History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

My Queen, My Love: A Novel of Henrietta Maria by Elena Maria Vidal Publication Date: November 25, 2021 Mayapple Books Paperback & eBook; 284 pages Series: The Henrietta of France Trilogy Book 1 Genre: Historical Fiction/Biography Source: I received a copy of this book by Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.  Synopsis: The youngest daughter of Henri IV, the first Bourbon King of France, Henriette-Marie always knew she would have to marry a prince. When the Prince of Wales, Charles Stuart, travels through Paris he sees her dancing at the Louvre and within two years a marriage is arranged. However, Henriette is Catholic and Catholicism is banned in England. In preparing to become Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Henriette has no idea of the obstacles that must be overcome before she can find happiness with Charles. The main hindrance, she soon realizes, is not the difference in religion but Charles' best friend, George Villiers, the ...

Marie Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars: Her Life, Her Times, Her Legacy Author: Elena Maria Vidal Genre: Nonfiction, History, Biography Publisher: Mayapple Books Release Date: 2016 Pages: 566 Source: Kindle Unlimited Synopsis: Marie-Antoinette, Daughter of the Caesars is about the life, death and legacy of Louis XVI's tragic Queen, based upon the author's thirty years of research. Whenever possible the historical persons speak for themselves out of memoirs and letters. Marie-Antoinette is seen in light of her Imperial heritage as a child of the Habsburg dynasty. Having assumed the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in the 1400’s, the crown which had originated with Charlemagne in the year 800, they were seen as the continuation of the Roman Empire of the West. The Habsburgs and their allies kept the Muslims from overrunning Europe at both the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and at the battle of Vienna in 1683. The fall of Marie-Antoinette, as both Queen of France and the younge...