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The Tragic Daughters of Charles I: Mary, Elizabeth & Henrietta Anne Paperback – April 26, 2019

by Sarah-Beth Watkins (Author)
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Mary, Elizabeth and Henrietta Anne, the daughters of King Charles I and his queen, Henrietta Maria, would be brought up against the background of the English Civil War. Mary would marry William, Prince of Orange, and be sent to live in the Netherlands. Elizabeth would remain in England under Parliamentary control. Henrietta Anne would escape to France and be the darling of the French Court. Yet none of the Stuart princesses would live to reach thirty. The Tragic Daughters of Charles I is their story. Chronos Books presents the latest in a series of historical royal biographies by Sarah-Beth Watkins, author of Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII
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    177 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Chronos Books
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    April 26, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    5.45 x 0.4 x 8.47 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1789041139
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1789041132
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Sarah-Beth's life-long love of history and writing has seen her publish articles in magazines and online, and she is fast establishing herself as one of the world's most eminent figures in the field of Tudor and Stuart biographical expertise. Sarah-Beth also tutors creative writing and journalism. She lives in Co. Wexford, Ireland.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronos Books (April 26, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1789041139
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1789041132
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.4 x 8.47 inches
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Sarah-Beth Watkins

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Sarah-Beth Watkins grew up in Richmond, Surrey and began soaking up history from an early age. Her love of writing has seen her articles published in various publications over the past twenty years. Working as a writing tutor, Sarah-Beth has condensed her knowledge into a series of writing guides for Compass Books. Her history works are Ireland's Suffragettes, Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII, The Tudor Brandons, Catherine of Braganza, Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots, Anne of Cleves, The Tragic Daughters of Charles I and Sir Francis Bryan.

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Amanda
5.0 out of 5 stars Stuart Tragic
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019
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You just can’t help thinking the Stuarts are cursed in some way. Blessed in brains and good looks - but cursed in that they rub people up the wrong way as rulers!
If you love history, this will fill in the gaps and whet the appetite for more.
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Constantine
4.0 out of 5 stars Rating: 4.0/5.0
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
I have read two historical non-fiction books written by Sarah Beth Watkins and this one is my third. I love her writing style and how she structures her books. The Tragic Daughters of Charles I is another great read from her. Again the story is narrated like fiction but is supported by the historical letters and references which is really good. Her writing style is very easy yet it makes the book very interesting without resorting to any complexity. Another advantage is that she keeps her points precise and simple without the need to write unnecessary pages to explain one point or an event.

The book has ten chapters and each chapter concentrates on a particular themed story. In the beginning chapters, we get to know about King Charles I and his wife Queen Henrietta Maria and the problems they are facing with the English Civil War. In the later chapters, we get to know about their daughter (Mary, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Anne) and the misery life they lived.

Don't be fooled by the length of the book because it is full of useful information. So if like myself you love historical books then you should not hesitate in picking up this. I give The Tragic Daughters of Charles I: Mary, Elizabeth & Henrietta Anne a solid 4.0 stars out of 5.0.

Many thanks to the publisher Chronos Books and NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book in return of an honest and unbiased review.
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Eugenia Austin
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting history but a bit too gossipy
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
There were quite a few good things I enjoyed in this book. The inclusion of lots of well footnoted historical correspondence made the women come alive quite fully, I really enjoyed the illustrations included as well. I liked a pretty well rounded story it presented. What I had more of an issue with was the style of the writing. It was a bit too sensational for my liking and not professional enough for a serious biography.
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Earl Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Sad biography
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
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The daughters like their father all had a somewhat sad ending to their all too short lives. The author did a good job on historical research and the book is written in away that I had empathy for these princesses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book about the daughters of charlesI
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2020
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A short book about the daughters of Charles i. It was interesting but should have been longer. His youngest daughter was married to the duke of Orleans quite a bit could be written about just get and her descendents.
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Marissa Giles
4.0 out of 5 stars Well Researched Biographical Account of King Charles I's Daughters
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
This is a high level historical biography of the three daughters of King Charles I. This is by no means a story with a happy ending. It is the story of three women whose lives are impacted by the English Civil War during which their father was executed. The siblings wind up living separate lives in Holland and France. Regardless of their geographical separation, the siblings find ways to stay close, especially with their brother who eventually becomes King Charles II. Henrietta Anne is probably the best known of the three sisters due to the role she played in the reign of King Louis XIV. As such, most of the book is dedicated to her story. Ms. Watkins continues to provide her readers with an opportunity to learn about the members of the royal families without saturating the books with historical fluff that has little to do with the subject(s) of the story being told. There are instances where letters between the siblings take up large portions of the text. While I recognize that this is important in capturing the relationship between the siblings, the author could have focused on the major points of the text needed to support the biographical story and provided a citation for the source of the letter in the index. Regardless, this was a good, well researched account of Mary, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Anne.
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sheila schrag
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021
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Good book. A review of Charles I children. Made me order another book on Henrietta Anne.
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RF
3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019
The Tragic Daughters of Charles I by Sarah-Beth Watkins was a short, but yet informative read on the short lives of Charles’ wife, Henrietta Marie, and his daughters: Marie, Elizabeth, and Henrietta Anne.
The novel was factual, and demonstrated the sadness, and perhaps loneliness of being royalty. The greatest tragedy is mostly exhibited by the loveless marriages that the daughters were a part of as well as the difficulties navigating the waters of court life.

3.5/5 stars.
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M. King-Horsley
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2023
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Was a bit disappointed that the book was so thin and flimsy when I received it. I like my history books to be rich and meaty and full of information.
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S. Hugg
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting information but very poor style
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2019
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From an historical point of view, this was an interesting book and one felt that the author had done decent research.

The publisher seems to have let it down as there were mistakes and a shocking lack of punctuation which made it almost impossible to understand in some places,
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