Queen Of Bohemia

Author : David Elias
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : Carola Oman
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,9 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 : Elizabeth Benger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
ISBN : UOM:39015062276731

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Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart by Elizabeth Benger Pdf

Author : Mary V. Dearborn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018404678

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Queen of Bohemia by Mary V. Dearborn Pdf

Flamboyant, idealistic, and beautiful, Loiuse Bryant was an essential presence on the 20th-century stage. Her life with journalist John Reed took her from Greenwich Village to Provincetown to an affair with Eugene O'Neill, and on to exclusive interviews with Lenin and Trotsky at the Russian front. Dearborn passionately chronicles Bryant's stormy life, as she struggled to live by her convictions. Photos.

Author : Nadine Akkerman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Elisabeth (de Bohème, princesse palatine.)
Publisher : Letters of Elizabeth Stuart, Q
Page : 1021 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199551071

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The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia by Elisabeth (de Bohème, princesse palatine.) Pdf

The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart is the first complete edition of the letters of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), Electress Palatine of the Rhine and Queen of Bohemia, daughter of King James I of England and Anna of Denmark. Volume I covers Elizabeth's life as princess and consort in the years between 1603 and 1631. It includes letters exchanged with her brother, Henry Frederick, the courtship letters of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, and Elizabeth's experiences of both marital and court life in Heidelberg, especially her struggle with Germanic culture and her arguments with both her husband and mother-in-law over rights of precedence. From 1619 her letters become increasingly political as she begs her father, the Duke of Buckingham, and others for assistance in the desperate struggle for the Crown of Bohemia. Deposed in 1620, Elizabeth spends her time in exile devising ploys to gain further financial, moral, and military support from statesmen and military leaders such as Sir Dudley Carleton, the 'Mad Halberstadter' Christian of Brunswick, Count Ernest of Mansfeld, King Christian IV of Denmark, and Bethlen Gabor, Prince of Transylvania, behaviour increasingly in defiance of her father's wishes and demands. Elizabeth's letters evidence her slow transformation from political ingenue to independent stateswoman, a position cemented as her husband fell victim to the war they had precipitated. The diplomatic writing skills she developed in this period were to become her only weapon for securing both the inheritance of her many children and her own position as a key religious, political, and cultural figure in early-modern Europe.

Author : Elizabeth Benger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10371185

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Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Daughter of King James the First by Elizabeth Benger Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Princesses
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030019359720

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Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia, daughter of King James the First by Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger Pdf

Author : Queen Elizabeth (consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1223 pages
File Size : 42,5 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 : Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000061207

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Memoirs of Elisabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Daughter of King James the First by Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger Pdf

Author : Queen Elizabeth (consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Bohemia (Czech Republic)
ISBN : 0191761893

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

'The Letters of Elizabeth Stuart' is the first complete edition of Elizabeth Stuart's letters ever published. Volume 2 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 : Denise Hooker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Artists' models
ISBN : UCAL:B4971201

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Nina Hamnett, Queen of Bohemia by Denise Hooker Pdf

Author : E. (Elizabeth) Benger
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290227268

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Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Daughter of King James the First. Including Sketches of the State of Society in Holland and Germany, In by E. (Elizabeth) Benger Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Nancy Goldstone
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474602099

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Daughters of the Winter Queen by Nancy Goldstone Pdf

'What a compelling read! Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory' Amanda Foreman Valentine's Day, 1613. Elizabeth Stuart, the sixteen-year-old granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Frederick V, a German count and ally of her father, James I of England. In just five years a terrible betrayal will ruin 'the Winter Queen', as Elizabeth will forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loves and launch a war that lasts thirty years. In a sweeping narrative encompassing political intrigue, illicit love affairs and even a murder mystery, Nancy Goldstone tells the riveting story of a queen in exile, and of her four defiant daughters.

Author : Rosalind Kay Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,8 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.