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The Captive Queen
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 19 hrs
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Summary
France, 1152. A beautiful woman is escaping through France, leaving behind two young daughters and a shattered marriage. This woman is Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, and her sole purpose is to marry the man she loves, Henry Plantagenet, a man destined for greatness as King of England. Theirs is a union founded on lust which will create a great empire. It will also create the most notoriously vicious marriage in history.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-04-13
Enjoyable listen and will listen to more
This was an enjoyable is listen and ideal for those who enjoy the work of Phillipa Gregory as a historical novel offering the story from a women's perspective. It is engaging and the narration good. There are some clunky sentences, but on the whole it resonates well. I will go on to listen to more of Alison Weir's work having listened to this. In particular I like this writer as she also offers non-fictional accounts of the characters in her fictional novels and it is a nice tie in.
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- Diane
- 19-01-23
The troubadour Queen
I love the Lion in Winter film and can see how much it influences this novel.
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- ndg
- 16-01-23
Really well told
Really fascinating insight in to the period through the eyes of Ellenor, Queen of Aquitaine. A queen and
wife of the times perspective bringing together all the events of that period and how they came about as well as how they were influenced by her. A very accessible and enjoyable way to understand the historical tooing and frowing surrounding the wars, battles and power games not to mention the fateful killing of Thomas Becket! Well narrated and great listening right up to the end.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- JW
- 04-08-11
An excellent listen....
Another good book from Alison Weir. Fact and fiction are woven together to produce an incredibly good "listen". This is a must for anyone with an interest in the Angevin Empire, not just in Queen Eleanor, and if you haven't got an interest before you listen to it; you will afterwards.
Thoroughly enjoyable................
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- Ms
- 09-04-13
Interesting insight to medieval life
A well paced, well written account of the life of Eleanor. She was captive for all her married life, not only the 16 years spent imprisoned by Henry. Weir shows Eleanor's love of her husband and Aquitaine and her desire to treat her people well, and frustration when Henry does not. Good details of the intricacies of life at court and the way the royals lived.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Nicola
- 02-03-11
Spoilt by narrator
As expected from Alison Weir a gripping, informative and well researched book. Having read all her previous work in book format I was pleased to find the latest on Audible as I am testing out new formats (audio on my iPod & electronic on my eReader) in order to cut down on excess baggage whilst travelling. A few audio books have put me off as I have not liked the narrative voice chosen, but having listened to a clip of this I was happy. I was therefore rather annoyed by the strange voices chosen to represent Henry and especially Eleanor who I believe would not have sounded so 'wispy'. I have always enjoyed being read to but will beware in future of narrators with this 'Jackanory' style.
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- Helen - Kindle Customer
- 10-03-23
Second time of reading
I've read it and I've listened via Audible. As the author herself indicates, historical novels are a way of
learning about history and I have felt encouraged to move onto factual books about this era. Thank you Alison Weir.
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- Gawaine
- 07-04-13
Rather disappointing
I think I prefer Alison Weir's historical biography to her historical novels. The characters, particularly Eleanor herself, I found unconvincing. The narration was spirited and easy on the ear, but it all seemed rather thin compared with the author's non fiction treatments of history.
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- Ama-Lou
- 15-07-13
A doomed Passion
What made the experience of listening to The Captive Queen the most enjoyable?
It Brought the Angevins to life, Illuminating the people behind the empire laying the foundation of the fraught Anglo-French relationship.
What did you like best about this story?
The way Passion gave way to hatred. The strength and character that Weir Imbued the protagonist.
What does Julia Franklin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Emotion, You can feel the tremble that Aquitaine has, the terror and the sorrow.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The sorrow that brings Henry and Eleanor together again after estrangement.
Any additional comments?
It's very sexual, which is OK for me but may shock other lovers of historical fiction
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- MommaBear
- 24-09-21
A really interesting insight to Elanor's life
I recommend this to anyone who wants to learn about the Royal family and how it worked back then.
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