A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France

New York: Norton, 2010. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. An excellent copy. 2010 Hard Cover. It was, from the start, a dangerous experiment. Charles I of England was a Protestant, the fifteen-year-old French princess a Catholic. The marriage was arranged for political purposes, and it seemed a mismatch of personalities. But against the odds, the reserved king and his naively vivacious bride fell passionately in love, and for ten years England enjoyed an era of peace and prosperity.