Queen Catherine’s Court : Power and Rebellion in Restoration England, Sophie Shorland

Queen Catherine’s Court : Power and Rebellion in Restoration England, Sophie ShorlandNew Paperback Catherine of Braganza Boring? Plain? Ineffectual? Think again. Charles II's wife was a trouser wearing tastemaker who introduced tea drinking, popularised card games and championed baroque fashion and art. Her salon culture was infamous for its parties, theatricals and frequent trips to the pub. A Catholic queen in a strictly Anglican country, she was the diplomatic bridge between an unstable Britain and the European mainland, and

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forcing us to rethink today’s culture wars

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centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible

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Alysia was eventually guided home by her motto: Be true to yourself and you will become the person you were meant to be

especially when it comes with glass slippers and a power-hungry Fairy Godmother who has made Destiny an offer it can't refuse

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