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The Dangerous Kingdom of Love
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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England, 1613. At the dazzling but brutal court of King James I, politician and philosopher Francis Bacon, the cleverest person in England, the inventor of the modern world, has a fight to survive. A life-threatening alliance of his enemies has formed around the king's exquisite but noxious lover, Carr. Bacon, always the outsider and the plotter, goes to his friend, James' neglected queen, and together they come up with a plan. They will find their own beautiful young man to supplant Carr in the king's bed and so defeat their enemies. Bacon then meets the thrillingly beautiful, mysteriously unreadable Villiers, whom he trains to entrance the king, but against all good sense, the two start a secret love affair. But when a shocking murder scandal rocks the English court, new battle lines are drawn at court and the question asked: what if the beautiful boy is the cleverest person of all?
A twisting tale of court intrigue and forbidden love in the palaces, taverns and theatres of Jacobean London, with a cast of kings and queens, philosophers and playwrights, high-born aristocrats and low-born poisoners and an astonishing suite of historical characters like Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare, James I and Anne of Denmark, the murderess Frances Carr and even Pocahontas, all told through the funny, ironic, self-aware voice of the world-changing Francis Bacon himself, The Dangerous Kingdom of Love is both a darkly funny satire on liberalism and a tragic love story about the corrosive effect of power.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-11-2021
Exceptional narration of a great story
Wonderful story and a truly amazing narration. Thoroughly recommended. Enjoyed from start to finish.
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- michele taylor
- 03-04-2023
The Perils of Pursuing Power
Brilliant narration, great thought provoking story. Old men’s pursuit of young boys in order to secure power. A ‘Me Too Moment’ of Jacobean London. A finely nuanced story.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-12-2022
Great yarn expertly told
I dip my hat to Phillip Stevens. Not an unfamiliar voice and talent to me, and consistently brilliant. The story is generous and rich. It will mull away in mind for a long. I truly appreciated it. Thank you, Neil Blackmore
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