Elizabeth The Winter Queen

Author : David Elias
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781773053264

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Elizabeth of Bohemia by David Elias Pdf

A sweeping, cinematic novel about the life of the Winter Queen, Elizabeth Stuart October 1612. King James I is looking to expand England’s influence in Europe, especially among the Protestants. He invites Prince Frederic of the Palatinate to London and offers him his sixteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. The fierce and intelligent Elizabeth moves to Heidelberg Castle, Frederic’s ancestral home, where she is favored with whatever she desires, and the couple begins their family. Amid much turmoil, the Hapsburg emperor is weakened, and with help from Bohemian rebels, Frederic takes over royal duties in Prague. Thus, Elizabeth becomes the Queen of Bohemia. But their reign is brief. Within the year, Catholic Europe unites to take back the Hapsburg throne. Defeated at the Battle of White Mountain, Frederic, Elizabeth, and their children are forced into exile for a much-reduced life in The Hague. Despite tumultuous seasons of separation and heartache, the Winter Queen makes every effort to keep her family intact. Written with cinematic flair, this historical novel brings in key figures such as Shakespeare and Descartes as it recreates the drama and intrigue of 17th-century England and the Continent. Elizabeth’s children included Rupert of the Rhine and Sophia of Hanover, from whom the Hanoverian line descended to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

Author : Josephine Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
ISBN : PSU:000015343086

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The Winter Queen by Josephine Ross Pdf

Author : Nancy Goldstone
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316387880

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Daughters of the Winter Queen by Nancy Goldstone Pdf

The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of the martyred Mary, Queen of Scots. Upon her father's ascension to the illustrious throne of England, Elizabeth Stuart was suddenly thrust from the poverty of unruly Scotland into the fairy-tale existence of a princess of great wealth and splendor. When she was married at sixteen to a German count far below her rank, it was with the understanding that her father would help her husband achieve the kingship of Bohemia. The terrible betrayal of this commitment 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 family found refuge in Holland, where the glorious art and culture of the Dutch Golden Age indelibly shaped her daughters' lives. Her eldest, Princess Elizabeth, became a scholar who earned the respect and friendship of the philosopher René Descartes. Louisa was a gifted painter whose engaging manner and appealing looks provoked heartache and scandal. Beautiful Henrietta Maria would be the only sister to marry into royalty, although at great cost. But it was the youngest, Sophia, a heroine in the tradition of a Jane Austen novel, whose ready wit and good-natured common sense masked immense strength of character, who fulfilled the promise of her great-grandmother Mary and reshaped the British monarchy, a legacy that endures to this day. Brilliantly researched and captivatingly written, filled with danger, treachery, and adventure but also love, courage, and humor, Daughters of the Winter Queen follows the lives of five remarkable women who, by refusing to surrender to adversity, changed the course of history.

Author : Nadine Akkerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199668304

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Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman Pdf

Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented - and underestimated - figures of the seventeenth century. This biography reveals the impact that she had on both England and Europe

Author : Marie Hay (Hon.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:319510024124829

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The Winter Queen by Marie Hay (Hon.) Pdf

Author : Joan Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0709010176

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The Winter Queen by Joan Rees Pdf

Author : Carola Oman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1842120573

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The Winter Queen by Carola Oman Pdf

Daughter of James VI of Scotland (James I of Great Britain) and Anne of Denmark, she married Frederick V, Elector of Palatine. Her husband¿s acceptance of the throne of Bohemia in 1619 precipitated the Thirty Years War. Both Bohemia and Palatine were lost and the royal family fled to Holland where they lived in extreme poverty, dogged by misfortunes. Throughout this period, by sheer force of her personality, beauty and courage, Elizabeth maintained her role at the centre of her court-in-exile. She lived long enough to see her son Charles Louis restored to the electorate. Her daughter Sophia was the mother of George I of England. This beautifully written biography also paints vivid pictures of late Shakespearean England in which she spent her youth and of the Restoration England to which she returned in old age.

Author : Rosalind Kay Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
ISBN : UCBK:C061743987

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The Winter Queen by Rosalind Kay Marshall Pdf

The Winter Queen is the tragic story of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662), daughter of James VI and Anne of Denmark. Regarded as one of the most romantic figures of the seventeenth century, she was the crucial link between the Stewart kings and the House of Hanover. Elizabeth was, successively, a royal princess in Linlithgow, then in London, an adored bride in Heidelberg, a Queen Consort in Prague, an impoverished exile in The Hague and finally the respected aunt of Charles II in Restoration London. The book accompanies a major exhibition to be held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the summer of 1998. The author, Dr. Rosalind Marshall, is a leading art historian who has published a number of books, including biographies of Mary of Guise and Mary, Queen of Scots.

Author : Jessica Gorst-Williams
Publisher : London : Abelard
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015014223617

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Elizabeth, the Winter Queen by Jessica Gorst-Williams Pdf

Author : Queen Elizabeth (consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1223 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199551088

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The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Volume II by Queen Elizabeth (consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia) Pdf

The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart is the first complete edition of Elizabeth Stuart's letters ever published. Volume II covers the years between 1632 and 1642: Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling the regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment.

Author : Hon. Marie Hay
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290275068

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The Winter Queen Being the Unhappy History of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine, Queen of Bohemia; by Hon. Marie Hay Pdf

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Author : Marie Hay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:187024374

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The Winter Queen by Marie Hay Pdf

Author : Marie Hay
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1340001934

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The Winter Queen ... Being the Unhappy History of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine, Queen of Bohemia; by Marie Hay Pdf

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Author : Marie Hay (Hon )
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354605837

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The Winter Queen ... by Marie Hay (Hon ) Pdf

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Author : Marie Hay
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0331296071

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The Winter Queen by Marie Hay Pdf

Excerpt from The Winter Queen: Being the Unhappy History of Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine, Queen of Bohemia, a Romance Hurry to be stuffed and set up in their Rathaus, and he remained there till 1835, but then, being badly moth eaten, he was destroyed. In the Munich Schatzkamm er I found the Garter which King Friedrich lost at the Strahow Gate after the battle of the White Mountain. The diamond letters of the Ham soit gm) mal y pense had evidently been mdved closer together, in order to adjust the Garter to a thin leg, and the marks, where the buckle was fastened, are clearly seen. After months of searching I have been able to establish the fact that none know, that even local tradition in Sedan does not whisper, where King Friedrich of Bohemia is buried. 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.