The Lost King of France: the Search for Louis XVII - Deborah Cadbury Audiobook
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Read by Hannah Gordon
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Abridged
….Unfortunately this is abridged and can not find that it was recorder as unabridged…
The Lost King of France: Revolution, Revenge, and the Search for Louis XVII
Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
Abridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-25-09
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Royalty, revolution, and scientific mystery—-the dramatic true account of the fate of Louis XVII, son of Marie Antoinette, and an extraordinary detective story that spans more than two hundred years.
Louis-Charles, Duc de Normandie, enjoyed a charmed early childhood in the gilded palace of Versailles. At the age of four, he became the dauphin, heir to the most powerful throne in Europe. Yet within five years he was to lose everything. Drawn into the horror of the French Revolution, his family was incarcerated and their fate thrust into the hands of the revolutionaries who wished to destroy the monarchy.
In 1793, when Marie Antoinette was beheaded at the guillotine, she left her adored eight-year-old son imprisoned in the Temple Tower. Far from inheriting a throne, the orphaned boy-king had to endure the hostility and abuse of a nation. Two years later, the revolutionary leaders declared Louis XVII dead. No grave was dug, no monument built to mark his passing.
Immediately, rumors spread that the prince had, in fact, escaped from prison and was still alive. Others believed that he had been murdered, his heart cut out and preserved as a relic. As with the tragedies of England’s princes in the Tower and the Romanov archduchess Anastasia, countless “brothers” soon approached Louis-Charles’s older sister, Marie-Therese, who survived the revolution. They claimed not only the dauphin’s name, but also his inheritance. Several “princes” were plausible, but which, if any, was the real heir to the French throne?
The Lost King of France is a moving and dramatic tale that interweaves a pivotal moment in France’s history with a compelling detective story that involves pretenders to the crown, royalist plots and palace intrigue, bizarre legal battles, and modern science. The quest for the truth continued into the twenty-first century, when, thanks to DNA testing, the strange odyssey of a stolen heart found within the royal tombs brought an exciting conclusion to the two-hundred-year-old mystery of the lost king of France.
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This post has 6 comments with rating of 5/5
December 12th, 2018
Yes, shame about being abridged, but thanks none-the-less.
I’m currently half way thru Ms Cadbury’s book on The Chocolate Wars (her name is no co-incidence) and previously really enjoyed her Dinosaur Hunters (far better than he Simon Winchester book covering similar territory).
December 12th, 2018
Hi Jo - thanks kindly for sharing this book (abridged or not). Looking forward to listening.
Sancho2: I looked here for the 2 titles you mentioned (Chocolate Wards) and (Dinosaur Hunters). Couldn’t find either unfortunately… would you be willing to share them? Thank you for your consideration no matter your decision. :)
December 12th, 2018
Unabridged would have been awesome. Thank you for the work and sharing this book. #Grateful For You Again jodindy.
December 13th, 2018
Spaniel,
I would if I had them in audio, but Dino Hunters was a hard copy pick up on a remainder table. As I’ve already said, I rate her a far better writer than Winchester, who addresses subjects I’m usually interested but begrudgingly find myself working thru them.
Choc Wars is a mobi file, which I would have picked up on a torrent somewhere. If you search you’re likely to find it on another site
December 13th, 2018
Hi Sancho2: thanks for the head’s up. I’ll go to one other site I know is still working, then head over to Amazon and see if I can pick up hardcopies.
Thanks again :)
December 13th, 2018
Jo and Sancho - I had no idea Deborah Cadbury was such a prolific writer. I was just at Amazon and was pleasantly surprised at the titles! Where to start? I put in a small order for 2 books and put the rest on my ever growing Wish List!
Anyway - thanks kindly to you both for introducing me to new areas, new authors (to me at least!) and very interesting takes on history. Thank you!
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