![]() With the aid of previously unpublished letters, she is shown rather to be a brave, determined, and highly political woman. Henrietta Maria is traditionally portrayed as an ineffectual, naïve, and childish queen consort. Carlisle, as Charles cynically notes, had “proven faulty” in her loyalty.ĭe Lisle’s focus on the women who surround Charles is particularly riveting. Holland moved from royal favourite to supporting the most extreme of the Parliamentarians. ![]() ![]() Privately, Charles was “the best master, the best friend, the best husband, the best father.” He was often the victim of the intrigues and lusts of those around him, such as the Earl of Holland and the Countess of Carlisle. ![]() The White King does much to present a more nuanced view of Charles, both as a man and a King. ![]()
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