33 Results for : abdicate
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King George VI: A Life from Beginning to End , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 73min
King George VI In Britain The phrase "an heir and a spare" refers to the imperative for members of the royal family to provide both an heir to take on their title and a spare. In this equation King George VI was the spare - the second son of King George V and Mary, and never expected to sit on the throne. King George VI, or Albert as he was known prior to his kingship, had a career in the Royal Navy and served during the First World War before King Edward VIII’s decision to abdicate his throne. Determined to restore the British royal family in the eyes of the people, King George VI played a pivotal role in the victory of the allied nations in the Second World War. In this audiobook you will hear about... Early Years Prince Albert in the navy The Great War The Reign and Abdication of King Edward VIII Becoming King George VI The Second World War Postwar Years And much more! King George VI ruled long enough to oversee the tumultuous postwar years in Britain, the collapse of the British Empire, and the emergence of the Commonwealth. Succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth at just 55 years old, King George VI had a deep sense of honor and duty and was completely dedicated to his turbulent role as king. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Barry Shannon. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100844/bk_acx0_100844_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Way of Family: Sons of the Same Father and Brothers of the Same Family! , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 39min
The way of family has all but been lost to this generation, and there are several contributing factors that need to be carefully considered. The primary reason for the decline of family in this country is the absence of both fathers and mothers and any real sense of cohesion or continuity with one another. I believe that it would be safe to conclude that a large percentage of young married couples are working two or more jobs in order to make ends meet and provide the life they want for their families. Unfortunately, the pursuit of a career path has forced them to abdicate the responsibility of rearing their children to babysitters, day-care workers, teachers, and other mentors, most of whom are strangers who may or may not share the same core values. They may be decent, moral people who truly care for children in general, but they are far from friends and family who have our back and fully understand what our children need the most.There are a lot of contributing factors to the divorce rate in this country, but it may surprise us to discover that infidelity is not on top of the list. "Incompatibility" is the basic reason that couples are divorcing in North America, and that translates into a growing percentage of families being torn apart and struggling to find their way in life. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lawrence Locke. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/146388/bk_acx0_146388_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Shape of You , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 504min
Personal trainer Rebecca McCall is furious when her coworker is sidelined and she's forced to teach the “Be Your Best Bride” class. As if being a size two for your wedding photos is all for which exercise is good. Could the whole thing get more vain and sexist? The class is full of preening, giggling bridezillas, but one woman stands out: the one who confesses she's only there because her fiancée signed her up. Who does that to someone about whom they care? And why can't Rebecca take her eyes off her? Spencer Thompson is a second-guesser. After making the worst mistake of her life, she's happy to abdicate responsibility and let other people make her decisions for her. She's always felt a little bit too soft, a little bit too curvy in all the wrong places. Her fiancée apparently agrees because she signed Spencer up for a class at the gym. Terrified by the online profile of the instructor, the epitome of zero body fat, Spencer is relieved to find someone new, and realistic-looking, leading the class. Except the instructor seems to hate her, and Spencer has no idea why. When a perfectly innocent post-workout smoothie leads to an earth-shattering kiss, Rebecca wonders if she's been wrong all along, and Spencer is challenged to make another decision that could change her life forever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Lori Prince. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/123610/bk_acx0_123610_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Breaking Free: City Shifters: The Den, Book 6 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 594min
Lacey Szdoka stays busy as the hyena queen, but after her fiancé’s death, nothing seems to matter. She wants to finish off the evil pack outside the city, hunt down the mastermind behind their dark crimes, and drag the hyena clan into legitimacy. Even the grinning Nick, with his smooth pick-up lines and bad boy attitude, isn't enough to distract her from her duty. Until he claims to be her mate, which is impossible - her mate is already dead.Nick prefers life as a lone wolf until Lacey walks into his life. His last mission - to free his employer and finally kill the man behind all the crimes in the city - should have been a piece of cake. Instead, he finds himself dealing with witches, sorcerers, and an ill-tempered leprechaun, and fighting to convince Lacey that he's her mate.As they attempt to free the victims trapped in between worlds, old enemies return to finish what they started. Nick will give anything to keep Lacey safe, including his own life.Lacey must face an unnerving choice: stay on as the hyena queen and die young, or do what has never been done before - abdicate, walk away, and start life over. She aches to break free and find out what adventures the world holds, but can she really walk away from her family and responsibility? Can she trust Nick when he promises the world? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Beth Roeg. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/198776/bk_acx0_198776_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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By Consequence of Marriage: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation: The Moralities of Marriage Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 446min
