Publisher's Synopsis
Henrietta Maria, daughter of the murdered King Henri IV of France, grew up in a court of intrigue constantly on the verge of conflict. Her marriage to Charles I, at first overshadowed by the malevolent Buckingham, was to grow into one of the greatest love stories of all time. Fiercely loyal in love, impetuously ruthless in her hatred, the Queen stood devotedly beside her husband in his tragic progress towards Civil War, unaware that his destiny lay on the executioner's block...
