The Stuarts, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from The Stuarts, Vol. 2 of 2: Being Illustrations of the Personal History of the Family (Especially Mary Queen of Scots) In Xvith, Xviith and Xviiith Century Art, Portraits, Miniatures, Relics, &C., From the Most Celebrated CollectionsThe story of the man who was seen going out with his beagles on the morning Of the battle of Naseby has Often been quoted to show that the nation at large did not enter into the feud between the Crown and the Parliament, but whilst it is probable that, at the time, the issues at stake were not fully realised, and whilst it is certain that it was impossible for the rival parties to do justice to the leading men who took part in the struggle on either side, we can now see how vitally important it all was, and how heroic were the proportions Of the combatants. It adds greatly to the interest of this period of our history to know that, thanks to the portraiture Of Van Dyck and Samuel Cooper, we can see the living presentments of the men and women Of those eventful days. Accordingly I have selected several portraits by these great artists, Of which it may be said that they are invaluable as showing the characters of the originals, and delightful in themselves as works of art.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.