Henrietta Maria : conspirator, warrior, phoenix queen /
by De Lisle, Leanda.
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BookPublisher: London : Chatto & Windus, 2022Description: xxv, 464 pages, 8, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781784742966 (hbk.) :; 1784742961 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 HENSubject(s): Henrietta Maria, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669 | Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography | Biography | Biography | 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699 | Biography & non-fiction prose | Biography: historical, political & military | Biography: royalty | European history | Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 | Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 | Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685Summary: Henrietta Maria is one of British history's most reviled queen consorts. Condemned in her lifetime as that 'Popish brat of France', an adulteress and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic, so causing a civil war, and a cruel and bigoted mother. This biography unpicks the myths and considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, setting her story as a royal consort alongside that of her mother and sisters.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Henrietta Maria is one of British history's most reviled queen consorts. Condemned in her lifetime as that 'Popish brat of France', an adulteress and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic, so causing a civil war, and a cruel and bigoted mother. This biography unpicks the myths and considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, setting her story as a royal consort alongside that of her mother and sisters.
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