A Court in Exile: The Stuarts in France, 1689-1718

by Edward T. Corp

This study of a court in exile covers all aspects of the grandeur of court life. When King James II was deposed during the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89, he came with his family to France, where his cousin, Louis XIV allowed him to establish a large court-in-exile in the Ch?teau of Saint-Germain near Versailles. The book describes the magnificent setting of the court, the way it was organized, and how the exiled courtiers lived. Particular attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521108373
• ISBN13: 9780521108379
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"