Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France
Katie Whitaker$45.89
$53.99
When Charles became involved in war with Puritan Scotland, popular hatred of Henrietta's Catholicism roused Parliament to fury. As the opposition party embraced new values of liberty and republicanism--the blueprint for the American War of Independence and the French Revolution--Charles's fears for his wife's safety drove him into a civil war that would cost him his crown and his head. Rejecting centuries of hostile historical tradition, prize-winning biographer Katie Whitaker uses a host of original sources--including many unpublished manuscripts and letters--to create an intimate portrait of a remarkable marriage.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/30/2010
ISBN: 9780393060799
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.62w x 1.32d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 06/28/2010
Booklist 07/01/2010 pg. 21
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 36