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Sex, Reproduction & Succession

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Medical Downfall of the Tudors

By: Sylvia Barbara Soberton
Narrated by: Christine Rendel
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The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were not for physical frailty and the lack of reproductive health among the Tudors, the course of history might have been different.



This book concentrates on the medical downfall of the Tudors, examining their gynecological history and medical records.



● Did you know that an archival source suggests that Henry VIII may have suffered from venereal disease or a urinary tract infection?



● It is generally assumed that Katharine of Aragon went through menopause by 1524, but primary sources tell a different tale.



● Did you know that Jane Seymour's coronation in 1537 was postponed and later cancelled because of the plague? She was originally to be crowned on 29 September 1536.
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Good facts, some I didn't know, some I did. But I found the reading not quite right, suspense pauses were too long and, I felt, to often ( but that may just be me.) But I will be reading again at a later date.

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This book was fairly interesting but seemed to go “off piste “ with the timeline. The research on medical matters was good but made for all boring listening by the robotic narration

Researched

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Clearly well researched and with some fascinating medical detail.
However certain sections were repetitive- as though the chapters were supposed to be completely freestanding.
There were also issues with the performance/mixing, meaning new paragraphs didn't have a suitable pause, making it feel disjointed. It even occurred to me that it was A.I. reading.

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All the information contained within the audiobook is informative and interesting. Though, the way the information is given is rather repetitive.

Repetitive

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This book is good in parts but it has to many repeats and the narrator has not got it quite right.

Quiet interesting in parts

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