Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-282) and index.
Introduction : theories of cultural exchange -- A wise and happy mediator : Queen Henrietta Maria as cultural ambassador -- So much æmulacion, poverty, and the vices of swearing, drinking, and whoring : Charles II and Anglo-French culture -- Vanquishing with our pens as our ancestors have with their swords : textual and visual representations of cultural exchange -- Summary and outlook