Katie Whitaker

Auteur van A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France

3 Werken 203 Leden 2 Besprekingen

Over de Auteur

Katie Whitaker was a Century Fellow at the University of Chicago where she received an M.A. in philosophy. With the support of a British Academy grant, she received a Ph.D. in the history of science at Cambridge University and was awarded the Thirlwall Prize and Medal in 1997 for the best original toon meer historical research by a Cambridge scholar under thirty. She lives in Yorkshire, England toon minder

Bevat de naam: Dr Katie Whitaker

Werken van Katie Whitaker

Populair Recent

A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France (2010) 100 exemplaren

Mad Madge: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, the First Woman to Live by Her Pen (2002) 99 exemplaren

Mad Madge; the Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4 exemplaren

Werk verkenner

Tagged

17e eeuw (8) Biografie (31) biografie/memoires (2) boeken in eigen bezit (2) Britse geschiedenis (11) Brittannië (2) Burgeroorlog (2) Cavendish (2) Charles I as prince of Wales (1) Engeland (11) Engels (2) Engelse Burgeroorlog (6) Engelse geschiedenis (2) Europese geschiedenis (4) Geschiedenis (23) Henriëtta Maria van Frankrijk (2) Huwelijk (2) James I - international diplomacy (1) Karel I (6) literaire biografie (2) Margaret Cavendish (3) Non-fictie (12) Royalty (9) Schrijven (2) Schrijvers (2) Scotland C17th - Charles I (1) Scots army C17th (1) St James's Palace C17th (1) Strafford as Lord Deputy of Ireland 1632-9 (1) Strafford trial & execution 1640-41 (1) Stuart (3) te lezen (19) Thomas Wentworth KG 1593-1641 1st earl of Strafford [Lord Deputy of Ireland 1632-9] (1) Vroeg-modern (5) vrouwen (2) Vrouwengeschiedenis (3) Westminster Hall C17th (1) Whitehall Palace C17th (1) will ik lezen (2) William II of Orange-Nassau 1626/1647-50 prince of Orange & Stadtholder (1)

Trefwoordvertaling ingeschakeld

Algemene kennis

Gangbare naam: Whitaker, Katie
Geboortedatum: 1967
Geslacht: female
Woonplaatsen: Yorkshire, England, UK
Opleiding: Cambridge University, PhD, History of Science
University of Chicago, MA,

Leden

Besprekingen

A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King… door Katie Whitaker

A good overview of the lives of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Their marriage was considered politically advantageous. In spite of the politics, they loved each other, rare for a royal marriage in their time.

I didn't know much about these two people before reading this book, only that Charles lost his head and Henrietta lived in France. This book seeks to humanize them, and it hopes to dispel certain myths and legends surrounding the couple.

While the descriptions of the politics of the day could get extremely boring for me, I really enjoyed reading about the personal lives of Charles, Henrietta, and their family.

Enjoyable historical reading.… (meer)

Gemarkeerd

briandrewz | Nov 20, 2022 |

Mad Madge: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle,… door Katie Whitaker

A good biography of an interesting woman. I think the author is making a bit of a special case, though -- even if the nickname Mad Madge is much later, she seems like a bit of a loony to me.

Gemarkeerd

annesadleir | Apr 14, 2011 |

Bekijk meer besprekingen