Daughters of the Winter Queen: four remarkable sisters, the crown of Bohemia, and the enduring legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

Map

Selected genealogy of the Stuart family

Introduction.

Part I. Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots. A King's daughter

(An Almost) Royal wedding

Goodwife Palsgrave

Queen of Bohemia

The Winter Queen

Queen of Hearts.

Part II. The daughters of the Winter Queen: Princess Elizabeth, Louise Hollandine, Henrietta Maria, and Sophia. A Royal refugee

Child of light and dark

Lilies and roses

A Royal education

The visiting philosopher

A scandal in Bohemia

Honor and duty

Royal sense and sensibility

A lesson on the passions

A desperate plan

The Electress, two Dukes, and the Lady-in-Waiting.

Part III. The legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots. Abbess of Herford

Abbess of Maubuisson

A scandal in Hanover

The triumph of the Winter Queen.