A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage Of King Charles I Of England And Henrietta Maria Of France,New

A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage Of King Charles I Of England And Henrietta Maria Of France,New

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A Royal Marriage, Based On Romantic Passion And Ferocious, Unbridgeable Religious Differences, Ends In Tragedya History Worthy Of Shakespeare. It Was, From The Start, A Dangerous Experiment. Charles I Of England Was A Protestant, The Fifteenyearold French Princess A Catholic. The Marriage Was Arranged For Political Purposes, And It Seemed A Mismatch Of Personalities. But Against The Odds, The Reserved King And His Naively Vivacious Bride Fell Passionately In Love, And For Ten Years England Enjoyed An Era Of Peace And Prosperity.When Charles Became Involved In War With Puritan Scotland, Popular Hatred Of Henriettas Catholicism Roused Parliament To Fury. As The Opposition Party Embraced New Values Of Liberty And Republicanismthe Blueprint For The American War Of Independence And The French Revolutioncharless Fears For His Wifes Safety Drove Him Into A Civil War That Would Cost Him His Crown And His Head.Rejecting Centuries Of Hostile Historical Tradition, Prizewinning Biographer Katie Whitaker Uses A Host Of Original Sourcesincluding Many Unpublished Manuscripts And Lettersto Create An Intimate Portrait Of A Remarkable Marriage. 16 Pages Of Illustrations

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