Download or read book Elizabeth of Bohemia written by David Elias and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, cinematic novel about the life of the Winter Queen, Elizabeth Stuart October 1612. King James I is looking to expand England’s influence in Europe, especially among the Protestants. He invites Prince Frederic of the Palatinate to London and offers him his sixteen-year-old daughter Elizabeth’s hand in marriage. The fierce and intelligent Elizabeth moves to Heidelberg Castle, Frederic’s ancestral home, where she is favored with whatever she desires, and the couple begins their family. Amid much turmoil, the Hapsburg emperor is weakened, and with help from Bohemian rebels, Frederic takes over royal duties in Prague. Thus, Elizabeth becomes the Queen of Bohemia. But their reign is brief. Within the year, Catholic Europe unites to take back the Hapsburg throne. Defeated at the Battle of White Mountain, Frederic, Elizabeth, and their children are forced into exile for a much-reduced life in The Hague. Despite tumultuous seasons of separation and heartache, the Winter Queen makes every effort to keep her family intact. Written with cinematic flair, this historical novel brings in key figures such as Shakespeare and Descartes as it recreates the drama and intrigue of 17th-century England and the Continent. Elizabeth’s children included Rupert of the Rhine and Sophia of Hanover, from whom the Hanoverian line descended to the present Queen Elizabeth II.
Download or read book The Life of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia written by Lady and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winter Queen written by Rosalind Kay Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Winter Queen is the tragic story of Elizabeth of Bohemia (1596-1662), daughter of James VI and Anne of Denmark. Regarded as one of the most romantic figures of the seventeenth century, she was the crucial link between the Stewart kings and the House of Hanover. Elizabeth was, successively, a royal princess in Linlithgow, then in London, an adored bride in Heidelberg, a Queen Consort in Prague, an impoverished exile in The Hague and finally the respected aunt of Charles II in Restoration London. The book accompanies a major exhibition to be held at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in the summer of 1998. The author, Dr. Rosalind Marshall, is a leading art historian who has published a number of books, including biographies of Mary of Guise and Mary, Queen of Scots.
Download or read book Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Hearts written by Nadine Akkerman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented - and underestimated - figures of the seventeenth century. This biography reveals the impact that she had on both England and Europe
Download or read book The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia written by Elisabeth (Pfalz, Kurfürstin, 1596-1662) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1021 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete edition of Elizabeth Stuart's letters ever published. Volume I covers the years between 1603 and 1631: Elizabeth's life as princess and consort, charting her transformation from political ingenue to independent stateswoman.
Download or read book The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia Volume II written by Queen Elizabeth (consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 1223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Correspondence of Elizabeth Stuart is the first complete edition of Elizabeth Stuart's letters ever published. Volume II covers the years between 1632 and 1642: Elizabeth's life as a widow controlling the regency during her eldest son's minority and imprisonment.
Download or read book The Life of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia written by Jane Webster and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Winter Queen written by Carola Oman and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daughter of James VI of Scotland (James I of Great Britain) and Anne of Denmark, she married Frederick V, Elector of Palatine. Her husband¿s acceptance of the throne of Bohemia in 1619 precipitated the Thirty Years War. Both Bohemia and Palatine were lost and the royal family fled to Holland where they lived in extreme poverty, dogged by misfortunes. Throughout this period, by sheer force of her personality, beauty and courage, Elizabeth maintained her role at the centre of her court-in-exile. She lived long enough to see her son Charles Louis restored to the electorate. Her daughter Sophia was the mother of George I of England. This beautifully written biography also paints vivid pictures of late Shakespearean England in which she spent her youth and of the Restoration England to which she returned in old age.
Download or read book The Winter Queen the Life of Elizabeth of Bohemia 1596 1662 written by Rosalind K. Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Ren Descartes written by Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–80) and René Descartes (1596–1650) exchanged fifty-eight letters—thirty-two from Descartes and twenty-six from Elisabeth. Their correspondence contains the only known extant philosophical writings by Elisabeth, revealing her mastery of metaphysics, analytic geometry, and moral philosophy, as well as her keen interest in natural philosophy. The letters are essential reading for anyone interested in Descartes’s philosophy, in particular his account of the human being as a union of mind and body, as well as his ethics. They also provide a unique insight into the character of their authors and the way ideas develop through intellectual collaboration. Philosophers have long been familiar with Descartes’s side of the correspondence. Now Elisabeth’s letters—never before available in translation in their entirety—emerge this volume, adding much-needed context and depth both to Descartes’s ideas and the legacy of the princess. Lisa Shapiro’s annotated edition—which also includes Elisabeth’s correspondence with the Quakers William Penn and Robert Barclay—will be heralded by students of philosophy, feminist theorists, and historians of the early modern period.
Download or read book Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart Queen of Bohemia Daughter of King James the First Including Sketches of the State of Society in Holland and Germany In written by E. (Elizabeth) Benger and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Memoirs of Elizabeth Stuart queen of Bohemia daughter of King James the First written by Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia a Scottish Princess Daughter of James the Sixth of Scotland and the First of England by a Lady written by Mary Webster and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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