margaretbeaufort:܀ history meme ܀ six relationships: Charles I (x) and Henrietta Maria (x) (1/6) ↳ h
margaretbeaufort:܀ history meme ܀ six relationships: Charles I (x) and Henrietta Maria (x) (1/6) ↳ husband and wife Amidst the turmoil and bloodshed during the English Civil Wars (1642-9), came about a remarkable, passionate and turbulent relationship between King Charles I and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France. Though both were of different temperaments, Charles being far more peaceful than his warlike wife, and with opposing religious convictions, they found common ground in the arts and ideas on platonic love. The ardent affection that they grew to hold for one another makes them one of the greatest love affairs in the British monarchy to date. Read More -- source link
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