Catherine Howard (Dramatic Reading)
Alexandre Dumas
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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Subtitled "The Throne, The Tomb, and The Scaffold - An Historical Play in 3 Acts From the Celebrated Play of that Name by Alexandre Dumas" - How can you resist a play about English history - the doomed fifth wife of Henry the 8th - by the celebrated French author of The Musketeers?? - Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Henry VIII, King of England: Larry Wilson
Athelwold, Duke of Northumberland: Paul Simonin
Archbishop Cranmer: alanmapstone
Duke of Sussex: KHand
Duke of Norfolk: tovarisch
Grand Chamberlain: Tomas Peter
Lieutenant of the Tower: Sandra Schmit
Fleming, an Alchemist: Availle
Page: Lydia
Martin Krinkly, a Cordwainer: Tomas Peter
Simon Kreetnur, a Weaver: VivianWeaver
Captain of Guard: Bjorn V
Executioner: Kalynda
Princess Margaret, Sister to the King: Leanne Yau
Catherine Howard, his Fifth Wife: Beth Thomas
Dame Kennedy, her Nurse: Lydia
Winifred Krinkly, Wife to Martin: Sonia
Stage Directions: ToddHW
Edited By: ToddHW (1 hr 59 min)
Chapters
Act 1 | 25:09 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
Act 2 | 43:09 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
Act 3 | 51:03 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
Reviews
Great play, not historically accurate.
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Elizabeth S.
Very dramatic reading of a very dramatic play! However the historical accuracy is dubious at best. Still, a fun romp through Tudor England, and Catherine Howard herself is a fascinating and tragic figure. Queen at 16yo, executed at 18yo, her prior marriage was never proved but Henry executed her alleged husband anyway!
Wow!
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Basquetteur
Eighteen different people from many corners of the world have collaborated together to render animatedly the joint reading of this play by Dumas about a historic period in Britain. Thank you all!
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A LibriVox Listener
It sounds like the readers had fun with this short drama. Good job with the writing and keeping an old story fresh.
Good...
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Rabia Palmer
Pretty dramatic, however, it was kinda over dramatic sometimes. Thanks, though!