Author(s): Green, Jen
Reader(s): Soames, Benjamin
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Junior History
Catalogue No: NA0111
Barcode: 9781843796534
Release Date: 02/2013

GREEN, J.: Kings and Queens of England (Unabridged)

Which king liked to bathe while the band played Rule Britannia? Which queen was so fat she needed a hoist to get on the throne? Which prince shut his wife out of Westminster Abbey to prevent her from being crowned? Who was the blood-thirstiest monarch of them all? Kings and Queens of England is a no-holds-barred account of the British monarchy with the gossip and gore left in, and nothing left out! It leaves no stone unturned in its mission to portray kings and queens as they really were, warts and all.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Green, Jen - Author
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
1Introduction: A Thousand Years of History04:02
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2Chapter 1: The Anglo Saxons07:35
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
3When Alfred died in 899…08:36
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
4Chapter 2: The Normans04:34
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
5In 1100, William Rufus died…05:03
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
6Chapter 3: The Plantagenets04:26
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
7Henry was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Richard.06:55
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
8John's son, Henry III, was crowned in a hurry…05:51
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
9Edward's son, Edward II, became King in 1307…06:14
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
10Richard II was only ten years old when he became king…05:55
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
11Henry V took the throne in 1413…05:56
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
12Edward IV became king in 1461…05:27
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
13Chapter 4: The Tudors08:28
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
Disc 2
1If the Pope wouldn't allow Henry to divorce…05:14
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2In 1552, Edward became very ill…04:08
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
3Elizabeth I became queen at the age of twenty-five.05:31
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
4Elizabeth's greatest challenge came from another queen…04:35
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
5Chapter 5: The Stuarts04:48
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
6Charles I became king at the age of twenty-four.04:42
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
7In 1649, England became a republic…05:40
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
8In 1685, Charles died.07:24
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
9Chapter 6: House of Hanover06:21
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
10George III was the grandson of George II.06:33
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
11William was the third son of George III.08:46
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
12Chapter 7: The House of Windsor08:00
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
13Elizabeth became queen at just twenty-five years old…06:39
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 02:37:23