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1 de jun. de 2020 · My forthcoming book, The Daughters of George III: Sisters and Princesses, tells the sometimes turbulent stories of the six daughters of George III and his wife, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. From secret babies and forbidden romances to siding with Napoleon and raging at their domineering mother, their lives of Charlotte, Augusta, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia, and Amelia were filled with drama.
7 de ago. de 2015 · Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – George III, daughters of. British Newspaper Archive e.g. Morning Post 29 May 1805; 25 October 1809. Honoria Scott, Sketch of the life and character of her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia (London, 1810). Georgian Britain - prints, drawings, documents and articles.
23 de jun. de 2020 · There's a new book out - The Daughters of George III, by Catherine Curzon. As a lover of women’s history I was very excited to read it, as it follows the secret marriages, secret children (yes, there were allegedly some) and their attempts to escape the humdrum royal life outside the palaces. I was especially drawn to this book as I think ...
In this sumptuous group portrait of the six daughters of “Mad” King George III, acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser takes us into the heart of the British royal family during the tumultuous period of the American and French revolutions.Drawing on their extraordinary private correspondence, Fraser gives voice to these handsome, accomplished, extremely well-educated women: Princess Royal, the ...
5 de abr. de 2005 · King George III of England (1760–1820) and his queen, Charlotte, had 15 children, among them six daughters, on whom Fraser (The Unruly Queen) focuses her family portrait. She depicts royals who attempted to live a rather homey life, but were torn both by the king's famous madness and by complex political and affectionate alliances within the family itself.
"I am like poor Lear, ' said George III at the height of his madness during the Regency crisis of 1788-9, 'but thank God I have no Regan, no Goneril, only three Cordelias.' He was referring to his elder daughters, Charlotte, Augusta and Elizabeth, whom he regarded - with their younger sisters, Mary, Sophia and Amelia - as symbols of perfect English womanhood.
