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Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown

Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown

by Maureen Waller (Author)

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    Hardcover 2002

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Synopsis

This work recreates the late Stuart era, in a narrative that highlights the influence of three women in one of the most momentous events in our history: a palace coup that changed the face of the monarchy and signalled the end of a dynasty. In 1688, seven prominent men invited William of Orange - James' nephew and son-in-law - to intervene in English affairs. But it was the women, Queen Mary Beatrice and her stepdaughters Mary and Anne who played a key role in this drama. Jealous and resentful, Anne had written malicious letters to her sister Mary, implying that the Queen's pregnancy was a hoax, a Catholic plot to deny Mary her rightful inheritance.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 480
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 02 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0340794615
ISBN 13: 9780340794616

Media Reviews
0 Praise for 1700: 'Thoroughly entertaining...a perfect book for dipping into, full of fascinating facts and anecdotes' - Mail on Sunday 0 'A traditional, well-documented social history, pungent, entertaining and informative' - The Sunday Times 0 'Impressive learning, lightly worn, gives Waller's portrait a wonderfully vivid feel' - Scotsman 0 'One realises, when reading this book, that one is reading nothing less than an account of the birth pangs of the modern age' - New Statesman 0 'Just the sort of book that gives history a good name... utterly engaging' - Amazon.co.uk 0 'Waller brings to life the stinking, teeming, intoxicating city that was London at the start of the 18th Century' - Mail on Sunday 0 'Vastly entertaining.. she dramatises to great effect' - The Times 0 'Whether talking about servants or sickness, banks or brothels, Maureen Waller has a good eye for out-of-the-way detail... also a good ear for the telling quotation' - Evening Standard
Author Bio
Maureen Waller was educated at University College London, where she read Medieval and Modern History. She took a master's degree at Queen Mary College, London in British and European History 1660-1714. After a brief spell at the National Portrait Gallery, she went into publishing. She has worked at many prestigious publishing houses.