The Unruly Queen
The Life of Queen Caroline
1st Edition
Published on 11. March 2012
565 pages
978-1-4088-3254-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Splendid ... her book does justice to a fascinating woman who was tragic, brave, likable, humorous, and indeed, unruly' Spectator
'Written with elegance, wit and a narrative zest that novelists might envy' Economist
At the heart of the extravagant Regency period - nine scandalous, politically fascinating years from 1811 to 1820 - lies the bitter mismatch between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince Regent, later George IV, separated privately from Caroline of Brunswick within a year of their marriage in 1795. The couple remained separated until Queen Caroline's death in 1821, but the mockery of their marriage resisted the most strenuous efforts to dissolve it. Barred from the Regent's court, Queen Caroline travelled through Europe with a small court of her own.
The story of The Unruly Queen - a long, courageous fight by an extraordinary individual to see justice done in the face of overbearing authority - is compellingly told by Flora Fraser. This astonishing book culminates with the Queen's House of Lords trial for adultery and exclusion from her bigamous husband's coronation.
'Written with elegance, wit and a narrative zest that novelists might envy' Economist
At the heart of the extravagant Regency period - nine scandalous, politically fascinating years from 1811 to 1820 - lies the bitter mismatch between the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The Prince Regent, later George IV, separated privately from Caroline of Brunswick within a year of their marriage in 1795. The couple remained separated until Queen Caroline's death in 1821, but the mockery of their marriage resisted the most strenuous efforts to dissolve it. Barred from the Regent's court, Queen Caroline travelled through Europe with a small court of her own.
The story of The Unruly Queen - a long, courageous fight by an extraordinary individual to see justice done in the face of overbearing authority - is compellingly told by Flora Fraser. This astonishing book culminates with the Queen's House of Lords trial for adultery and exclusion from her bigamous husband's coronation.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Omitted from epub
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-3254-7 (9781408832547)
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Book
11/2013
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Person
Flora Fraser is the author of Beloved Emma: The Life of Emma Hamilton, The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline, Princesses: The Daughters of George III, Venus of Empire: The Life of Pauline Bonaparte and George & Martha Washington: A Revolutionary Marriage, which won the 2016 George Washington Prize. Flora was named after the Scottish heroine Flora Macdonald, whose story she tells in Pretty Young Rebel. Flora Fraser lives in London.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Prologue: Coronation Day, 19 July 1821
- Chapter One: Princess Caroline, 1768-1794
- Chapter Two: The Brunswick Bride, 1794-1795
- Chapter Three: Matrimony, 1795
- Chapter Four: The Carlton House System, 1795-1796
- Chapter Five: Unofficial Separation, 1796-1798
- Chapter Six: Montague House, 1798-1804
- Chapter Seven: The Anonymous Letters, 1804-1806
- Chapter Eight: The Delicate Investigation, 1806-1807
- Chapter Nine: Shifting Allegiances, 1807-1810
- Chapter Ten: A Regency Court, 1810-1813
- Chapter Eleven: Caroline and Charlotte, 1813-1814
- Chapter Twelve: The Long Voyage, 1814-1817
- Chapter Thirteen: The Milan Commission, 1817-1819
- Chapter Fourteen: Plans for Divorce, 1819-1820
- Chapter Fifteen: Queen, February-June 1820
- Chapter Sixteen: The Secret Committee, June-August 1820
- Chapter Seventeen: Trial, August-November 1820
- Chapter Eighteen: Sudden Death, November 1820-August 1821
- Chapter Nineteen: Laid to Rest, August-September 1821
- References
- Sources
- The Family of George IV
- The Family of Queen Caroline
- Notes
- Footnotes
- A Note on the Author
- Also by the Author
- Imprint
