The Pity of War: England and Germany, Bitter Friends, Beloved Foes

by Miranda Seymour

Book Overview

In 1613, a beautiful Stuart princess married a handsome young German prince. This was a love match, but it was also an alliance that aimed to meld Europe's two great Protestant powers. Before Elizabeth and Frederick left London for the court in Heidelberg, they watched a performance of The Winter's Tale. In 1943, a group of British POWs gave a performance of that same play to a group of enthusiastic Nazi guards in Bavaria. Nothing about the story...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442241748
• ISBN13: 9781442241749
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 9.8"