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1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for nothing more than to marry well. Working in the household of a Countess who commands her own army, Eleanor begins to see for the first time what a woman is capable of, and what men's promises are truly worth...

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Main Author: Gregory, Philippa (Author, Narrator)
Other Authors: Whelan, Gemma, 1981- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : HarperCollins, [2026]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Eleanor, > of Gloucester, Duchess, > 1391-1447 > Fiction.
Witchcraft > Fiction.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Henry V, 1413-1422 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Audiobooks.
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Summary:1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for nothing more than to marry well. Working in the household of a Countess who commands her own army, Eleanor begins to see for the first time what a woman is capable of, and what men's promises are truly worth. As the safe, comfortable future she'd envisioned begins to shift, Eleanor changes with it. Now she must use her wits to survive, and to rise. Her newfound ambition will to carry her further than any woman before has dared. But if she is to rule England itself, she will need to turn to darker arts.
Item Description:Compact discs.
Physical Description:13 audio discs (16 hr., 39 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9798236005821
9798236005838
Author Notes:Philippa Gregory was born in Nairobi, Kenya on January 9, 1954. She received a B.A. in history at Sussex University in 1982 and a Ph.D. in 18th-century literature from the University of Edinburgh in 1984. She has taught at numerous universities and was made a fellow of Kingston University in 1994.

Her historical novels include: Wideacre, The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess, The Boleyn Inheritance, The Other Queen, The White Queen, The Red Queen, The Lady of the Rivers and The White Princess. She has also written several contemporary fiction works including Perfectly Correct, The Little House and Zelda's Cut. She adapted her novel A Respectable Trade, about the slave trade in England, into a four-part series for BBC television. Her script won an award from the Committee for Racial Equality. She won the Feminist Book Fortnight Award in 1990 and the Romantic Novelist of the Year Award in 2002. Her book, The Other Boleyn Girl, won the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year award and was adapted into a major feature film in 2008 starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. The White Queen was adapted into an original cable series on the Starz nertwork in 2013 starring Max Irons and Rebecca Ferguson. Her title The Kings Curse made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. Her title, The Taming of the Queen, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. Her latest bestseller is Three Sisters, Three Queens.

Gregory also writes children's books, is a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, a frequent broadcaster for radio and television, and runs a small charity that builds wells in schoolyards in Gambia.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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