Written By : Berwick Coates
Narrated By : Berwick Coates
Published By : Berwick Coates
Runtime : 47 minutes
Categories : Pre 1900
British
Politics
Historical
Biographical
Price : $8.49
TALKING OF HISTORY by Berwick Coates Number 2
CARDINAL WOLSEY The Last Great Medieval Minister
‘Built Hampton Court, didn`t he?’
It seems odd that people can say so little about a man who ran the country so comprehensively that he was once described by an observer as a ‘second king’.
Henry VIII, as everyone knows, or thinks he knows, spent his reign getting married and divorced or chopping off his wives' heads. But for the first twenty years of his reign,he was in fact married to the same woman all the time, nor did he chop off her head in the end.
And for most of those twenty years, he was served - very well served - by the same man.
Why is it that Wolsey is not better known?
Berwick Coates holds an honours degree in History from Cambridge University, and has been studying, teaching, writing, and talking about History for forty years. He has presented History to all abilities, all ages, and all walks of life.
He has published five books, and is working on a trilogy of historical novels about eleventh-century Normandy, as well as a historical whodunit about the Crusades.
‘After a lifetime spent getting people interested in History, it is my belief that there is no substitute for the spoken word. People like being talked to. And they like to know where they come from. History gives us our roots; without roots, nothing grows.'
‘It is also my belief that people will tackle the most complicated topics if those topics are presented with care, timing, sympathy, and humour. These talks may start with a light touch – even perhaps a superficial one – but that is only to get you on board. From then on, all I ask you to do is listen, and enjoy the ride.'
‘After many of my previous talks, people have come up to me and said, “I wish I had had History presented like this when I was at school.” Well, now is your chance to catch up.’
Other titles you may be interested in
Written By : Bill Bryson
Narrated By : Bill Bryson
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 7 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Autobiography
Historical
Biographical
Biographical
20th Century
Price : $26.49
Bill Bryson's hilarious memoir of growing up in middle America in the Fifties - complete, unabridged and read by the author More info... |
Written By : Dr. Roger White
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes
Categories : 20th Century
Ancient
Biographical
Price : $9.95
Traditional scientific determinism has suggested that the natural world is regular and predictable, and that timeless and universal nature is best understood by studying its parts in isolation. For... More info... |
Written By : Dr. Gordon Brittan
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Historical
Biographical
Self Help
Price : $12.95
Isaac Newton (1642-1727) achieved momentous breakthroughs in three areas: mathematics (the calculus), a theory of colors, and gravitational attraction. His first insights in each of these areas occ... More info... |
Written By : John Kavanagh
Narrated By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 2 hours 35 minutes
Categories : Biographical
Arts & Drama
Poetry
Price : $11.99
Born in Dublin in 1865, Yeats drew strength from the Irish tradition, as can be seen in this special audiobook which presents the most important poems in the context of his life and ambitions. More info... |
Written By : David McCullough
Narrated By : David McCullough
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 45 minutes
Categories : Autobiography
Historical
Biographical
Price : $14.00 $8.95
On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented The Course of Human Events... More info... |
