The queen's devotion
the story of Queen Mary II
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Contributions
- Plaidy, Jean, 1906-1993. - Contributor
Publication
2008 - Three Rivers Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
77,250 words, Guess
Page Count
309 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivequeensdevotionst0000plai
- ISBN-100307346188
- ISBN-139780307346186
- LibraryThing5163847
- Goodreads2600438
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- Library of Congress Control Number2009290196
- OCLC Control Number244572049
- Better World Books9780307346186
- Open LibraryOL23230562M
Classifications
- LCCPR6015.I5 W53 2008
Alternate Titles
- William's wife
Description
A daughter's love. A monarch's duty. On the road to greatness, one young woman must make an unthinkable choice.For Princess Mary, life has never been simple, but through it all the love of her father, the Duke of York, has been a constant and reliable comfort. Despite his own loyalty to the Catholic Church, the Duke and his brother, King Charles II, raised Mary as a Protestant to protect her in a time of religious and political upheaval. In order to cement this safety and to ensure the stability of the family line, at age fifteen, Mary is married to her Protestant first cousin William, Prince of Orange. However, in post-Restoration England, matters are rarely so simply settled. When Mary's uncle, King Charles II, dies suddenly and without an heir, her beloved father is crowned James II. But a Catholic king is not the will of the people, and even Mary's own husband is crying out for change. Can Mary take part in actions that will ultimately remove her own father from the throne and endanger his life? With family loyalty and the will of a nation at odds, what choice can a young princess make? With emotional clarity and vivid historical detail, beloved author Jean Plaidy brings us into the court and behind the scenes as history unfolds--and the young princess and her groom become William and Mary--the legendary monarchs, and the only co-regents in the history of a nation.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Description
A fictional portrait of Mary, the eldest daughter of the Catholic Duke of York, describes her politically advantageous marriage to her Protestant first cousin, William, the Prince of Orange, the rise of her father to the throne after the death of Charles II, and the choice Mary must make between her father and her husband in the midst of palace intrigue.
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- Fiction
Series Statement
- Queens of England series
Other Editions
- The queen's devotion: the story of Queen Mary II
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