An enthralling and vivid portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, that reveals her forgotten place in history.
A long-overlooked figure in history, Catherine has a crucial place in the history of the British Empire: she may have failed to produce an heir to the throne, but her marriage to Charles in 1662 marked a key turning point in Britain’s imperial ascendancy, for part of her dowry was Bombay, Britain’s first territory of the Indian subcontinent. Catherine also was highly influential in the worlds of fashion, Baroque art and music, and food and culture. She popularized tea drinking, bringing England’s national drink into fashion for the first time. Her life was at the nexus of Old and New worlds, war and exploration, frivolity and scientific enquiry.
Noteworthy in its scope and approach to sources, The Lost Queen combines personal and political accounts, offering a lively portrait of Catherine’s life, and the wider politics and explorations of her time.
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The Lost Queen
The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza—the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds
- 400 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
The Lost Queen
The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza—the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Key Characters
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Assassination, Education and an Accidental War
- Chapter 2: A Play for the Throne
- Chapter 3: The Bridegroom Hunt
- Chapter 4: Marriage and the Mistress
- Chapter 5: Fashion and Frivolity
- Chapter 6: Plague, Fire and New York City
- Chapter 7: Divorce
- Chapter 8: Plots True and False
- Chapter 9: The Queen Dowager
- Chapter 10: Return and Regency
- Epilogue
- Photographs
- Acknowledgements
- A Note About the Author
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustrations
- Copyright
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