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The English Civil Wars and the French Revolution represented the culmination of decades of conflict between the queen’s view of her role and the expectations of her husband’s subjects. Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette lived in separate centuries and experienced different periods of political upheaval. Nevertheless, there are striking parallels between their experiences. The development of popular perceptions of monarchical government, the rise of the public sphere, the concept of foreignness, the rise of companionate marriage, and sentimental childrearing all intersected with the experiences of Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette.
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Harris, C. (2016). Conclusion: The Legacy of Two Queens. In: Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137491688_7
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