The Winding Stair
Jesse Norman
Power is shifting. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, James waiting to become King. Everywhere, there is opportunity to ascend. But who will thrive, and who will fail, under the new King? Will it be the scholar Francis Bacon, whose brilliant mind is the envy of the royal court? Or his hated rival the attorney Edward Coke, already acclaimed as the greatest lawyer of his generation? The Winding Stair tells the gripping story of these two founders of our modern world and their battle for power, pre-eminence - and the hand of the most eligible woman in the realm. Combining humour, wit and imagination with deep research, this novel is a dazzling synthesis of history and fiction that takes the genre to new places. It is an epic tale of jealousy and intrigue in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, which, in its lowest moments, holds a darkened mirror to our own contemporary politics.
Duration - 21h 33m.
Author - Jesse Norman.
Narrator - John Telfer.
Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Jesse Norman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Power is shifting. Queen Elizabeth I is dying, James waiting to become King. Everywhere, there is opportunity to ascend. But who will thrive, and who will fail, under the new King? Will it be the scholar Francis Bacon, whose brilliant mind is the envy of the royal court? Or his hated rival the attorney Edward Coke, already acclaimed as the greatest lawyer of his generation? The Winding Stair tells the gripping story of these two founders of our modern world and their battle for power, pre-eminence - and the hand of the most eligible woman in the realm. Combining humour, wit and imagination with deep research, this novel is a dazzling synthesis of history and fiction that takes the genre to new places. It is an epic tale of jealousy and intrigue in Elizabethan and Jacobean England, which, in its lowest moments, holds a darkened mirror to our own contemporary politics. Duration - 21h 33m. Author - Jesse Norman. Narrator - John Telfer. Published Date - Monday, 01 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Jesse Norman ©.
Language:
English
I: Chapter 1: Hampton Court, 1570
Duration:03:25:07
I: Chapter 2: Gorhambury, June 1572
Duration:06:18:46
I: Chapter 3: Gorhambury, June 1572
Duration:09:09:17
I: Chapter 4: Gorhambury, June 1572
Duration:08:55:02
I: Chapter 5: York House, London: January 1576
Duration:07:39:25
I: Chapter 6: Paris, Autumn 1576
Duration:02:50:54
I: Chapter 7: A Death, 1579
Duration:09:13:10
I: Chapter 8: The Palace of Whitehall, October 1579
Duration:12:29:44
I: Chapter 9: Gray's Inn, Spring 1580
Duration:10:28:41
I: Chapter 10: London, March 1590
Duration:10:19:47
I: Chapter 11: London, March 1590
Duration:08:15:25
I: Chapter 12: London, March 1590
Duration:05:10:03
I: Chapter 13: Gorhambury, Summer 1591
Duration:03:16:11
II: Chapter 14: London, January 1594
Duration:02:28:28
II: Chapter 15: London, October 1592
Duration:09:28:04
II: Chapter 16: Twickenham Park, October 1592
Duration:06:31:06
II: Chapter 17: The Palace of Westminster, February 1593
Duration:07:49:22
II: Chapter 18: The Palace of Westminster, February 1593
Duration:06:21:12
II: Chapter 19: Essex House, March 1593
Duration:06:59:54
II: Chapter 20: Whitehall, March 1593
Duration:04:06:28
II: Chapter 21: Essex House, Summer 1593
Duration:06:08:58
II: Chapter 22: Essex House, Summer 1593
Duration:06:17:56
II: Chapter 23: Gray's Inn, Summer 1593
Duration:05:38:59
II: Chapter 24: The Lopez Treason, January 1594: I
Duration:06:55:53
II: Chapter 25: The Lopez Treason, January 1594: II
Duration:05:27:26
II: Chapter 26: The Palace of Whitehall, April 1594
Duration:10:21:03
II: Chapter 27: Twickenham Park, October 1595
Duration:07:29:40
II: Chapter 28: Essex House, Spring 1596
Duration:10:15:15
II: Chapter 29: Twickenham Park, Summer 1596
Duration:13:34:58
II: Chapter 30: Cadiz, Autumn 1596
Duration:04:25:17
II: Chapter 31: The Sequel to Cadiz, Autumn 1596
Duration:07:49:45
II: Chapter 32: Essex House, March 1597
Duration:04:45:59
II: Chapter 33: Hatton House, London, July 1597
Duration:04:59:59
II: Chapter 34: The City of London, September 1598
Duration:01:47:53
II: Chapter 35: Hatton House, October 1598
Duration:04:20:17
II: Chapter 36: The Palace of Whitehall, March 1599
Duration:11:53:18
II: Chapter 37: Nonsuch Palace, September 1599
