The Madness of Queen Maria: The Remarkable Life of Maria I of Portugal - Softcover

Jenifer Roberts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 095455891X ISBN 13: 9780954558918

Publisher: Templeton Press, 2009

Synopsis

The story of a fragile woman caught up in an epic battle between church and state, between a powerful religious establishment and a tyrannous dictatorship. From her long-awaited birth in the most opulent city in Europe to her death in much humbler surroundings in Brazil, this gripping biography reads like a novel and puts flesh on the bones of a woman whose misfortune was to inherit the throne at a turning-point in European history. The Madness of Queen Maria provides an intimate glimpse into the world of absolute monarchy, of court life in the old Europe, before the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon brought the Braganza dynasty to the brink of ruin.

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Review

A wonderful book. --Beryl Bainbridge

It's good stuff. I'd no idea that Dr Willis had gone on to treat another crowned head. --Alan Bennett

Edition details

• Publisher: Templeton Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 095455891X
• ISBN 13: 9780954558918
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200