DEVIL-LAND England Under Siege, 1588-1688

Emma Gregory's rich, magisterial voice has made her a popular narrator for many fictional melodramas, sagas, epic fantasies, and conspiracy tales. Here those elements combine as she recounts one tumultuous century in British history. Gregory is a commanding and expansive presence as she oversees the clash of armies and the fall of kings and governments. British history is seen from the perspective of Catholic Europe--where many people thought all Englishmen had tails. A full century of civil war, religious strife, and dynastic struggle is condensed into 24 listening hours. Few narrators could take us through it, and hold us to it, as compellingly as this one. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: SEPTEMBER 2022]