Bonnie Prince Charlie: a Biography
“Heavy rains and sleet led to delays and postponements. Somewhere along the way the coach in which Charles was riding had a serious accident, causing him to reinjure his sore and varicosed legs. On January 23, he finally reached the periphery of the capital and Henry met him at an inn on the Flaminian Way. The cardinal was all smiles and sympathy for his injured brother, and had him helped into his own elegant gilded coach for the remaining few miles into the city. No guard of honor waited at th...e Porta del Popolo to welcome King Charles HI, no papal envoy greeted him. The teeming, reeking life of the Roman streets had not been interrupted to make a pathway for his arrival, and the Romans who knelt and crossed themselves as the gilded coach passed them were paying homage to the cardinal and not his long lost brother.
A large crowd had gathered, however, at the gates of the Muti Palace. They watched, noisy but intent, as Charles was helped from the coach and into the palace.MoreLess
A large crowd had gathered, however, at the gates of the Muti Palace. They watched, noisy but intent, as Charles was helped from the coach and into the palace.MoreLess
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