Bøger af Edward (Universite de Toulouse) Corp

For nearly half of the eighteenth century, the exiled Stuart Court provided an important British presence in Rome. Based on new research in Italian and British archives, this book reassesses the lives of the exiled Stuarts, their courtiers, and their relations with the Popes, cardinals and princely families of Rome.

When King James II was deposed during the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89 he and his family fled to France, to live in the Chateau of Saint-Germain near Versailles. This is the first full study of the magnificent setting and workings of James's court-in-exile and of its rich cultural patronage.