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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Goldstone, Nancy (1957-....)
Titre(s) : Daughters of the Winter Queen [Texte imprimé] : four remarkable sisters, the crown of Bohemia, and the enduring legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots / Nancy Goldstone
Édition : First Back Bay paperback edition
Publication : New York : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-480 pages) : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-467) and index
The captivating story of four unforgettable sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth
Stuart, granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots.Young Elizabeth Stuart was thrust into
a life of wealth and splendor when her godmother, Queen Elizabeth I, died and her
father, James I, ascended to the illustrious throne of England. At sixteen she was
married to a dashing German count far below her rank, with the understanding that
James would help her husband achieve the crown of Bohemia. Her father's terrible betrayal
of this promise would ruin "the Winter Queen," as Elizabeth would forever be known,
imperil the lives of those she loved, and launch a war that would last for thirty
years. Forced into exile, the Winter Queen and her growing family found refuge in
Holland, where the glorious art and culture of the Dutch Golden Age formed the backdrop
to her daughters' education. The eldest, Princess Elizabeth, was renowned as a scholar
when women were all but excluded from serious study and counted the preeminent philosopher
René Descartes among her closest friends. Louise Hollandine, whose lively manner
and appealing looks would provoke heartache and scandal, was a gifted painter. Shy,
gentle Henrietta Maria, the beauty of the family, would achieve the dynastic ambition
of marrying into royalty, although at great cost. But it would be the youngest, Sophia,
a heroine in the tradition of Jane Austen, whose ready wit and good-natured common
sense masked immense strength of character, who would fulfill the promise of her great-grandmother,
a legacy that endures to this day. Brilliantly researched and captivatingly written,
Nancy Goldstone shows how these spirited, passionate women faced danger, tragic loss,
and betrayal, and by refusing to surrender to adversity, changed the course of history
Sujet(s) : Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662 ; reine de Bohême) -- Famille
Élisabeth de Bohême (1618-1680 ; princesse palatine)
Sophie (1630-1714 ; électrice de Hanovre)
Louise Hollandine (1622-1709 ; comtesse palatine, abbesse de Maubuisson)
Henrietta Maria (1626-1651 ; princesse palatine)
Indice(s) Dewey :
943.7 (23e éd.) = Histoire - République tchèque et Slovaquie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0316387894. - ISBN 9780316387897
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47293362r
Notice n° :
FRBNF47293362
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Selected genealogy of the Stuart family ; Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, granddaughter
of Mary, Queen of Scots ; The daughters of the Winter Queen: Princess Elizabeth,
Louise Hollandine, Henrietta Maria, and Sophia ; The legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots.
