Charles I - Abbott, Jacob

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Résumé :
A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and ultimate tragedy of Charles I (1600-1649), who achieved fame by becoming the only monarch of Britain to be executed after his country was plunged into a devastating civil war. After detailing his early life's adventures, including his unsuccessful attempt to marry a Spanish Habsburg princess, and his later marriage to the French Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria, Abbott provides the reader with a concise background to the origin of the English Civil War. This work adeptly pinpoints the causes of Charles's ultimate downfall: the odious influence of George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham...

Biographie:
Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American writer of children's literature and educational works, best known for the Rollo series. His writing combines narrative with instruction, aiming to develop moral character and practical knowledge through structured storytelling. Abbott's works were widely read in the nineteenth century and remain representative of early educational fiction....

Sommaire:
his marriage to a Roman Catholic, which alienated many Protestants...