A Court in Exile: The Stuarts in France, 1689–1718

by Edward Corp , With contributions by Edward Gregg , Howard Erskine-Hill , Geoffrey Scott

• ISBN13: 9780521108379
• ISBN10: 0521108373
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This study of "a court in exile" covers all aspects of the grandeur of court life. When King James II was deposed during the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688-89, he came with his family to France, where his cousin, Louis XIV allowed him to establish a large court-in-exile in the Ch'teau of Saint-Germain near Versailles. The book describes the magnificent setting of the court, the way it was organized, and how the exiled courtiers lived. Particular attention is given to the close relationships between the British and French royal families.

Table of Contents

Introduction

France, Rome and the exiled Stuarts Edward Gregg

The Choteau Vieux de Saint-Germain

The royal household under James II, 1690ndash;1701

The royal household under James III, 1701ndash;1712

The household servants

The Stuarts and the court of France

The portraits of the Stuarts and their courtiers

The court as centre of Italian music

Poetry at the exiled court (with a section by Howard Erskine-Hill)

The court as a centre for Catholicism (with a section by Geoffrey Scott)

The education of James III

From France to Lorraine, 1712ndash;1715

From Lorraine to the papal states, 1716ndash;1718

The court of Queen Mary at Saint-Germain, 1712ndash;1718

The Jacobite community at Saint-Germain after 1718

Epilogue

Appendix: the senior household servants

Bibliography

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