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The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza-the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds

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*A Smithsonian Best History Book of 2024*

An enthralling and vivid portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, that reveals her forgotten place in history.

A long-overlooked figure in history, Catherine has a crucial place in the history of the British Empire: she may have failed to produce an heir to the throne, but her marriage to Charles in 1662 marked a key turning point in Britain’s imperial ascendancy, for part of her dowry was Bombay, Britain’s first territory of the ...