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Bezig met laden... Crowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Bridesdoor Princess Michael of Kent
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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. Short chapters on eight royal women. The chapters are short and badly organized; the information within them is suspect. Moreover, there is no connecting thread or thesis behind the eight chosen ladies. It seems to be a random assortment. This would have been a much better book if the author had a point to make or was a better historian. Short biographies of eight woman sent overseas in arranged royal marriages. The author has done some good background work, and the essays on some of the lesser known women were thorough enough to be interesting--you're glad you met them but probably now know enough about them despite the shortness of the essay. Obviously not a good critical review of her more famous candidates (Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette) and such a short review suffers by contrast to thorough biographies. If she'd chosen only the more obscure candidates, this would have been a better book, but it's an easy read and not a waste of time if you're interested in monarchical history. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Though of eminent birth and status in their own right, the women of Crowned in a Far Country all left the countries of their birth to marry heirs to great thrones. They all shared an inbred sense of duty and a genuine desire to see it performed. None fought against what she saw as her destiny but only sought to fulfill it. Some were passionate, others less so. Some were good wives; some were caring mothers. They were all catalysts, the pivots of their worlds for a time. More than just a window into the politics and power brokering of royal marriage, Crowned in a Far Country charts the transformations of privileged princesses into women of power and historical importance. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Profiled in this book are Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette of France, Maria Carolina of Naples, Leopoldina of Brazil, Eugenie of France, Vicky of Prussia, Alexandra of Britain, and Marie Feodorovna of Russia. Recommended reading for those who want a more personal overview of their lives. ( )