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The Lost Queen : The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza-the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds - Sophie Shorland

The Lost Queen

The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza-the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds

By: Sophie Shorland

Hardcover | 1 October 2024

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*A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2024*

An enthralling and vivid portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, that reveals her forgotten place in history.

A long-overlooked figure in history, Catherine has a crucial place in the history of the British Empire: she may have failed to produce an heir to the throne, but her marriage to Charles in 1662 marked a key turning point in Britain's imperial ascendancy, for part of her dowry was Bombay, Britain's first territory of the Indian subcontinent. Catherine also was highly influential in the worlds of fashion, Baroque art and music, and food and culture. She popularized tea drinking, bringing England's national drink into fashion for the first time. Her life was at the nexus of Old and New Worlds, war and exploration, frivolity, and scientific inquiry.

Noteworthy in its scope and approach to sources, The Lost Queen combines personal and political accounts, offering a lively portrait of Catherine's life, and the wider politics and explorations of her time.

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