Laurel A. Rockefeller has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Boudicca: Britain's Queen of the Iceni.
Catherine de Valois
Summary
Best known as Henry V's Agincourt bride from Shakespeare's Henry V, Catherine de Valois was an extraordinary woman of faith, courage, and conviction in an age of politically powerful women. A younger daughter to King Charles VI of France terrorized by his mental illness, Princess Catherine survived the ravages of his schizophrenia, a civil war at home, and King Henry's war with France to become one of England's most fascinating and courageous queens. Her second marriage to Owen Tudor gave England a new dynasty through her grandson, King Henry VII. Meet the real Catherine and discover the beautiful true story that launched the most famous dynasty in history. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2014 Laurel A. Rockefeller (P)2015 Laurel A. Rockefeller
Boudicca: Britain's Queen of the Iceni
Summary
Why is The Morrigan's raven crying? Only Britons with hearts for true liberty know! In 43 CE Roman conquest of Britannia seems all but certain - until a chance meeting between King Prasutagus of the Iceni and a runaway slave of royal decent from the Aedui tribe in Gaul changes the fate of the British islands forever. Rise up for liberty with the true story of Boudicca: Britain's Queen of the Iceni and discover one of the most inspiring stories in history! Based on the accounts of Roman historian Tacitus and supplemented with archaeology presented by the BBC. For children, teens, and adults.
©2014 Laurel A. Rockefeller (P)2014 Laurel A. Rockefeller
Empress Wu Zetian
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The most hated woman in Chinese history! Travel back in time over 1,000 years and meet the first and only female emperor of China. Born Wu Zhao and given the reign title "Zetian" just weeks before her death in 705 CE, Empress Wu was the unwanted daughter of Chancellor Wu Shihuo - too bright, too educated, and too politically focused to make a good wife according to contemporary interpretations of the "Analects of Confucius." Married off at age 14 as a low-ranking concubine to Emperor Taizong, Wu’s intelligence, beauty, and charm won her a place as his secretary and protégé, political experience that would empower her to transform the lives of countless billions. Explore the life of Empress Wu and discover why the world is a vastly different place because she dared what no woman in China before or since ever dreamed of. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2016 Laurel A. Rockefeller (P)2018 Laurel A. Rockefeller
Hypatia of Alexandria
Summary
As the Western world fell into darkness, she dared defend the light. Born in 355 CE in the aftermath of Constantine's reign, Hypatia of Alexandria lived in a collapsing Roman Empire - a world where obedience to religious authorities trumped science, where reason and logic threatened the new world order. It was a world on the edge of the Dark Ages, a world deciding the question of science verses religion, freedom verses orthodoxy, tolerance verses hate. For over 40 years, Hypatia stood between the Dark Ages and the light of classical philosophy, arts, and sciences. Though none of her books survived the aggressive book burning of religious zealots, her legacy remains that of one of the greatest scientists of all time. This is her fascinating true story.
©2017 Laurel A. Rockefeller (P)2020 Laurel A. Rockefeller
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Catalina de Valois. Princesa Francesa, Matriarca de Los Tudor [Catherine of Valois. French Princess, Matriarch of the Tudors]
Summary
La olvidada princesa francesa cuyo valor catapultó a la dinastía Tudor La guerra hizo de ella la reina de Inglaterra. Su amor por un galés la hizo inmortal. Mejor conocida como la novia de Agincourt de Enrique V en Enrque V de Shakespeare, Catalina de Valois era una mujer extraordinaria de fe, valor y convicción en una época con mujeres políticamente poderosas. Hija menor del rey Carlos VI de Francia, aterrorizada por su enfermedad mental, la princesa Catalina sobrevivió a los estragos de su esquizofrenia, una guerra civil en casa y la guerra del rey Enrique con Francia para convertirse en una de las reinas más fascinantes y valientes del Renacimiento. Una biografía narrativa más de Historia de Mujeres Legendarias del Mundo. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
©2017 Laurel A. Rockefeller (P)2020 Laurel A. Rockefeller