{"product_id":"henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation-9781639362806","title":"Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eDispelling the myths around this legendary queen, this biography of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of King Charles I, retells the dramatic story of the English Civil War from the perspective of this dynamic woman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenrietta Maria is British history's most reviled queen consort. Condemned in her lifetime as the \"Popish brat of France,\" an adulteress, and a traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches in her marriage, the woman who turned her husband Catholic (and so caused the English Civil War), and a cruel and bigoted mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis clear-eyed biography unpicks the myths and considers the story from Henrietta Maria's point of view. A portrait emerges of a woman whose closest friends included Puritans as well as Catholics, who crossed swords with Cardinal Richelieu, and led the anti-Spanish faction at the English court. A witty conversationalist, Henrietta Maria was a patron of the arts and a champion of the female voice, as well as a mediatrix for her persecuted fellow Catholics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the civil war, the queen's enemies agreed that Charles would never have survived as long as he did without the \"She Generalissimo.\" Seeing events through her gaze reveals the truth behind the claims that she caused the war, explains her estrangement from her son Henry, and diminishes the image of the Restoration queen as an irrelevant crone. In fact, Henrietta Maria rose from the ashes of her husband's failures--a \"phoenix queen\"--presiding over a court judged to have had \"more mirth\" even than that of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is time to look again at this often-criticized queen and determine if she is not, in fact, one of British history's most remarkable women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639362806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leanda de Lisle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277299617973,"sku":"9781639362806","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_304b8a5f-a74c-442e-b7d7-053778c3b738.jpg?v=1657597219","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation-9781639362806","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}