The extraordinary story of a queen who lost her throne, and of her four remarkable daughters.

The lives of the four daughters of Elizabeth Stuart (who married beneath her rank, setting in motion a state of affairs that led to a thirty-year war) are considered in their trajectory across the courts and palaces of Europe, in this latest historical work from the author of "The Rival Queens".

This lively, well-researched group biography focuses as much on the mother as on her more famous daughters ... [Goldstone] clearly presents a captivating story with empathy and humour in a relaxed, entertaining, modern voice