The Wandering Prince

Driven from his kingdom after the defeat of the Royalists, Charles Stuart wanders across Europe searching for allies willing to help him reclaim the English throne. Accompanied by loyal supporters and members of his family, he moves through the courts of France, the Spanish Netherlands and the Dutch Republic, where diplomacy, romance and political intrigue become as important as military strength. Every alliance offers hope, but every setback threatens to end the Stuart cause forever.

Jean Plaidy explores the years that shaped the future Charles II before his triumphant return in 1660. Through the fortunes of the exiled royal family, she portrays a Europe where dynastic politics, personal loyalties and international rivalries determined the fate of kingdoms. This novel has also been published under the title The Exiled Prince.

Set against the splendour and intrigue of seventeenth-century France and the Low Countries, the novel explores the years that shaped the future Charles II before the Restoration of 1660. Jean Plaidy combines court politics with the personal struggles of the Stuart family, revealing how exile forged both friendships and rivalries that would influence England for decades. The Wandering Prince has also been published under the title The Exiled Prince.