! ! ! Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen - Tracy Borman (BBC - Abridged)

Elizabeth's Women: The Hidden Story of the Virgin Queen - Tracy Borman (BBC Abridged Audiobook)





Emma Fielding reads from Tracy Borman's biography of Elizabeth I, which explores the relationships she had with the women in her life. These women brought out the best and the worst of Elizabeth, who could be loyal and kind but also cruel and vindictive. They all influenced Elizabeth's carefully-cultivated image as Gloriana, The Virgin Queen. This was book of the week on Radio 4 in September 2009.





Episode 1:



Anne Boleyn takes centre stage, and the influence of her life and death on Elizabeth's future.



Broadcast on: BBC Radio 4, 12:30am Tuesday 22nd September 2009

Duration: 18 minutes





Episode 2:



Elizabeth's stepmother Katherine Parr sets an inspiring example, but an ill-judged flirtation threatens all.



Broadcast on: BBC Radio 4, 12:30am Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Duration: 18 minutes





Episode 3:



The public world of Elizabeth's court as she begins her reign, and the more intimate realm of her private apartments, where she is attended by her Ladies in Waiting.



Broadcast on: BBC Radio 4, 12:30am Thursday 24th September 2009

Duration: 18 minutes





Episode 4:



Elizabeth is compelled to confront that 'bosom serpent', Mary Queen of Scots, and much anguish follows.



Broadcast on: BBC Radio 4, 12:30am Friday 25th September 2009

Duration: 15 minutes





Episode 5:



In the final years of her reign, Elizabeth begins to lose her grip on matters at court. This state of affairs is reflected in the loosening morals of her newer and younger Ladies-in-Waiting, who she fittingly terms her 'flouting wenches'.



Broadcast on: BBC Radio 4, 12:30am Saturday 26th September 2009

Duration: 15 minutes







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