{"product_id":"2940154044179","title":"Chapman Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe early seventeenth century finds Britain in a state of flux. After years of stability under Queen Elizabeth I, the accession of the Scot James I moves the island further into the ranks of Protestant countries, especially with James’s sponsorship of the English-language King James Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames’s son, Charles I, however, is married to a French Catholic. Lacking Elizabeth’s skillful statesmanship, Charles tries to rule as a Divine Right monarch, but Parliament is having none of it, and many fear he will try to reinstate Catholicism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst this backdrop, we meet rich, spoiled Andrew Selden, in line to be a Lord on his father’s death, who is just as determined as Charles to have his own way and will soon discover that he cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Chapman Hall, seat of the same family since the Norman Conquest, a new generation is coming into its own. Judith Waldby and Richard Chapman seem destined for a fairytale life together in the old manor house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the country is moving inexorably toward civil war, and the lives of many are about to change, not only in Britain but in the American colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julie Fontenot Landry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103458148592,"sku":"2940154044179","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154044179_p0.jpg?v=1764061610","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154044179","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}