Mary of Burgundy; or, The Revolt of Ghent: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mary of Burgundy; or, The Revolt of Ghent, credited to George Payne Rainsford James, 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 Mary of Burgundy; or, The Revolt of Ghent by George Payne Rainsford James. Read in English by Lynne T. Fifteenth century Europe was a time of political upheaval and uncertainty. Mary of Burgundy of the House of Valois ruled over a collection of states including modern-day Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland. The only child of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, she received many offers of marriage, from the age of 5, from parties who wanted to control the territory. She was just 19 when her father was killed in battle and that same year married Maximillian of the House of Hapsburg in what appears to have been a love-match as well as a political maneuver. However, just five years later, Mary, pregnant with her third child, was killed in an accident. Sandwiched between the two strong rulers of Charles and Maximilian, Mary's tenure is often overlooked. In this novel, Mary is depicted as the representation of maternalistic feudalism. - Summary by LynneT

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mary of Burgundy; or, The Revolt of Ghent
• Author credits: George Payne Rainsford James
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 18:42:33

Catalogue topics

• Europe
• inheritance
• charles the bold
• turmoil
• maximilian
• archduke
• archduchess

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 00 - Introduction — 5:09
2. 01 - I — 21:59
3. 02 - II — 22:59
4. 03 - III — 28:08
5. 04 - IV — 21:48
6. 05 - V — 22:06
7. 06 - VI — 19:23
8. 07 - VII — 28:52
9. 08 - VIII — 22:30
10. 09 - IX — 32:07
11. 10 - X — 19:16
12. 11 - XI — 21:30
13. 12 - XII — 28:33
14. 13 - XIII — 33:27
15. 14 - XIV — 30:09
16. 15 - XV — 23:05
17. 16 - XVI — 47:16
18. 17 - XVII — 25:20
19. 18 - XVIII — 26:54
20. 19 - XIX — 33:31
21. 20 - XX — 39:54
22. 21 - XXI — 27:46
23. 22 - XXII — 36:00
24. 23 - XXIII — 27:50

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