{"product_id":"9781526663764-graces","title":"The Graces","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding work of history that uncovers the inner lives and work of Maria of Modena and her ‘graces’, the extraordinary women who practiced art, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epoetry and politics within the misogyny of the Restoration court. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Impressively original and ingenious’\u003cb\u003e OPHELIA FIELD, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Favourite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003cb\u003eGARETH RUSSELL, author of \u003ci\u003eQueen James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating' \u003cb\u003eALICE HUNT, \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Refreshing, immersive and compelling' \u003cb\u003eCLARE JACKSON, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror of Great Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding work of history that uncovers the inner lives and work of Maria of Modena and her ‘graces’, the extraordinary women who practiced art, poetry and politics within the misogyny of the Restoration court.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1673, fifteen-year-old Maria d’Este travelled from Italy to marry James, the future King of England, who was twenty-five years her senior. At the debauched Restoration court, Maria recreated the world she’d left behind – one in which women were highly educated, exercised power and celebrated art and artists with concentrated patronage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Sarah Churchill, keen politician and ‘favourite’ of Queen Anne, to revered poet Anne Finch and founder of a legendary literary salon Hortense Mancini, the women Maria surrounded herself with defied the conventions of their time. \u003ci\u003eThe Graces\u003c\/i\u003e resurrects their lives, shedding light on a hidden world of female friendship, education and artistic endeavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57696322486646,"sku":"9781526663764","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41028139_80d33436-3423-41e8-b93c-a5cb8672f21e.jpg?v=1777018876","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526663764-graces","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}