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| Publisher | Austin Macauley |
| ISBN 13 | 9781528918275 |
| ISBN 10 | 1528918274 |
| Book Description | In 1798, when Napoleon invades Rome, Cardinal Henry Stuart, the last direct heir of the royal House of Stuart, is forced to flee south to seek refuge in the Kingdom of Naples. This is only the beginning of an adventurous two-year journey that drives him on to Sicily, Corfu, Padua and Venice, bringing him into contact with many key figures of the period, like Horatio Nelson, Lord and Lady Hamilton, the volatile Queen of Naples, the spy master Spiridion Foresti, the Ottoman commander Bey Abdul-Kadir and the reluctant Pope Pius VII, elected after a stormy conclave and crowned with a papier-mch tiara. Set against the background of the Napoleonic wars and one of the most turbulent periods of change in European history, the flight of Henry IX, the Jacobite's last Stuart king, is a little known and extraordinary story. |
| About the Author | Writer and journalist Margaret Stenhouse lives in Italy, near the town of Frascati, where the memory of Henry Stuart as a loved and respected bishop is fondly preserved. Her passion for history led her to investigate the story of Henry IX, Bonnie Prince Charlie's little-known younger brother and the last direct heir of the Stuart dynasty, by consulting local books and documents that have not been translated from Italian into English. Her account of Henry's trials as he is forced to flee before Napoleon's invasion of Italy is based on the scanty recorded facts of his movements during this period. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Margaret Stenhouse |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 43615 |
| Number of Pages | 242 |
The Flight Of The Last Stuart King Paperback English by Margaret Stenhouse - 43615
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