John Inglesant (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Joseph Henry Shorthouse
- First Published: 1880
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical-philosophical romance
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Setting: England and Italy
- Principal Characters: John Inglesant, Eustace Inglesant, Father St. Clare, Charles I, Lauretta Capece, Cardinal Chigi
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Values, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Christianity, Italy or Italians, Toleration
- Locales: England, Italy
The Story:
The family of Inglesant had long been loyal to the British crown, which had conferred lands and honors upon it, and yet the family also had strong leanings toward the Roman Catholic Church. Such inclinations were dangerous during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the whole of England was forced to change religions several times, according to the monarch who sat on the throne. In 1622, two sons were born to the family, twins whose mother died at their birth. One was named Eustace, after his father; the other, born a few minutes later and therefore the...
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