The Lost Queen - The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch

An enthralling portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, which brings her struggles vividly to life and reveals her forgotten place in British history.

About the author

Sophie Shorland has a PhD in Early Modern English literature and is a former Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. She was a semi-finalist in the BBC's New Generation Thinkers competition and the proposal for her first book was shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize.

Summary

An enthralling portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, which brings her struggles vividly to life and reveals her forgotten place in British history.

Foreword

An enthralling portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, which brings her struggles vividly to life and reveals her forgotten place in British history.

Product details

• Authors: Sophie Shorland
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2024
• EAN: 9781838956394
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-639-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 242 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 600 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, Biography: royalty, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, European history: Renaissance, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699