
Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved?
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She Was a Strong Supporter of the Royalist Cause After Charles Surrendered
henrietta maria was in holland during the build up to the civil war. She used that to raise money and arms for charles, who she believed would be beaten soundly by his captors. When he wasn't, both friends and enemies agreed it was largely down to her saving his bacon. People believed that she was firmer and more alie, she was more reliable than charles. How did she continue to support the royalist cause after charles surrendered? As she tried several things. First of all, she tried to encourage charles to come to terms with his various jailers,. first the scots, then parliament and then the new model army.
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