Izabela the Valiant : the story of an indomitable Polish princess
Zamoyski, Adam2024
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'Izabela the Valiant' is a story of a vulnerable but resilient women caught up in extraordinary events - a story that must be told. In the late 18th century, Europe sat at a crossroads, the formerly rococo world shattered by the French Revolution and then transformed by Napoleon's agenda. Social values, the religious landscape, the positions of royalty were morphing. Izabela is a fascinating route into this world; buffeted by conflicting forces, her life provides an insight into what these changes meant for real people living through them. Inherited values and conventional notions of honour and loyalty to the throne were challenged by the new doctrine of sacrifice in the service of the nation. The sentimentality and pragmatism of the eighteenth century morphed respectively into the Romantic movement and a new realpolitik.
Main title:
Izabela the Valiant : the story of an indomitable Polish princess / Adam Zamoyski.
Author:
Zamoyski, Adam, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.
Collation:
ix, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008521684 (hbk)
Dewey class:
943.803092943.803092 CZA
Language:
English
Subject:
Czartoryska, Izabela, księżna, 1746-1835Princesses -- Poland -- BiographyPoland -- Kings and rulers -- BiographyEducation -- Poland -- History -- 18th centuryEducation -- Poland -- History -- 19th centuryPoland -- History -- Augustus III, 1734-1763Poland -- History -- Stanislaus II Augustus, 1764-1795Poland -- History -- 1795-1830
BRN:
3789382