AuthorPhilippa Gregory
NarratorDavid Rintoul
Duration17h 45m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels
PublisherClipper
VersionUnabridged
Sweeping historical novel from Philippa Gregory the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Virgin's Lover. Set in the 1600s and seen through the eyes of John Tradescant, gardener to the great men of the age. A traveller in a time of discovery, the greatest gardening pioneer of his day, yet a man of humble birth: John Tradescant's story is a mirror to the extraordinary age in which he lives. As gardener and confidante to Sir Robert Cecil, Tradescant is well placed to observe the social and political changes that are about to sweep through the kingdom. While his master conjures intrigues at Court, Tradescant designs for him the magnificent garden at Hatfield, scouring the known world for ever more wonderful plants: new varieties of fruit and flower, the first horse chestnuts to be cultivated in England, even larches from Russia. Moving to the household of the flamboyant Duke of Buckingham, Tradescant witnesses at first hand the growing division between Parliament and the people; and the most loyal of servants must find a way to become an independent squire.
Cousins' War Series Book 6: The King's Curse
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Bianca Amato
SeriesCousin's War, Book 6
Duration 24h 30m
The riveting story of Margaret Pole, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, one of the few surviving members of the Plantagenet dynasty after the Wars of the Roses. Plantagenet, once carried proudly by Margaret like a crown upon her head, is now, at the end of the 15th century, the most dangerous name in England...
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Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Bianca Amato
SeriesCousin's War, Book 4
Duration 15h 6m
Philippa Gregory's gripping historical fiction propelled her to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. This fourth Cousins' War novel begins with the Earl of Warwick, whose schemes turn his daughter Anne into a pawn in his political games. After being married to Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, Anne finds herself in conflict with England's might...
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Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Vanessa Kirby
Duration 22h 20m
1521. Young Mary Boleyn arrives at court, maid in waiting and favourite of Queen Katherine of Aragon. Yet Mary catches the eye of the capricious king, and - propelled by the ambitions of the powerful Boleyn family - she betrays her queen and takes her place as Henry VIII's new mistress. But while Mary is in childbed, a rival comes to court: her sis...
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The Princess Rules Book 1: The Princess Rules
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Daisy Bevan
SeriesThe Princess Rules, Book 1
Duration 2h 58m
These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Giant. They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition, which she has dedicated to her grandchildren. Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princess...
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The Princess Rules Book 2: It's a Prince Thing
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Gemma Lawrence
SeriesThe Princess Rules, Book 2
Duration 2h 40m
The sequel to The Princess Rules sees the rebel princess, Princess Florizella, going on even more adventures, but this time, she also has a little brother in tow...Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules and dared to be different...So when that same princess - Florizella - finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents&rs...
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Cousins' War Series Book 5: The White Princess
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Bianca Amato
SeriesCousin's War, Book 5
Duration 18h 59m
Crowned the "queen of royal fiction" by USA Today, Philippa Gregory is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Romantic Novelists' Association's RoNA Award for The Other Boleyn Girl. The White Princess continues the saga of the War of the Roses as Princess Elizabeth of York weds Henry VII after he kills Richard III in battle. Now q...
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Cousins' War Series Book 1: The White Queen
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Susan Lyons
SeriesCousin's War, Book 1
Duration 15h 2m
Philippa Gregory-the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Parker Pen Novel of the Year The Other Boleyn Girl-delivers the first in a series of historical novels set during the tumultuous War of the Roses. This compelling tale of romance, rivalry, and revenge unfolds through the eyes of Elizabeth Woodville, the woman whose renowned beauty catapu...
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Cousins' War Series Book 2: The Red Queen
Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Emily Watson
SeriesCousins' War, Book 2
Duration 12h 26m
The second book in Philippa's stunning new trilogy, The Cousins War, brings to life the story of Margaret Beaufort, a shadowy and mysterious character in the first book of the series - The White Queen - but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of The War of the Roses. The Red Queen tells the story of the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, wh...
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Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Bianca Amato
Duration 18h
Why would a woman marry a serial killer? Because she cannot refuse.. Kateryn Parr, a thirty-year-old widow in a secret affair with a new lover, has no choice when a man old enough to be her father who has buried four wives - King Henry VIII - commands her to marry him. Kateryn has no doubt about the danger she faces: the previous queen lasted sixte...
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Author: Philippa Gregory
Author Philippa Gregory
Narrator Yolanda Kettle
Duration 9h 13m
1553. King Edward is on his deathbed, and the future of the Tudor dynasty swings perilously. Forced out of Spain by the Inquisition, Hannah Green arrives in a volatile kingdom. She is identified as a seer and sworn into the service of Robert Dudley, the son of King Edward's protector and a key player at court. Her task: to keep watch on Princess Ma...
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Karen 4 Nov 2023
Brilliant!
I really enjoyed this audiobook. I love Philippa Gregory's writing and Earthly Joys did not disappoint! I particularly loved the details about gardening, rare plant species etc. I look forward to reading the sequel.