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Book Synopsis James II. and His Wives by : Allan Fea
Download or read book James II. and His Wives written by Allan Fea and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis James II and His Wives by : Allan Fea
Download or read book James II and His Wives written by Allan Fea and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.
Book Synopsis James II. and His Wives (Classic Reprint) by : Allan Fea
Download or read book James II. and His Wives (Classic Reprint) written by Allan Fea and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from James II. And His Wives We do not undertake the responsibility of an attempt to Whitewash the last Stuart king, our aim being to present him as he appeared to his con temporaries, and to give prominence to the side-lights of his history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis James II. and His Wives, by Allan Fea ... by : Allan Fea
Download or read book James II. and His Wives, by Allan Fea ... written by Allan Fea and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Imprisoned Princess by : Catherine Curzon
Download or read book The Imprisoned Princess written by Catherine Curzon and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This royal biography of the 17th century princess and mother of King George II recounts an epic tale of privilege, passion, scandal, and disgrace. When Sophia Dorothea of Celle married her first cousin, the future King George I, she was an unhappy bride. Filled with dreams of romance and privilege, she hated the groom she called “pig snout” and wept at news of her engagement. When she arrived in the austere court of Hanover, the vibrant young princess found herself ignored and unwanted—while her husband openly gallivanted with his mistress. Then Sophia Dorothea plunged into a dangerous affair with the dashing soldier Count Phillip Christoph von Königsmarck, a man as celebrated for his looks as his bravery. When he and Sophia Dorothea fell in love, they were dicing with death. Watched by a scheming countess who had ambitions of her own, it was only a matter of time before scandal gripped the House of Hanover. In the end, Sophia Dorothea was divorced, disgraced, and locked away in a gilded cage for 30 years—whilst her lover faced an even darker fate.
Book Synopsis The Marriage of James II. (Signé : J. H. Baxter). by : James Houston Baxter
Download or read book The Marriage of James II. (Signé : J. H. Baxter). written by James Houston Baxter and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Private Life of James II by : Justine Ruth Brown
Download or read book The Private Life of James II written by Justine Ruth Brown and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate look at James II and VII, exploring his romantic escapades, tumultuous life, and the personal struggles that shaped his controversial reign. The personal side of James II and VII has long been obscured by the propaganda storm emanating from the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688, one of the great founding myths of modern Britain. Justine Brown unveils James the man, teasing out a fresh dimension. The Private Life of James II details the romantic adventures of a true Cavalier—handsome, courageous, loyal, pleasure-seeking, lusty, determined and soulful. The Stuart “spare” briefly experienced a golden childhood before, aged nine, he was flung headlong into the English Civil Wars of 1642-1649. After escaping England in disguise, he endured the execution of his adored father, Charles I, and years of exile on the Continent. In 1660 the Duke of York returned to his native land in triumph. He rode into the capital at the right hand of his brother, Charles II. James fully embraced the role of Restoration rake, headed up the Royal Navy, fought the Fire of London with gusto, and was a great patron of theater, painting, and music. “The darling of the people” until his dramatic conversion to Roman Catholicism transformed him into England’s scapegoat, the heir to the Crown had a turbulent road ahead. Come to understand what truly drove James, and learn about his complex relationships with his children, his two remarkable wives, Anne Hyde and Mary of Modena; his many mistresses, as well as the extraordinary friends and rivals who helped shape the fate of this consequential Stuart monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Book Synopsis The Making of King James II by : John Callow
Download or read book The Making of King James II written by John Callow and published by Sutton Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of King James II offers an appraisal of his career prior to 1685, examining his roles as soldier, administrator, and entrepreneur. It shows how his failure to harness political support effectively destabilized English politics.
