Royal renegades : the children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars

Royal renegades : the children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars /

"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 o...

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Main Author: Porter, Linda, 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Charles > I, > King of England, > 1600-1649 > Family.
Henrietta Maria, > Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, > 1609-1669.
Charles > I, > King of England, > 1600-1649.
1625-1649
Princes > Great Britain > Biography.
Princesses > Great Britain > Biography.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Families.
Kings and rulers.
Princes.
Princesses.
Queens.
Family members.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649.
Great Britain > History > Charles I, 1625-1649.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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