A Court in Exile
The Stuarts in France, 1689–1718
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- Author: Edward Corp, Université de Toulouse
- Date Published: April 2009
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- isbn: 9780521108379
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Court studies and Jacobitism have both received considerable attention from historians in recent years, yet so far no attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive examination of the Jacobite court in exile after the revolution of 1688–9. This book takes a completely fresh look at the Stuart court in France during the years when the Jacobite movement posed its greatest threat to the post-revolution governments in London. The Stuart court at Saint-Germain-en-Laye is revealed as not only large and well financed, but also magnificently located in a spectacular royal palace vacated only recently by Louis XIV and in very close contact with the French court at Versailles - yet maintaining the traditions, organisation and ceremonial of the English court at Whitehall. The book also shows how the Stuart court in France came to an end, and explains why and how it has since been so badly misrepresented.
Read more- The first full study of the Stuart court in exile in France, following the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688–89
- Covers all aspects of the court - social, financial, cultural - and not merely the political background
- Emphasises cultural and patronage issues, breaking new ground in describing the painting, poetry and music of the court
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'Edward Corp's fine book illuminates many dark corners of what has too long been a neglected area of historical discourse.' The Tablet
See more reviews'Edward Corp's fascinating, well written, and thorough examination of the Stuart court in exile after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 presents a special case that casts light on many of the issues … Without doubt, A Court in Exile will be the standard work on the subject for years to come.' H-Albion@h-net.msu.edu
'Corp can only be praised for producing a first rate study of a forgotten chapter in British history. This important work destroys many myths about the exiled Stuarts and brings the Court of Saint-Germain vividly to life.' The Art Book
'Howard Erskine-Hill is the most formidable literary historian in their ranks …'. Journal of Ecclesiastical History
'… beautifully produced and well-illustrated … will prove the definitive work on the subject for decades to come. … Corp must be congratulated for his achievement. … A Court in Exile provides us with a clear, well-sourced, and in-depth understanding of the problems facing the Stuarts in France … it is hard to see how anybody will ever better Corp's fair-minded effort to explain this most slippery of subjects.' Royal Stuart Review
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- Date Published: April 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521108379
- length: 404 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 189 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.72kg
- contains: 25 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. France, Rome and the exiled Stuarts Edward Gregg
2. The Château Vieux de Saint-Germain
3. The royal household under James II, 1690–1701
4. The royal household under James III, 1701–1712
5. The household servants
6. The Stuarts and the court of France
7. The portraits of the Stuarts and their courtiers
8. The court as centre of Italian music
9. Poetry at the exiled court (with a section by Howard Erskine-Hill)
10. The court as a centre for Catholicism (with a section by Geoffrey Scott)
11. The education of James III
12. From France to Lorraine, 1712–1715
13. From Lorraine to the papal states, 1716–1718
14. The court of Queen Mary at Saint-Germain, 1712–1718
15. The Jacobite community at Saint-Germain after 1718
Epilogue
Appendix: the senior household servants
Bibliography.
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