{"product_id":"henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation","title":"Henrietta Maria: The Warrior Queen Who Divided a Nation","description":"Dispelling 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.\n\nHenrietta 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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nDuring 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.\n\nIt 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1639362800\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1639362800.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:de Lisle, Leanda\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41455086075962,"sku":"DBV.1639362800.G","price":7.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1639362800-0.jpg?v=1781033777","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/henrietta-maria-the-warrior-queen-who-divided-a-nation","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}