Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's CrownIn 1688, the birth of a Prince of Wales ignited a family quarrel-and a revolution. James II's drive towards Catholicism had alienated the nation and his two staunchly Protestant daughters by his first marriage, Mary and Anne, the "ungrateful daughters" who eventually usurped their father's crown and stole their half-brother's birthright. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
The Family | 9 |
Queen Mary Beatrice | 11 |
Princess Anne of Denmark | 47 |
Princess Mary of Orange | 83 |
King James II | 119 |
Prince William of Orange | 159 |
The Revolution | 187 |
The Takeover | 260 |
Consequences | 291 |
The Quarrel | 293 |
An Untimely Death | 321 |
The Succession | 340 |
Broken Promises | 368 |
Notes | 403 |
Bibliography | 435 |
Other editions - View all
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown Maureen Waller Limited preview - 2007 |
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown Maureen Waller Limited preview - 2003 |
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown Maureen Waller No preview available - 2003 |