Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1, credited to Dr. John Doran, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1 by Dr. John Doran. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. The first of a two volume work looking at the lives of English queens in the Hanoverian period (1714-1901). This volume includes Sophia Dorothea, wife of George I; Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea, wife of George II; and Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. - Summary by LynneT

Recording facts

• Recording title: Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1
• Author credits: Dr. John Doran
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 29
• Listed recording duration: 15:40:23

Catalogue topics

• history
• england
• queens
• house of hanover

Opening tracks: first 24 of 29

1. 01 - SOPHIA DOROTHEA, OF ZELL, WIFE OF GEORGE I. Chapter 1 GEORGE OF BRUNSWICK-ZELL AND ELEANORE D’OLBREUSE. — 17:50
2. 02 - Chapter 2 WIVES AND FAVOURITES. — 14:11
3. 03 - Chapter 3 THE BRUNSWICKER IN ENGLAND — 31:00
4. 04 - Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD OF GEORGE AND SOPHIA. — 17:02
5. 05 - Chapter 5 THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER. — 10:22
6. 06 - Chapter 6 THE KÖNIGSMARKS. — 15:41
7. 07 - Chapter 7 KÖNIGSMARK AT COURT. — 23:44
8. 08 - Chapter 8 THE CATASTROPHE. — 48:20
9. 09 - Chapter 9 PRISON AND PALACE. — 35:04
10. 10 - Chapter 10 THE SUCCESSION—DEATH OF THE ELECTRESS. — 13:09
11. 11 - Chapter 11 AHLDEN AND ENGLAND. — 22:11
12. 12 - Chapter 12 CROWN AND GRAVE. — 45:51
13. 13 - CAROLINE WILHELMINA DOROTHEA, WIFE OF GEORGE II. Chapter 1 BEFORE THE ACCESSION. — 48:11
14. 14 - Chapter 2 THE FIRST YEARS OF A REIGN. — 46:36
15. 15 - Chapter 3 THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ANNE. — 51:40
16. 16 - Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS. — 32:25
17. 17 - Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS continued — 33:14
18. 18 - Chapter 5 THE MARRIAGE OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES. — 33:52
19. 19 - Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER. — 35:04
20. 20 - Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER continued — 24:41
21. 21 - Chapter 7 THE BIRTH OF AN HEIRESS. — 49:43
22. 22 - Chapter 8 DEATH OF CAROLINE. — 40:05
23. 23 - Chapter 9 CAROLINE, HER TIMES AND CONTEMPORARIES. — 55:10
24. 24 - Chapter 10 THE REIGN OF THE WIDOWER. — 45:35

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