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Part I. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, 1625-40 -- Trouble and strife -- A loving family -- Part II. Storm clouds, 1640-42 -- The king at bay -- Civil War -- Part III. A family destroyed, 1642-49 -- Reunions and partings -- Defeat without victory -- A foreigner begging your bread -- Vanishing hopes -- Part IV. Clean different things, 1649-70 -- That man of blood -- A quiet death -- King of Scotland -- The Protestant princess -- Soldiering -- The fall of the English Republic -- No more wandering -- Minette -- Epilogue.;"The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well known, as is the restoration of his eldest son as Charles II eleven years later. But what happened to the king's six surviving children is far less familiar. Casting new light on the heirs of the doomed king, acclaimed historian Linda Porter brings to life their personalities, legacies, and rivalries for the first time. As their family life was shattered by war, Elizabeth and Henry were used as pawns in the parliamentary campaign against their father; Mary, the Princess Royal, was whisked away to the Netherlands as the child bride of the Prince of Orange; Henriette, An

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Author

King of England Charles I;Henrietta Maria, Henrietta Maria;Porter, Linda

Publisher

Pan Macmillan UK;St. Martin's Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781447267584

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (66 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14