. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . she enjoyed little, since heopenly acknowledged Elizabeth Villiers, one of Marys maids ofhonour, as his mistress. The princess was therefore thrown back onreligion as a solace for her domestic unhappiness and as an occupa-tion fitting the serious bent of her nature. By dint of theologicalstudy she became able to give a very creditable account of her deepand sincere faith, so that when James wrote to her a very shallow. iMAkV 11From the portrait by William Wissiiig in the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 254 MARY II 255 letter settin
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . she enjoyed little, since heopenly acknowledged Elizabeth Villiers, one of Marys maids ofhonour, as his mistress. The princess was therefore thrown back onreligion as a solace for her domestic unhappiness and as an occupa-tion fitting the serious bent of her nature. By dint of theologicalstudy she became able to give a very creditable account of her deepand sincere faith, so that when James wrote to her a very shallow. iMAkV 11From the portrait by William Wissiiig in the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 254 MARY II 255 letter setting forth in stereotyped phrases the reasons which had ledhim to adopt Catholicism, Mary was able to answer him with con-siderable assurance and incisiveness. At the same time her constantand uncomplaining affection for her husband gradually won her somemeasure of his confidence, though he never shook himself free of hisattachment for Elizabeth Villiers. After Jamess accession to theEnglish throne it became increasingly clear that Mary would ulti-mately have to choose between her husband and her father. Herconjugal devotion and her religious beliefs made her course plain toher, but she was most unjustly misconstrued and maligned by thosewho averred that she had no filial sentiments. Her Memoirs andletters abound with expressions of the intense pain which her choicegave her, but she remained staunch to William throughout, thoughlamenting that she could not so much rejoice a
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