It would be impossible to give here even an outline of the history of the events which in 1617 drove Mary de medici in disgrace from her son's Court.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes
With Mary de' medici they were a passion, and her daughter, though she had no avarice in her nature and was to show herself capable of sacrificing jewels or any other material good for those she loved, yet was far from indifferent to the sparkle and colour of these beautiful ornaments.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes
For the present, though the instincts of intrigue inherent in the medici blood were aroused, yet her chief interests remained those of the normal young married woman, her husband, her babies, her home.
"Henrietta Maria"
Henrietta Haynes