{"product_id":"the-lost-queen-the-surprising-life-of-catherine-of-braganza-the-forgotten-queen-who-bridged-two-worlds-sophie-shorland-hardcover","title":"The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza--The Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds -- Sophie Shorland, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling and vivid portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, that reveals her forgotten place in history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-overlooked figure in history, Catherine has a crucial place in the history of the British Empire: she may have failed to produce an heir to the throne, but her marriage to Charles in 1662 marked a key turning point in Britain's imperial ascendancy, for part of her dowry was Bombay, Britain's first territory of the Indian subcontinent. Catherine also was highly influential in the worlds of fashion, Baroque art and music, and food and culture. She popularized tea drinking, bringing England's national drink into fashion for the first time. Her life was at the nexus of Old and New Worlds, war and exploration, frivolity, and scientific inquiry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Noteworthy in its scope and approach to sources, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Queen\u003c\/i\u003e combines personal and political accounts, offering a lively portrait of Catherine's life, and the wider politics and explorations of her time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophie Shorland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639367269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Shorland \u003c\/b\u003ehas a PhD in Early Modern English literature and is a former Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. She was a semi-finalist in the BBC's New Generation Thinkers competition and the proposal for her first book was shortlisted for the Tony Lothian Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophie Shorland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45727477399780,"sku":"9781639367269","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781639367269.jpg?v=1729294731","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-lost-queen-the-surprising-life-of-catherine-of-braganza-the-forgotten-queen-who-bridged-two-worlds-sophie-shorland-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}