{"product_id":"henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation-hardcover","title":"Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanda de Lisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeanda de Lisle is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTudor: Passion, Manipulation, and Murder, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe White King\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sisters Who Would Be Queen, and After Elizabeth. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has been a columnist on the \u003ci\u003eSpectator, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e, and she writes for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Leicestershire, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766118482208,"sku":"9781639362806","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9e3bd1d22ac7efaa2f4d87839c20977.webp?v=1780285960","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}