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

Name: Ungrateful Daughters The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown
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ISBN: 9780312307127

ISBN-10: 0312307128

ISBN-13: 9780312307127

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Authors: Maureen Waller

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In 1688, the birth of a Prince of Wales ignited a family quarrel-and a revolution. James II's drive towards Catholicism had alienated the nation and his two staunchly Protestant daughters by his first marriage, Mary and Anne, the "ungrateful daughters" who eventually usurped their father's crown and stole their half-brother's birthright. Seven prominent men sent an invitation to William of Orange-James's nephew and son-in-law-to intervene in English affairs. But Mary and Anne also played a key role. Jealous and resentful of her hated stepmother, Anne had written a series of malicious letters to Mary in Holland, implying that the Queen's pregnancy was a hoax-a Catholic plot to deny Mary her…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Genealogical Table


Cast of Characters in the Royal Family


Author's Note


Prologue



The Family



Queen Mary Beatrice



Princess Anne of Denmark



Princess Mary of Orange



King James II



Prince William of Orange



The Revolution



The Birth of James Francis Edward, Prince of Wales



Betrayal



Flight



The Takeover



Consequences



The Quarrel



An Untimely Death



The Succession



Broken Promises


Notes


Bibliography


Index