In Triumph's Wake by Julia P Gelardi

In Triumph's Wake by Julia P Gelardi

An excellent, comprehensive study of six fascinating women and the troubled times that shaped their lives.--Publishers Weekly

Exhaustively researched and utterly compelling, In Triumph's Wake is the story of three unusually strong women and the devastating consequences their decisions had on the lives of their equally extraordinary daughters.

Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters--Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress Frederick of Germany--are equally legendary for the tragedies that befell them, their roles in history surpassed by their triumphant mothers.

Because of his doomed marriage to Queen Catherine, Henry VI broke away from the Roman Catholic Church, triggering the English Reformation. To many, responsibility for the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror fell squarely upon Marie Antoinette. And Empress Frederick proved insufficient in getting Germany to rise to political maturity: under her son's reign, the country plunged into the beginnings of world war. In Triumph's Wake is the first book to bring together the poignant stories of these mothers and daughters in a single narrative.

Julia P.Gelardi is the author of Born to Rule, In Triumph's Wake, and From Splendor to Revolt, all nonfiction books. She lives in Minnesota with her spouse and two daughters as an independent historian.

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ISBN 13	9780312371050
ISBN 10	0312371055
Title	In Triumph's Wake
Author	Julia P Gelardi
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Year published	2008-12-02
Number of pages	404
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