''Jacqueline of Holland'' is an 1831

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to oth ...

by the Irish writer

Thomas Colley Grattan Thomas Colley Grattan (1792 – 4 July 1864) was an Irish novelist, poet, dramatist, travel writer, historian and diplomat. Born in Dublin, he was educated for the law, but did not practise. He wrote a few novels, including '' The Heiress of ...

, published in three volumes. It depicts the life of

Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut Jacqueline (; ; ; 15 July 1401 – 8 October 1436), of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut in the Low Countries from 1417 to 1433. She was also Dauphine of France for a short time ...

, the early fifteenth century ruler of much of the

Low Countries The Low Countries (; ), historically also known as the Netherlands (), is a coastal lowland region in Northwestern Europe forming the lower Drainage basin, basin of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta and consisting today of the three modern "Bene ...

. Amongst the other characters who feature is

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV ...

, the brother of

Henry V of England Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against ...

. Grattan had enjoyed success with another historical novel set in the region '' The Heiress of Bruges'' the previous year, and both books drew inspiration from the works of

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...

. Grattan dedicated the book to his friend, the Irish military doctor Arthur Brooke Faulkner.''A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900'' p.499

References

Bibliography

* Fenoulhet, Jane, Quist, Gerdi & Tiedau, Ulrich (ed.). ''Discord and Consensus in the Low Countries, 1700-2000''. UCL Press, 2016. * Loeber, Rolf, Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda & Burnham, Anne Mullin. ''A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900''. Four Courts, 2006. * Van Doorslaer, Luc, Flynn, Peter & Leerssen, Joep (ed.). ''Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology''. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016. 1831 British novels 19th-century Irish novels Novels set in Belgium Novels set in the Netherlands British historical novels Novels set in the 15th century Works by Thomas Colley Grattan {{1830s-hist-novel-stub