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"Princesses: the six daughters of George III
Flora Fraser
John Murray, 2005
ISBN: 0719561094
King George III and Queen Charlotte of England (1760–1820) had 15 children, of which six were daughters. The King was devoted to them, but could not bear to let them go. Two of his sisters had married abroad, been ill-treated by their husbands and led very unhappy lives; the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 forbade princes and princesses to marry without the consent of their parents; and Britain's wars against France and other European nations resulted in many otherwise suitable princes being technically enemies of the King. After he became incurably insane, the Queen relied on them more and more.
They were known collectively as ‘the nunnery', and only three were lucky enough to marry, two of them in middle age. Charlotte and Elizabeth married German princes, Mary one of her cousins at home, while the other three – Augusta, Sophia and Amelia - had secret love affairs, Sophia producing an illegitimate child. All had strong personalities, and this book tells the complex, often sad tale of the princesses.
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John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Royalty bio
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1800's
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- long lived adults
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Germany
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 19th century
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Is this a biography of several people?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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