{"product_id":"daughters-of-the-winter-queen-9781474602082","title":"Daughters of the Winter Queen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''What a compelling read! Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory'' Amanda Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eValentine''s Day, 1613. Elizabeth Stuart, the sixteen-year-old granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Frederick V, a German count and ally of her father, James I of England. In just five years a terrible betrayal will ruin ''the Winter Queen'', as Elizabeth will forever be known, imperil the lives of those she loves and launch a war that lasts thirty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a sweeping narrative encompassing political intrigue, illicit love affairs and even a murder mystery, Nancy Goldstone tells the riveting story of a queen in exile, and of her four defiant daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat a compelling read!\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory -- Amanda Foreman, author of \u003ci\u003eGeorgiana, Duchess of Devonshire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldstone is a master juggler. She \u003cb\u003etells a good story, always with a delightfully light touch\u003c\/b\u003e. In the process, \u003cb\u003eextraordinary women are given the attention they deserve\u003c\/b\u003e. Goldstone brings them to prominence in a way that preserves their femininity while highlighting their strength. This is a feminist history without ever trying to be one -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe political intrigues of 17th-century Europe are \u003cb\u003ebrought vividly to life\u003c\/b\u003e in this biography of Elizabeth of Bohemia and her daughters ... this is \u003cb\u003ean enjoyable book\u003c\/b\u003e, a good piece of popular history - that is, the kind of history that people read for pleasure -- Alan Massie * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtremely entertaining and immersive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Minoo Dinshaw * The Oldie *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Winter Queen\u003c\/i\u003e flows beautifully from one chapter to the next, making it difficult to put down. Goldstone's \u003cb\u003eimmersive style of writing \u003c\/b\u003eis also a winner ... the book is remarkably balanced considering that Goldstone had five intelligent women to discuss ... \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Winter Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003ewonderfully compelling read\u003c\/b\u003e that will interest anyone who is into royal history.\u003cb\u003e Engaging, accessible, fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e * All About History *\u003cbr\u003e'An engaging narrative... \u003cb\u003evivid and convincing\u003c\/b\u003e... Goldstone is used to managing the reins of a multi-faceted royal narrative - and, once again, she does it with consummate skill -- Sarah Gristwood * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *\u003cbr\u003eGoldstone weaves her way through a turbulent century of civil war, regicide, and revolution to show us, in the search for a Protestant successor to the eventually childless Queen Anne, how Scottish Mary's feisty great-granddaughter Sophia almost became the Queen of England ... \u003cb\u003eGoldstone's forthright and often witty asides keep this complicated story bowling along at a terrific pace\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eLively and well-researched\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Winter Queen \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a timely introduction to a turbulent period in Britain's past relations with Europe * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eNancy Goldstone presents a\u003cb\u003e fascinating look at the family of Elizabeth Stuart\u003c\/b\u003e. The tentacles of this extensive family reached across Europe, and the children of the Winter Queen were involved in many of the major events of the seventeenth century. Goldstone \u003cb\u003eskillfully brings to the forefront the central role marriage politics played among noble and royal dynasties\u003c\/b\u003e, and the granddaughter and great-granddaughters of Mary Queen of Scots emerge as ambitious and skilled negotiators -- Johanna Luthman, author of \u003ci\u003eLove, Madness, and Scandal: The Life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003erich and complex story \u003c\/b\u003eof a seventeenth-century queen who lost her throne, and her four defiant daughters, is \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCombining rigorous research with a vivid writing style\u003c\/b\u003e, Nancy Goldstone \u003cb\u003eilluminates the women who have often been left in the shadows of history\u003c\/b\u003e, and reminds us that fascination with royalty is nothing new -- Charlotte Gray, author of \u003ci\u003eGold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how one remarkable woman's drive to survive secured the succession of the British crown to this day ... \u003cb\u003eA great book for history fans seeking illumination on the connections of European royalty\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003eMs Goldstone ... is a thrilling narrator of this complicated history. Yet the achievement of a work like this is not merely its command of a vast and dense web of the past, but also its incredible literary merit. \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Winter Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003enothing short of page-turning\u003c\/b\u003e, an exceptional work of scholarship that r\u003cb\u003eeads like a favorite novel filled with political intrigue, romantic scandal, and more than one dark-of-night escape\u003c\/b\u003e. If you are ... desperately awaiting season three of \u003ci\u003eThe Crown\u003c\/i\u003e, you might at least avail yourself in the meantime of this fascinating account of where the queen's royal line began -- Neil J. Young * East Hampton Star *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompulsively readable \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of an otherwise unfamiliar royal family. \u003cb\u003eGoldstone writes with knowledge, humour and ease\u003c\/b\u003e - a masterly storyteller who steers clear of overly academic language. Ideal for amateur Tudor historians who wish to be introduced to a lesser-known yet equally fascinating royal family * Library Journal, starred review\u003ci\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eGoldstone relates the\u003cb\u003e eminently readable \u003c\/b\u003etale of Elizabeth Stuart, dubbed the Winter Queen, and her four lovely, talented daughters ... The story of these five women, each remarkable for individual reasons and in her own right, both illuminates and is offset by Goldstone's \u003cb\u003evividly rendered European backdrop\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003elively, well-researched\u003c\/b\u003e group biography focuses as much on the mother as on her more famous daughters ... [Goldstone] clearly \u003cb\u003epresents a captivating story with empathy and humour in a relaxed, entertaining, modern voice\u003c\/b\u003e * Publisher's Weekly *\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739599614295,"sku":"9781474602082","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474602082.jpg?v=1720052701","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/daughters-of-the-winter-queen-9781474602082","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}