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A thousand years ago Emma of Normandy was on trial for adultery, treason and murder. The Stones & Bones podcast tells the tale of the first woman styled Queen of England who stood at the center of a dark era of history. And changed it.

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The Fox and the Hedgehog

2022/01/19

From her first days in England, young Emma of Normandy had a formidable adversary. She could not imagine then how formidable. Soon she would know. The proverbial Fox and Hedgehog are about to square off.

Nightfall

2022/01/26

As the Vikings carve a path of fire and blood through Saxon England, its weak king flees at the first shout of battle. Is this the work of history’s first recorded wicked stepmother?

The Oath

2022/02/02

A woman desperate for her bloodline to continue fights at every turn for her sons to rise as kings. But first, she needs the oath.

Emma’s Place

2022/02/09

It’s been said that home is where the heart is. But for Emma, only one place will do.

Winter Queen

2022/02/16

Even in the winter of life, love knows no yesterdays.

Ironside

2022/02/23

This figure is indispensable to British history and to Emma's story. But he didn't last long on her chessboard.

Birth of a Conqueror

2022/03/16

How did one of history’s most famous kings come to be? Yet without Emma of Normandy, he would be a fleeting figure through time.

The Northampton

2022/03/24

Of Emma of Normandy, Sir Winston Churchill wrote: “Few women in history have stood at the centre of such remarkable converging forces.” But another powerful woman stood in her way.

The Mentor

2022/03/31

Any mentor can only go so far. Eventually the hero – or heroine – MUST face the unknown ALONE.

The Game

2022/04/06

Chess is battle on a board. There can only be one winner.

Londinium

2022/04/14

Samuel Johnson, considered England’s greatest man of letters, famously said: “When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life.” London’s fascinating history is one reason why.

Warrior Queen

2022/04/20

Almost two-thousand years ago, a Celtic queen proved the truth of the famous saying “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

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4.2 out of 5

102 reviews

★★★★☆

Abby813 2022/01/12

Please

Disable the notifications on your computer that keep pinging throughout the podcast. It may not bother some but it’s very distracting to me. Thanks!

★★★☆☆

KT1787 2022/04/22

Underwhelmed

Focus on the actual story at hand. Too many tangents. The narration sounds more like an audiobook than a podcast. Mispronounced names. Too many elabor...

★★★★★

50atlast 2022/03/29

Loving this!

A great story paired with a great storyteller is magic! I have loved listening! I’ve learned so much. Thank you!

★★★★★

Blondelobo 2022/03/13

Interesting historical fiction

I only had a small inkling of who Emma of Normandy was. I now realize she and other ladies were serious powers in their time. Their memory and legacie...

★★☆☆☆

jabnif 2022/02/10

Great topic, but flowery with too many tangents

Loved the idea of this topic, and definitely inspired me to learn more about Emma of Normandy. But after season 1 I’m giving up. Whole episodes that...

★☆☆☆☆

jeneeic3 2022/02/09

Can’t get past the southern accent.

Too painful. So incongruous. Cringey.

★☆☆☆☆

ACKgardengal 2022/01/27

Disappointed

I wanted facts, not the imaginings of a romance novelist. The narration is childish. I gave up part way through the third episode.

★☆☆☆☆

usually not mean 2022/01/23

Just painful

If you like intro to creative writing style prose as read by an elementary school librarian from the the Deep South, then this might be for you.

★☆☆☆☆

MGJPilot 2022/01/21

I wanted to love this so much but…

…but holy over the top writing and narration. This is without a doubt the worst historical fiction I’ve ever seen in a podcast. The shadows of flames ...

★★★☆☆

English history lover 2021/12/28

Disappointed

I don’t think there’s enough concentration on Emma and too much information on other things. Maybe not too much information but too much time spent on...

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