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Originally Posted by CRussel
More soon, but a solid four stars. Though the Derek Jacobi narration was a bust. But this wasn't a great book for audio anyway, if you don't already know a lot about the English kings and their offspring.
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I agree. I think the audiobook would have been more difficult to follow if I had not previously "read" the book rather than just listened to it.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
It was thankfully short, and mostly held my attention, though with my limited knowledge of English history, it was hard for me to follow who was who and their tangled relationships.
My intention is (was?) to read Alison Weir's The Princes in the Tower as a follow-up--since the prosecution always gets the last word--but I don't think the defense made much of a case here for that book to refute.
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I am very glad that I chose to read Weir's book. You are correct that it makes a very strong case that Richard did it. It also will help me to remember more of the history in the future. For example, I think that I could now read Shakespeare's Richard III and have a greater chance of understanding it.
I too find it very difficult to follow this period of history, especially as an American. I don't think we get as much instruction in English history as others, and we don't get to go on fun school trips to castles and English museums. Although, I thought it was funny that Grant made fun of English school boys wanting to skip past this confusing era of Yorks and Lancasters so they can get to the Tudors.