A Royal Affair George III and His Troublesome Siblings
Compulsively readable, this is the dramatic scandal-ridden tale of a family trapped between the stiff protocols of royalty and their own desires. An unforgettable glimpse of the birth of celebrity culture and the enduring plight of “the royals.”
Compulsively readable, this is the dramatic scandal-ridden tale of a family trapped between the stiff protocols of royalty and their own desires. An unforgettable glimpse of the birth of celebrity culture and the enduring plight of “the royals.”
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780701173067 (0701173068)
Publish date: March 28th 2006
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Pages no: 386
Edition language: English
This is a very interesting historical biography, though weirdly conceived. The subtitle should be read not as a description of George III’s siblings but a qualification on who the book is about, and it's not George III, despite the cover image. Of the nine siblings, the youngest, Caroline Matilda, g...
It's a good book but not a great book. It's really a series of essays on various members of Geroge III's family and their relationship with him and how their own relationships were fraught with problems and issues. There were serious problems and issues during his reign, and one of the biggest was...
Need this after The Royal Physician's VisitDeath came suddenly for Prince Frederick, ambushing him as he recovered from a temporary sickness, grabbing him by the throat, squeezing his life away.Trivia - Harriet Vane was a mistress to the Prince of Wales - Lord Wimsey's wife is of the same name.
Although the book is ostensibly about King George III of England and his numerous siblings, it is mostly about George and his youngest sister, Caroline Matilda. Tillyard follows their claustrophobic childhood and uneven educations, until they were separated when George took the throne and Caroline ...
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