Henry the Seventh: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Henry the Seventh, credited to James Gairdner, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Henry the Seventh by James Gairdner. Read in English by Cavaet Henry VII, the founder of the Tudor dynasty, less known than his son, Henry VIII, or granddaughter Elizabeth I, is often overlooked. This King toppled the ruling House that had held England's throne for over four hundred years, the Plantagenets, and took a divided, war torn country and made one of the richest in Europe by the time of his death in 1609. Henry VII’s reign was characterized by thrift, prudence, and cool-headed political strategies. The author, James Gairdner (22 March 1828 – 4 November 1912), was a British historian. He specialized in 15th-century and early Tudor history. - Summary by Cavaet

Recording facts

• Recording title: Henry the Seventh
• Author credits: James Gairdner
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 5:36:15

Track guide

1. 01 - Early Life — 26:17
2. 02 - Attainment of the Crown — 18:02
3. 03 - Settlement in the Kingdom — 29:02
4. 04 - Rebellion of Lambert Simnel — 21:26
5. 05 - The War in Brittany — 38:03
6. 06 - The War with France — 22:43
7. 07 - Perkin Warbeck and His Friends — 27:35
8. 08 - Ireland — 18:24
9. 09 - Henry's Foreign Policy — 26:00
10. 10 - Domestic History — 23:06
11. 11 - Prosperity and Alliances — 31:30
12. 12 - Henry VII and Castile — 35:49
13. 13 - Conclusion — 18:18

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