This is the first novel in the Moralities of Marriage series. When his horse throws a shoe, Fitzwilliam Darcy misses rescuing his sister, Georgiana Darcy, from the clutches of George Wickham by only one day. Now on the hunt to find them both, the gossip beginning to swirl in London forces him to abdicate the search to his cousin, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, while he plays the wayward gentleman in Hertfordshire with his friend Charles Bingley. After a collision with his future, Darcy struggles to satisfy his attraction to a pair of fine eyes and keep his family's scandal hidden. Elizabeth Bennet dreams of nothing more than remaining close to her sister, Jane. When the rich gentleman, Charles Bingley, enters the neighborhood, it seems certain that Jane will make a match with him. After all, Jane Bennet is the sweetest and most beautiful woman in the county. But Elizabeth's efforts to find her own local match go awry and she feels abandoned by the first man to cause stirrings in her heart. Her parents attempt to marry Elizabeth off to her cousin, William Collins, who is set to inherit the estate. But when she refuses, she soon finds herself In London with relatives, forced to find her own happiness. By Consequence of Marriage is a dramatic, historical romance novel starring our favorite dear couple from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, wondering how the story might have changed if Georgiana was lost. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Nina Price. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/041900/bk_acx0_041900_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Shadow Prince: Mortal Enchantment, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 138min
Every sacrifice has consequences. Sixteen-year-old Rowan has spent most of his life living among the mortals - learning to control the element of fire, impatiently awaiting the day his vengeful mother Queen Prisma will abdicate her throne. When he finally returns to Avalon for his coronation, his mother insists he must first prove his loyalty to the court by completing a secret mission: Kill Kalin, the half-human, half-elemental daughter of the air court king. Willing to do anything to remove his mother from power, he agrees to sacrifice the halfling. He returns to the mortal world with his best friend Marcus, determined to kill the princess. But as he devises a plan, he starts to question whether or not he's capable of completing such a heinous task. And what price he will pay if he refuses? "Filled with betrayal and intrigue, The Shadow Prince is a dark and twisty novella from an exciting new author!" (Katee Robert, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author)"The Shadow Prince is an amazing story, written well, with a unique story and intense plot. O'Neale is one hell of a storyteller." (Rachel, Parajunkee)"The Shadow Prince is a fast-paced, action-packed, exciting introduction to a world of intrigue, and danger. I think fantasy and paranormal readers are going to love meeting her sexy male lead, Rowan. I'm a fan of both, and I really enjoyed this book. I cannot wait to get my hands on Mortal Enchantment!" (Katie, Mundie Moms) ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Zachary Webber. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034453/bk_acx0_034453_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Enchantments: A Novel of Rasputin's Daughter and the Romanovs , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 694min
From Kathryn Harrison, one of America’s most admired literary voices, comes a gorgeously written, enthralling novel set in the final days of Russia’s Romanov Empire. St. Petersburg, 1917. After Rasputin’s body is pulled from the icy waters of the Neva River, his eighteen-year-old daughter, Masha, is sent to live at the imperial palace with Tsar Nikolay and his family - including the headstrong Prince Alyosha. Desperately hoping that Masha has inherited Rasputin’s miraculous healing powers, Tsarina Alexandra asks her to tend to Aloysha, who suffers from hemophilia, a blood disease that keeps the boy confined to his sickbed, lest a simple scrape or bump prove fatal. Two months after Masha arrives at the palace, the tsar is forced to abdicate, and Bolsheviks place the royal family under house arrest. As Russia descends into civil war, Masha and Alyosha grieve the loss of their former lives, finding solace in each other’s company. To escape the confinement of the palace, they tell stories - some embellished and some entirely imagined - about Nikolay and Alexandra’s courtship, Rasputin’s many exploits, and the wild and wonderful country on the brink of an irrevocable transformation. In the worlds of their imagination, the weak become strong, legend becomes fact, and a future that will never come to pass feels close at hand. Mesmerizing, haunting, and told in Kathryn Harrison’s signature crystalline prose, Enchantments is a love story about two people who come together as everything around them is falling apart. From the Hardcover edition. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Julia Emelin, Rustam Kasymov. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/002905/bk_rand_002905_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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King John , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 158min
The Life and Death of King John was probably written in the 1590s but not published until the First Folio in 1623. Of Shakespeare's 11 history plays, King John is the one which deals with the story of a monarch most removed from Shakespeare's time. The historical remoteness of this ruler, and also the fact that he had no genealogical links with the Tudor dynasty, enabled Shakespeare to present him in a warts and allà fashion. The narrative of the play mirrors accords closely with the traditional portrait of a cunning, unscrupulous, vacillating, cruel and irascible sovereign, who managed to alienate his own nobles, France and the Roman Church. Philip, king of France, claims that Arthur, John's nephew, is the rightful king of England, and threatens war if John will not abdicate. The hot-tempered John contemptuously dismisses this claim and invades France. Full-scale war is about to break out when Hubert, a leading citizen of Angiers, before which both armies are encamped, suggests an ingenious diplomatic solution to the conflict: Philip's son, Lewis, is to marry Blanch, John's niece. By this arrangement, Philip gains territory and John's hold on the English throne will become more secure. All parties accede to this suggestion, except Blanch's mother Constance, and the wedding goes ahead. However, this happy resolution is destroyed by the arrival of Cardinal Pandulph, the legate of the imperialistic Pope Innocent III, who excommunicates John for appointing a bishop of whom the Pope does not approve. Philip decides that his allegiance to Rome is more important than his pact with John, and war breaks out. Later, Lewis invades England at the instigation of Pandulph, who suggests that Lewis' claim to the English throne is as strong as those of John and Arthur. John eventually reconciles with the church, and while a peace agreement between England and France is being arranged by Pandulph, dies, after being poisoned by a rebellious monk. p ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Craig Franklin, Andy Harrington, Alan Weyman, Russell Gold, Becca Maggie, Steve Gough, P. J. Morgan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/mike/001758/bk_mike_001758_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Don't Abdicate the Throne
Don't Abdicate the Throne - Why and How Women Should Find Their Power Crash Their Own Party And Take Control of Their Lives: ab 4.75 €- Shop: ebook.de
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The Short Stories of W. L. George
The Short Stories of W. L. George - 'She did not argue with him. The time to abdicate had come'': ab 1.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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