magical trouble. And Tyron, her friend, is involved. It takes all four friends to solve this mystery. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andi Ackerman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014517/bk_adbl_014517_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Courtier: Il Cortegiano , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 725min
    The Book of the Courtier remains the definitive account of Renaissance court life. Because of this, it is considered one of the most important Renaissance works. The book is organized as a series of fictional conversations that occur between the courtiers of the Duke of Urbino in 1507 (when Baldassare was in fact part of the Duke's Court). In the book, the courtier is described as having a cool mind, a good voice (with beautiful, elegant and brave words) along with proper bearing and gestures. At the same time though, the courtier is expected to have a warrior spirit, to be athletic, and have good knowledge of the humanities, Classics and fine arts. Over the course of four evenings, members of the court try to describe the perfect gentleman of the court. In the process they debate the nature of nobility, humor, women, and love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Peter Batchelor. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/trlk/000046/bk_trlk_000046_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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