Historical Fiction audiobooks
Antigone
By: Sophocles
Narrated by: Mark Bowen
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Abridged: No
"Antigone" by Sophocles, is a classic Greek tragedy that unfolds against the backdrop of Thebes. The play delves into the profound ethical and moral dilemmas faced by its characters, with Antigone at the center of a conflict between personal convictions and civic duty. The narrative begins with the aftermath of a brutal war, where two brothers,... Read more
View audiobookDe violist van Birkenau
By: Mike van Hoecke
Narrated by: Jeroen Kramer
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Wanneer Marc Hessels een concert bijwoont van de oude cellovirtuoos Antonovitsj, staart de muzikant Marc geschrokken aan. Hij meent in Marc een groot violist te herkennen die jaren geleden werd omgebracht in Auschwitz-Birkenau. Nadat Antonovitsj het volledige verhaal vertelt, kan Marc het gevoel niet van zich afschudden dat het over zijn... Read more
View audiobookThe Scarlet Lion
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 18 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland.But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes... Read more
View audiobookThe Time of Singing
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Peter Wickham
Length: 16 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A captivating story of a mother's love stretched to breaking and a knight determined to rebuild his life with the royal mistress, The Time of Singing is Elizabeth Chadwick at her best. Based on a true story never before told and impeccably researched, this is a testament to the power of sacrifice and the strength of love.
When Roger Bigod, heir... Read more
Daughters of the Grail
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
Length: 16 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities.Bridget’s duty to continue... Read more
View audiobookTo Defy a King
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 17 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The fifth book in bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick's William Marshal series, To Defy is King is a riveting historical novel of family, loyalty and betrayal, featuring the daughter of medieval England's Greatest Knight.The spirited daughter of England's greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal, lives a privileged medieval life. But when her beloved... Read more
View audiobookThe Running Vixen
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The beloved second book in The Wild Hunt series: stunning historical detail, beguiling characters and superb storytelling.A forbidden love takes England to the brink of war …1126. Heulwen, daughter of Welsh Marcher baron Guyon FitzMiles, has grown up with her father’s ward, Adam de Lacey.There has always been a spark between them, but when... Read more
View audiobookThe King's Jewel
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Kit Griffiths
Length: 15 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Wales, 1093.The warm, comfortable family life of young Nesta, daughter of Prince Rhys of Deheubarth, is destroyed when her father is killed and she is taken hostage. Her honour is further tarnished when she is taken as an unwilling concubine by King William’s ruthless younger brother Henry, who later ascends the throne under suspicious... Read more
View audiobookThe Coming of the Wolf
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
Length: 9 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Shortlisted for the RNA Historical Romantic Novel AwardThe long-awaited prequel to Elizabeth Chadwick's beloved first novel The Wild HuntThe Welsh Borders, 1069When Ashdyke Manor is attacked, Lady Christen is forced to witness her husband's murder and the pillaging of her lands at the hands of brutal Norman invaders.It seems the pain is finally... Read more
View audiobookA Marriage of Lions
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Helen Stern
Length: 16 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
England, 1238Raised at the court of King Henry III as a chamber lady to the queen, young Joanna of Swanscombe’s life changes forever when she comes into an inheritance far above all expectations, including her own.Now a wealthy heiress, Joanna’s arranged marriage to the King’s charming, tournament-loving half-brother William de Valence... Read more
View audiobookShields of Pride
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Jill Tanner
Length: 13 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
The year is 1173. King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally. Victorious on the battlefield, de Gael suffers
sweet defeat when his heart is conquered by the lovely Linnet de... Read more
The Wild Hunt
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
Length: 12 hours
Abridged: No
Elizabeth Chadwick’s bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series.In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered, angry, and in danger.He is Guyon, lord of Ledworth, heir to threatened lands, husband-to-be of Judith of Ravenstow. Their union will save his territory—but... Read more
View audiobookThe Conquest
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Jill Tanner
Length: 23 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
When a comet appears in the sky over England in 1066, Ailith, a young Saxon wife, feels sure that it can only bode well, in spite of her husband's fears. With a child on its way, the couple are prosperous and content. Yet, within a year, Ailith's joy turns to heartache as her husband and her child are taken from her and the conquering Normans... Read more
View audiobookThe Champion
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Jill Tanner
Length: 22 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, half-brothers with no inheritance, meet in France. Hervi is a professional jouster and Alexander, fleeing the beatings of an English monastery, needs a trade. Despite misgivings, Hervi takes him on as his squire, introducing him to the travellers' immoral lifestyle. He befriends a girl, Monday, taking care of her... Read more
View audiobookThe Love Knot
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Jill Tanner
Length: 20 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of... Read more
View audiobookThe Marsh King's Daughter
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
Length: 16 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Despite having signed the Magna Carta and made promises to mend his ways, there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule.
Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen. While fighting John's troops, he is captured, but during the trip back to be questioned, the treacherous marshes cause trouble and Nicholas and King John's... Read more
Lady of the English
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 16 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women?Queen Matilda.1135, England: Matilda, daughter of Henry I, knows that there are those who will not accept her as England's queen when her father dies. But... Read more
View audiobookShadows and Strongholds
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 18 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An awkward misfit, nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family for the household of Joscelin de Dinan, Lord of Ludlow. Once there, he begins to learn the knightly arts which he desperately hopes will free him from the shadows of his past.Joscelin’s youngest daughter, Hawise, befriends Fulke when he most needs it. But as the years pass, an... Read more
View audiobookThe Winter Mantle
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
Length: 18 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Normandy 1067—William may have conquered England, but it is a conquest of a different kind that one English earl has in mind. Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind. For Waltheof of Huntington, however,... Read more
View audiobookA Place Beyond Courage
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 16 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Sometimes Keeping Your Honor Means Breaking Your Word
In England, the Middle Ages are a time for ambitious men to prosper. Before he becomes the father of William Marshal, John FitzGilbert is a man of honor and loyalty, sworn to royal service. When the old king dies, his successor rewards the handsome and ambitious John with castles and lands.... Read more
Lords of the White Castle
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 21 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
A violent quarrel with the future King John destroys the young Fulke FitzWarin’s greatest ambition: to become Lord of the White Castle. Instead of accepting his fate, Fulke rebels. But the danger pursuing Fulke reaches new heights as he begins a passionate love affair with Maude Walter—the wealthy widow chosen by John himself.
Negotiating a maze... Read more
The Greatest Knight
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 17 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
Royal protector. Loyal servant. Forgotten hero.12th century, England: A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry. But being a... Read more
View audiobookThe Leopard Unleashed
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens
Length: 11 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
The heart-pounding end to The Wild Hunt series: stunning historical detail, beguiling characters and superb storytelling.Renard, heir to Ravenstow, is a crusader far from the cold Welsh Marches of his birth.Summoned home to his ailing father, Renard brings Olwen with him, an exotic dancing girl. Yet, in a political match made by their families,... Read more
View audiobookThe Falcons of Montabard
By: Elizabeth Chadwick
Narrated by: Amy Scanlon
Length: 18 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
The Port of Barfleur, 1120Sabin FitzSimon, disgraced son of an earl, finally has the chance to salvage his reputation when renowned knight Edmund Strongfist asks Sabin to join a journey to Jerusalem.The only thing Sabin must promise is to keep away from Strongfist’s beautiful daughter, Annais. Sabin obeys, but his attraction to Annais’s spirit,... Read more
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