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First published between 1840 and 1849, Strickland’s landmark work provides biographical accounts of the queens of England from Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, to Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch. Volume 6 focuses on Mary of Modena (1658–1718) and her exile at Louis XIV’s court.
Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest
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690 pages
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28 October 2010
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Summary
The English writer Agnes Strickland (1796–1874) began her career writing poetry and romances before turning to biographical studies. This eight-volume series, written in collaboration with her sister Elizabeth, and first published between 1840 and 1849, was her most ambitious project. It provides biographical accounts of the queens of England from Matilda of Flanders to Queen Anne. Hugely popular in the Victorian period, Lives of the Queens of England and its sequel Lives of the Queens of Sco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108019750 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108019757 |
| Author: | Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 690 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 790g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General |
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