Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved?
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Can You Stand a Huguenot?
Henrietta mar was condemned in her lifetime as the popish rat of france. But could you tell us about her public and private religious standpoint? She understood that she needed to try and protect british catholics who were persecuted, and she needed to set an example to them. And so that was a kind of public position. The private side had some different aspects. She read spiritual books about the life of christ,. ic she wanted to encourage a sort of inner humility.
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