Book Synopsis The History of England from the Accession of James II. by : Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
Download or read book The History of England from the Accession of James II. written by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of England from the Accession of James II by : Macaulay
Download or read book The History of England from the Accession of James II written by Macaulay and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The history of England from the accession of James ii by : Thomas Babington baron Macaulay
Download or read book The history of England from the accession of James ii written by Thomas Babington baron Macaulay and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book James II written by W. A. Speck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced out of power in the"Glorious Revolution" of 1688, and defeated in the subsequent battle of the Boyne by William of Orange, the short reign of James II has an importance that reaches far beyond his three years in power. An ardent Roman Catholic, his efforts to return England to the Catholic faith resonate to this day in Northern Ireland. Similarly, his attacks on the representative institutions that had been developing since the Restoration, alienated an initially enthusiastic parliament. William Speck looks at all these issues through the figure of the King. Far more broad-ranging than other histories of James II, the book examines James' role in the American colonies - assigned to him by his brother Charles II - his role in Scotland between 1679 and 1862, and his final exercise of power in Ireland.
Book Synopsis The Life of James II. by : David Jones
Download or read book The Life of James II. written by David Jones and published by . This book was released on 1703 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of England from the Accession of James II. by : Thomas Babington Macaulay Macauley
Download or read book The History of England from the Accession of James II. written by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macauley and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Royal Renegades written by Linda Porter and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishers Weekly called Katherine the Queen “Rich, perceptive, and creative.” In Royal Renegades, Porter examines the turbulent lives of the children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars. The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well known, as is the restoration of his eldest son as Charles II eleven years later. But what happened to the king’s six surviving children is far less familiar. Casting new light on the heirs of the doomed king, acclaimed historian Linda Porter brings to life their personalities, legacies, and rivalries for the first time. As their family life was shattered by war, Elizabeth and Henry were used as pawns in the parliamentary campaign against their father; Mary, the Princess Royal, was whisked away to the Netherlands as the child bride of the Prince of Orange; Henriette, Anne’s governess, escaped with the king’s youngest child to France where she eventually married the cruel and flamboyant Philippe d’Orleans. When their "dark and ugly" brother Charles eventually succeeded his father to the English throne after fourteen years of wandering, he promptly enacted a vengeful punishment on those who had spurned his family, with his brother James firmly in his shadow. A tale of love and endurance, of battles and flight, of educations disrupted, the lonely death of a young princess and the wearisome experience of exile, Royal Renegades charts the fascinating story of the children of loving parents who could not protect them from the consequences of their own failings as monarchs and the forces of upheaval sweeping England.
Download or read book James II written by John Callow and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JAMES II was Britain’s last Catholic king. The spectacular collapse of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew William of Orange are the best-known events of his reign. But what of his life after this? What became of him during his final exile? John Callow’s groundbreaking study focuses on this hitherto neglected period of his life: the twelve years he spent attempting to recover his crown through war, diplomacy, assassination and subterfuge. This is the story of the genesis of Jacobitism; of the devotion of the fallen king’s followers, who shed their blood for him at the battle of the Boyne and the massacre at Glencoe, gave up estates and riches to follow him to France, and immortalised his name in artworks, print, and song. Yet, this first ‘King Over the Water’ was far more than a figurehead. A grim, inflexible warlord and a maladroit politician, he was also a man of undeniable principle, which he pursued regardless of the cost to either himself or his subjects. He was an author of considerable talent, and a monarch capable of successive reinventions. Denied his earthly kingdoms, he finally settled upon attaining a heavenly crown and was venerated by the Jacobites as a saint. This powerful, evocative and original book will appeal to anyone interested in Stuart history, politics, culture and military studies.
Book Synopsis Queen Mary of Modena by : Martin Haile
Download or read book Queen Mary of Modena written by Martin Haile and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mary of Modena (Maria Beatrice Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; 5 October [O.S. 25 September] 1658 ? 7 May [O.S. 26 April] 1718) was Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of King James II and VII. A devout Catholic, Mary became, in 1673, the second wife of James, Duke of York, who later succeeded his older brother Charles II as King James II. Mary was uninterested in politics and devoted to James and her children, two of whom survived to adulthood: the Jacobite claimant to the English, Scottish and Irish thrones, James Francis Edward Stuart, known as "The Old Pretender", and Princess Louise Mary."--Wikipedia.