In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory

by Julia P Gelardi

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Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters - Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress Frederick of Germany - are equally legendary for the tragedies that befell them, their roles in history surpassed by their triumphant mothers'. Because of his doomed marriage to Queen Catherine, Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church, triggering the English Reformation. To many, responsibility for the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror...Read more
  • ISBN10 0312586035
  • ISBN13 9780312586034
  • Publish Date 8 December 2009 (first published 2 December 2008)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 19 October 2012
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 432
  • Language English