Stuarts in Italy, 1719-1766 - A Royal Court in Permanent Exile

Informationen zum Autor Edward Corp is Professor of British History at the University of Toulouse and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His previous publications include A Court in Exile: The Stuarts in France, 1689–1718 (Cambridge University Press, 2004) and The Jacobites at Urbino (2009). Klappentext This book reassesses the lives of the exiled Stuart Court in Italy which provided an important British presence in Rome. Zusammenfassung For nearly half of the eighteenth century! the exiled Stuart Court provided an important British presence in Rome. Based on new research in Italian and British archives! this book reassesses the lives of the exiled Stuarts! their courtiers! and their relations with the Popes! cardinals and princely families of Rome. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Rome, 1719-29: 1. The Stuarts and the Papacy: I; 2. The Palazzo del Re; 3. James III, Queen Clementina and Roman society; 4. The Stuarts and Italian operatic life; 5. The portraits of the Stuarts and their courtiers: I; 6. The Jacobite courtiers, 1719-26; 7. Tensions within the Royal household, 1719-24; 8. The separation of the King and the Queen, 1725-6; Part II. Bologna, 1726-9: 9. The division of the Court, 1726-7; 10. The reorganisation of the Court, 1727-9; Part III. Rome, 1729-66: 11. The Stuarts and the Papacy: II; 12. James III, the Stuart princes and Roman society; 13. The Stuarts and Italian music; 14. The portraits of the Stuarts and their courtiers: II; 15. The composition of the Court, 1729-47; 16. Freemasons and factions within the Royal household, 1729-47; 17. The decline of the Court, 1747-66; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Edward (Universite De Toulouse) Corp, Corp Edward
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2011
• EAN: 9780521513272
• ISBN: 978-0-521-51327-2
• No. of pages: 428
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, C 1700 To C 1800