{"product_id":"a-court-in-exile-9780521108379","title":"A Court in Exile","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen King James II was deposed during the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89 he and his family fled to France, to live in the Château of Saint-Germain near Versailles. This is the first full study of the magnificent setting and workings of James's court-in-exile and of its rich cultural patronage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Edward Corp's fine book illuminates many dark corners of what has too long been a neglected area of historical discourse.' The Tablet\u003cbr\u003e'Edward Corp's fascinating, well written, and thorough examination of the Stuart court in exile after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 presents a special case that casts light on many of the issues … Without doubt, A Court in Exile will be the standard work on the subject for years to come.' H-Albion@h-net.msu.edu\u003cbr\u003e'Corp can only be praised for producing a first rate study of a forgotten chapter in British history. This important work destroys many myths about the exiled Stuarts and brings the Court of Saint-Germain vividly to life.' The Art Book\u003cbr\u003e'Howard Erskine-Hill is the most formidable literary historian in their ranks …'. Journal of Ecclesiastical History\u003cbr\u003e'… beautifully produced and well-illustrated … will prove the definitive work on the subject for decades to come. … Corp must be congratulated for his achievement. … A Court in Exile provides us with a clear, well-sourced, and in-depth understanding of the problems facing the Stuarts in France … it is hard to see how anybody will ever better Corp's fair-minded effort to explain this most slippery of subjects.' Royal Stuart Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. France, Rome and the exiled Stuarts Edward Gregg; 2. The Château Vieux de Saint-Germain; 3. The royal household under James II, 1690–1701; 4. The royal household under James III, 1701–1712; 5. The household servants; 6. The Stuarts and the court of France; 7. The portraits of the Stuarts and their courtiers; 8. The court as centre of Italian music; 9. Poetry at the exiled court (with a section by Howard Erskine-Hill); 10. The court as a centre for Catholicism (with a section by Geoffrey Scott); 11. The education of James III; 12. From France to Lorraine, 1712–1715; 13. From Lorraine to the papal states, 1716–1718; 14. The court of Queen Mary at Saint-Germain, 1712–1718; 15. The Jacobite community at Saint-Germain after 1718; Epilogue; Appendix: the senior household servants; Bibliography.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767599104343,"sku":"9780521108379","price":42.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521108379.jpg?v=1758713945","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-court-in-exile-9780521108379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}