Katie Whitaker

Author of A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France

About the Author

Katie Whitaker was a Century Fellow at the University of Chicago where she received an M.A. in philosophy. With the support of a British Academy grant, she received a Ph.D. in the history of science at Cambridge University and was awarded the Thirlwall Prize and Medal in 1997 for the best original show more historical research by a Cambridge scholar under thirty. She lives in Yorkshire, England show less

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Works by Katie Whitaker

Mad Madge (2002) 107 copies, 1 review

Mad Madge 4 copies

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Canonical name: Whitaker, Katie
Birthdate: 1967
Gender: female
Education: Cambridge University, PhD, History of Science
University of Chicago, MA,
Places of residence: Yorkshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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briandrewz 812 reviews

A Royal Passion: The Turbulent Marriage of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France by Katie Whitaker

A good overview of the lives of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Their marriage was considered politically advantageous. In spite of the politics, they loved each other, rare for a royal marriage in their time.

I didn't know much about these two people before reading this book, only that Charles lost his head and Henrietta lived in France. This book seeks to humanize them, and it hopes to dispel certain myths and legends surrounding the couple.

While the descriptions of the politics of the day show more could get extremely boring for me, I really enjoyed reading about the personal lives of Charles, Henrietta, and their family.

Enjoyable historical reading. show less

Nov 20, 2022

annesadleir 383 reviews

Mad Madge: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, Royalist, Writer and Romantic by Katie Whitaker

A good biography of an interesting woman. I think the author is making a bit of a special case, though -- even if the nickname Mad Madge is much later, she seems like a bit of a loony to me.

Apr 14, 2011