Heirloom Audio: St. Bartholomew's Eve {Homeschool Crew Review}

You all know that we love audio drama around here, and that Heirloom Audio Productions is one of our all-time favorite vendors! We were excited to receive their newest production, St. Bartholomew's Eve. We received the 2 CD set, which is over 2 hours of exciting adventures.

If you are new to G.A. Henty, let me tell you a little about him. George Alfred Henty was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent from England, who lived in the 1800s. He is best known for his historical adventure stories which are especially popular with boys. He wrote a total of 122 works of fiction, which also includes short stories.

Henty's books are historically accurate and full of noble character traits, such as: honesty, chivalry, integrity, courage, loyalty, hard work, charity, justice, honor, and many more. We have enjoyed his books since my oldest was a young teenager (he's 27 now, and still enjoys Henty's books).

Combine Henty's excellent stories with the sound effects and drama by Heirloom Audio, and you have a real winner for any homeschool (and non-homeschool) family! Heirloom Audio is passionate about bringing history to life.

St. Bartholomew's Eve is definitely not a disappointment! Just look at the cast below.

The setting is France, 1572, during the Hugenots' battle for religious freedom. This story follows 16-year-old Philip Fletcher, an English lad who joins his French uncle and cousin in the French Wars between the protestant Hugenots and the Catholics.

We follow Philip and his cousin as they train for battle, so there are battle scenes (which may be too intense for young children).

One of my favorite scenes is when a chateau is surrounded, and Philip and his friends are fighting to defend it. Inside, the women and children pray and wait to hear the outcome. Then a young boy begins singing "A Mighty Fortress." Soon everyone was joining in. This has long been a favorite song of mine.

When many of the Hugenot leaders arrive in Paris for the wedding of Henri of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, trouble arises. Paris was largely Catholic, and did not welcome the Hugenots, which was the cause of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. Thousands of Hugenot Protestants were massacred that day in Paris and across France.

As we can see in current news, the mob mentality is as dangerous now as it was on that August day in 1572. And remember, it was the mob that screamed for the crucifixion of Jesus.

One final lesson Philip learned is that God designed the heart as a vessel for emotions. The more it holds of one thing the less it holds of others. Hate displaces love. And the more one loves, the less one hates.

Heirloom Audio has produced several of Henty's books into audio dramas, some of which we have previously reviewed:

• St. Bartholomew's Eve
• Wulf the Saxon
• Captain Bayley's Heir
• In the Reign of Terror
• The Cat of Bubastes
• Beric the Briton
• The Dragon and the Raven
• With Lee in Virginia
• In Freedom's Cause
• Under Drake's Flag

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