Great Englishwomen


Gelesen von Laura Caldwell

(4.4 stars; 8 reviews)

Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their country in troubled times, women who were reformers in prison conditions, and those who sought improvement in the education and living conditions of the poor. Some were great painters, poets, and writers. (Summary by Laura Caldwell) (3 hr 31 min)

Kapitel

Queen Bertha 10:36 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Maude the Good 7:48 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Eleanor of Aquitaine 16:06 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Philippa of Hainault 12:34 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Margaret of Anjou 11:19 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
The Lady Margaret 13:00 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Margaret Roper 9:26 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Lady Jane Grey 14:57 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Princess Elizabeth 13:23 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Lady Rachel Russell 15:42 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Angelica Kaufmann 12:34 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Hannah More 10:29 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Elizabeth Fry 12:39 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Mary Somerville 16:36 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 15:36 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell
Florence Nightingale 19:06 Gelesen von Laura Caldwell

Bewertungen

Very interesting English biograhies


(5 stars)

The author does an excellent job of giving us interesting overviews of 16 different outstanding English Women and she manages to do this in just an average of 11 minutes per character. In the beginning chapters you will see that our continental ancestors all seemed quite insane - spending their lives fighting over who should rule over them and engaging in wars over religion. It is clear that each character would warrant an entire book devoted just to them. You will find many of these stories quite moving. If you love history as I do, you will find this book very rewarding. Narrator Laura Caldwell is unequaled.