CHAPTER PAGE Introduction xi I. The Daughter of France 1 II. The Bride of England 28 III. The Queen of the Courtiers 61 IV. The Queen of the Catholics 92 V. The Queen's Converts 130 VI. The Eve of the War. I 141 VII. The Eve of the War. II 167 VIII. The Queen and the War. I 193 IX. The Queen and the War. II 217 X. The Queen of the Exiles 252 XI. The Foundress of Chaillot 276 XII. The End 302 Appendix 321 Index 331 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS HENRIETTA MARIA _Frontispiece._ From the painting by Van Dyck at Windsor (From a photo by F. Hanfstaengl) FACING PAGE HENRY IV 18 From an engraving after the picture by Francis Pourbus CARDINAL PIERRE DE BÉRULLE 32 From an engraving OLD SOMERSET HOUSE 68 From an engraving after an ancient painting in Dulwich College CHARLES I AND HENRIETTA MARIA 90 From the painting by Van Dyck in the Gallerìa Pitti, Florence (From a photo by G. Brogi) THE DUCHESS OF CHEVREUSE 146 After the picture by Moreelse, once in the possession of Charles I CARDINAL DE RICHELIEU 168 From a portrait by Phillippe de Champaigne (From a photo by Neurdein) THE QUEEN'S DEPARTURE FROM HOLLAND 200 From an engraving SIR KENELM DIGBY 232 From an engraving after the painting by Van Dyck HENRY JERMYN, EARL OF ST. ALBANS 260 From an engraving HENRIETTA MARIA 278 From an engraving THE RUE ST. ANTOINE, PARIS (SHOWING THE CHAPEL OF THE VISITANDINES) 304 From an engraving by Ivan Merlen INTRODUCTION