Ungrateful Daughters : The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown

By Maureen Waller

Book Overview

In 1688, the birth of a Prince of Wales ignited a family quarrel-and a revolution. James II's drive towards Catholicism had alienated the nation and his two staunchly Protestant daughters by his first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340794623
• ISBN13: 9780340794623
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Canada
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.7" x 1.1" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!

Waller's book on the human side of the Glorious Revolution is riveting. Few books have managed to show the Stuarts as something other than cardboard figures, but this one is fascinating and well-written to boot.

Gripping tale of religion dividing a country and a family

This book is an exciting and entertaining look at the power struggle in Restoration England, and how the divide between Catholics and Protestants caused a King to be dethroned by his own daughters. I really liked Ms. Waller's tone and her storytelling abilities, using the actual letters written between Queen Mary and Princess Anne, making them seem that much more real to us as the reader.I also like it that you can't really see a bias for or against any certain person or religion...you will read good things and bad things about everyone involved, you'll feel anger and pity for these people and their lives. I was completely engrossed from start to finish.