Duration:03:54:00
II: Chapter 38: York House, Spring–Summer 1600
Duration:10:10:30
II: Chapter 39: The Tower of London, February 1601
Duration:07:30:14
II: Chapter 40: The Tower of London, February 1601
Duration:05:47:21
II: Chapter 41: Westminster Hall, February 1601
Duration:06:03:49
II: Chapter 42: Westminster Hall, 19 February 1601
Duration:12:13:18
II: Chapter 43: Westminster Hall, 19 February 1601
Duration:06:54:17
III: Chapter 44: Stoke House, Summer 1603
Duration:17:39:57
III: Chapter 45: Stoke House, Summer 1603
Duration:06:06:13
III: Chapter 46: Stoke House, Summer 1603
Duration:12:26:38
III: Chapter 47: Gorhambury, July 1603
Duration:12:13:18
III: Chapter 48: The Strand, September 1603
Duration:05:00:35
III: Chapter 49: Inner Temple, Michaelmas Term 1604
Duration:09:40:24
III: Chapter 50: Inner Temple, Michaelmas Term 1604
Duration:06:27:55
III: Chapter 51: Gray's Inn, November 1605
Duration:09:09:38
III: Chapter 52: The Norwich Assizes, August 1606
Duration:08:25:58
III: Chapter 53: The Norwich Assizes, August 1606
Duration:10:46:09
III: Chapter 54: Lambeth Palace, October 1607
Duration:08:48:06
III: Chapter 55: The Court of Common Pleas, Westminster Hall, Winter 1607
Duration:08:50:53
III: Chapter 56: Gorhambury, July 1608
Duration:08:51:04
III: Chapter 57: Gorhambury, July 1608
Duration:14:47:31
IV: Chapter 58: York House, 13 November 1608
Duration:09:18:02
IV: Chapter 59: York House, 13 November 1608
Duration:10:25:09
IV: Chapter 60: Salisbury House, 13 November 1608
Duration:02:45:38
IV: Chapter 61: Salisbury House, March 1609
Duration:05:59:35
IV: Chapter 62: Westminster, Spring 1610
Duration:11:18:45
IV: Chapter 63: Westminster, Spring 1610
Duration:12:05:46
IV: Chapter 64: York House, Summer 1610
Duration:06:07:47
IV: Chapter 65: Westminster, Autumn 1610
Duration:13:50:55
IV: Chapter 66: Parliament, December 1610
Duration:07:35:56
IV: Chapter 67: Gorhambury, Spring 1611
Duration:11:32:41
IV: Chapter 68: Lambeth Palace, October 1611
Duration:08:29:09
IV: Chapter 69: London, 1611–12: Three Letters
Duration:06:54:33
IV: Chapter 70: The West Country, May 1612
Duration:08:58:13
IV: Chapter 71: Gorhambury, Summer 1612
Duration:13:21:20
IV: Chapter 72: Gorhambury, August 1613
Duration:11:16:05
IV: Chapter 73: York House, Autumn 1614
Duration:06:05:49
IV: Chapter 74: Whitehall, February 1615
Duration:12:15:32
IV: Chapter 75: A Private Conference, February 1615: I
Duration:06:41:05
IV: Chapter 76: A Private Conference, February 1615: II
Duration:06:57:25
IV: Chapter 77: Westminster Hall, May 1616
Duration:06:52:19
IV: Chapter 78: Westminster Hall, May 1616
Duration:08:14:17
IV: Chapter 79: King's Bench and Chancery, June 1616
Duration:11:16:37
IV: Chapter 80: King's Bench and Chancery, June 1616
Duration:04:28:20
IV: Chapter 81: Gorhambury, June 1616
Duration:09:39:39
IV: Chapter 82: The Palace of Whitehall, June 1616
Duration:11:11:49
IV: Chapter 83: The Palace of Whitehall, June 1616
Duration:08:53:28
IV: Chapter 84: The Palace of Whitehall, June 1616
Duration:09:10:25
IV: Chapter 85: The Palace of Placentia, 30 June 1616
Duration:11:20:45
IV: Chapter 86: Privy Council, 30 June 1616
Duration:06:12:21
IV: Chapter 87: The Palace of Whitehall, 2 October 1616
Duration:13:14:03
V: Chapter 88: London, York House, July 1617
Duration:13:16:09
V: Chapter 89: London, York House, July 1617
Duration:10:27:30
V: Chapter 90: Gorhambury, July 1617
Duration:11:11:33
V: Chapter 91: The Palace of Whitehall, Autumn 1617–18
Duration:10:49:49
V: Chapter 92: Gorhambury, Summer 1618
Duration:11:53:55
V: Chapter 93: Westminster, 1619–20
Duration:11:14:42
V: Chapter 94: York House, 1620–21
Duration:12:18:40
V: Chapter 95: England, 1621
Duration:11:41:35
V: Chapter 96: The Palace of Westminster, January 1621
Duration:08:11:53
V: Chapter 97: The Palace of Westminster, February 1621
Duration:08:04:58
V: Chapter 98: The Palace of Westminster, March 1621
Duration:14:59:04
V: Chapter 99: The Palace of Westminster, March 1621
Duration:17:12:54
VI: Chapter 100: Inner Temple, May 1621
Duration:16:18:02
VI: Chapter 101: Inner Temple, May 1621
Duration:10:30:41
VI: Chapter 102: Inner Temple, May 1621
Duration:07:40:39
VI: Chapter 103: Inner Temple, May 1621
Duration:10:09:20
VII: Chapter 104: London, November 1671
Duration:23:18:07
VII: Chapter 105: The World's a Bubble
Duration:01:49:12
VIII: Epilogue
Duration:02:58:21
Afterword
Duration:25:36:31