I'm getting ready to begin reading Jean Plaidy's historical fiction of the life of Catherine of Braganza, Queen consort to Charles II: The Merry Monarch's Wife: The Story of Catherine of Braganza (A Queens of England Novel)
. I'm all but finished with Plaidy's Loyal in Love, the story of Charles I and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.I recently learned that Catherine of Braganza of Portugal "introduced the custom of drinking tea in England, a custom that was already very popular among the Portuguese nobility at the time. According to the Museum Director, of the house of Braganza, it was not only drinking tea but "High Tea" at 16:00(some people believe it to be at 17:00) which is still a Portuguese tradition, Catherine also introduced the fork to the dining tables of England."
Dianna, Princess of Wales was a descendant of Charles II's many illegitimate children. "Diana's son, Prince William of Wales, second in line to the British Throne, is likely to be the first monarch descended from Charles II."
Charles II is also fathered the ancestors of Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, and Sarah, Duchess of York.
Not the best husband to Catherine, but a firm supporter of her all the same. Catherine was unable to bear any living children, and at times there was trouble made against the queen because of her Catholic faith, but Charles stood by his queen.
Descendants of Charles II of England
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I know. He was such a horrid husband when we look at his sexual incontinence. He would go to any woman, that's why he had so many bastards.He had a wife of his own but was not enough for him. Insecurity problems.
The same happened with Henry VIII and so many others. But in other way, he was a good husband in the sense that he always protected, defended and stood for his wife, knowimg that she was his wife but also the Queen of England.
Many husbands now( most of them ?) forget to protect and defend their wives.
Strange times, now and then.
very interesting.
Cindy
Oddly, Charles the II was much more liked than his virtuous father, Charles I. Charles I was beheaded by the Puritans led by Oliver Cromwell. I just finished the Charles I book last night - very sad. He and his wife were a love match.
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