Charlotte de La Tremoïlle, the notorious Countess of Derby / by Sandy Riley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riley, Sandy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nobility--Great Britain--Biography.

Nobility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

A Parliamentarian described his feelings towards Charlotte de La Trémoïlle when he wrote in the journal the Parliamentary Scout "three women ruined the Kingdom Eve, The Queen and the Countess of Derby".This historical biography uses the letters found in the Chateau at Thouars and preserved in the French National Archive in Paris to piece together an account of her ideas and actions. Eyewitness writings are used to describe her activities during the siege by Parliamentary forces of the Royalist Lathom House. Following the end of the siege, she was exiled to the Isle of Man. A Huguenot, Charlotte lived at a time of religious and political upheaval in both France and England. She was related by birth and marriage to European royalty and aristocracy. She was the only woman sequestered by the Parliament of Oliver Cromwell and King Charles II promised her the position of Governess to his children.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1: A Huguenot Child becomes Lady Strange

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Part 2: "Her World Turns Upside Down"

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Part 3. Interregnum, Restoration and Beyond

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed February 15, 2018).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-0701-7

OCLC:

1020286232