My Dearest Minette: Letters Between Charles II and His Sister Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans - Softcover

Norrington, Ruth

 
9780720609912: My Dearest Minette: Letters Between Charles II and His Sister Henrietta, Duchesse d'Orleans

Synopsis

Charles II was a renowned ladies' man but, arguably his greatest love&;though not in the Biblical sense&;was his sister Minette. Separated from her in their youth by a royal inter-marriage, his letters reveal a tender and humane side not often seen in biographies of this cunning and calculating monarch.

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Synopsis

A collection of correspondence between Charles II and his sister, most published for the first time in 40 years, with commentary placing the letters in context. The letters reveal details of court life among the royalty in England and France between 1659 and 1670, and show the evolution of the siblings' most significant diplomatic achievement, the

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