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Bezig met laden... In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glorydoor Julia P. Gelardi
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Queen Isabella of Castile and her daughter, Catherine of Aragon first wife of the infamous King Henry VIII. Queen Victoria of England and her daughter, Vicky the Empress Frederick of Germany. Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her infamous daughter Marie Antoinette Queen of France. Did the ambitions of these strong female monarchs push their daughters into political situations that were well over their head? Clearly they did make marriages. This book discusses Isabella of Castile & her daughter Catherine of Aragon, Empress Maria Theresa & her daughter the ill-fated Marie Antoinette, and Queen Victoria & her daughter Vicky. It was a very short biography and if you've read about any of the monarchs previously it is mostly a review. However, I enjoyed how the book would bring up similarities that one pair had with another. Interesting angle on the history of three famous royal families. Gelardi compares three female rulers with each other, the effect they had on their daughters and then the power and influence their daughters had. The mother-daughter combinations come from 3 different time periods representing different times, thinking and political turmoil. Religion is a strong influence for all these women. Featured are: Queen Isabella of Spain and Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII's first wife), Empress Maria Theresa and Queen Marie Antoinette, Queen Victoria and her daughter Vicky as Empress Frederick (mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II). geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"An excellent, comprehensive study of six fascinating women and the troubled times that shaped their lives."--Publishers Weekly Exhaustively researched and utterly compelling, In Triumph's Wake is the story of three unusually strong women and the devastating consequences their decisions had on the lives of their equally extraordinary daughters. Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters--Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress Frederick of Germany--are equally legendary for the tragedies that befell them, their roles in history surpassed by their triumphant mothers. Because of his doomed marriage to Queen Catherine, Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church, triggering the English Reformation. To many, responsibility for the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror fell squarely upon Marie Antoinette. And Empress Frederick proved insufficient in getting Germany to rise to political maturity: under her son's reign, the country plunged into the beginnings of world war. In Triumph's Wake is the first book to bring together the poignant stories of these mothers and daughters in a single narrative. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Extremely interesting reading for anyone interested in European royal history. ( )