To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Ursula Blanchard Mysteries series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court audiobook runs 9.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Wanda Mccaddon (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.4 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 6,730 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Ursula Blanchard Mysteries
This is book 1. Books 1 to 4 run 39.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court | 9.4 hrs |
| 2 | The Doublet Affair: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I's Court | 9.8 hrs |
| 3 | Queen’s Ransom | 9.9 hrs |
| 4 | To Ruin a Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court | 10.3 hrs |
More narrated by Wanda Mccaddon
Wanda Mccaddon narrates 111 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,364 hours in all.
About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelf
1,188 Action & Adventure (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court is book 1 of Fiona Buckley's Ursula Blanchard Mysteries series: a 9.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Wanda Mccaddon, released June 24, 2005, on the Action & Adventure (Fiction) and Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Wanda Mccaddon
- Released
- June 24, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Action & Adventure (Fiction), Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The Ursula Blanchard Mysteries #1
- ISBN
- 9781481578189
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court audiobook?
To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court runs 9.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is the To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court?
To Shield the Queen: A Mystery at Queen Elizabeth I’s Court is narrated by Wanda Mccaddon.