In 1688, the birth of a Prince of Wales ignited a family quarrel and a revolution. Mary and Anne Stuart are the ungrateful daughters who usurped James II's crown and stole their brother's birthright. Maureen Waller recreates the late Stuart era, in a narrative that highlights the influence of three women in one of the most momentous events in our history: a palace coup that changed the face of the monarchy and signalled the end of a dynasty.
Maureen Waller Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Maureen Waller, formatasi in storia medievale e moderna, concentra il suo lavoro sulla vivida rappresentazione della vita in diversi periodi storici. Il suo stile di scrittura è caratterizzato da una ricerca meticolosa e da narrazioni avvincenti che trasportano i lettori nel passato. Waller mira a svelare le usanze quotidiane e le dinamiche sociali che hanno plasmato la società. Le sue opere offrono uno sguardo avvincente sugli eventi storici attraverso la prospettiva della gente comune.
1700. Scenes from London life
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More than a capital city, Londoners had witnessed the unthinkable - the public execution of a king at Whitehall. Thousands had died in the Plague of 1665, then the Great Fire of 1666. But from the ashes rose a modern city, rebuilt with the shining dome of Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral, symbolising a new strength and confidence. London, with a population of over half a million, was now Europe's largest, richest and most cosmopolitian city. Maureen Waller describes a familiar yet alien world. Using anecdotes, detail and amusing contrasts, she draws on court records newspapers, and recorded eyewitness accounts to create a vividly colourful vision. of a city at a unique moment in its history.