Synopses & Reviews
Flora Fraser gives us the fascinating story of a mismatched Prince and Princess of Wales, married in 1795 and separated less than a year later. George III arranged the marriage of his niece Caroline of Brunswick to his son George. Their disastrous, and probably bigamous, marriage (George having earlier privately married a Catholic widow), had profound political consequences culminating in the trial of Caroline for adultery. Caroline's place in history has generally been limited to that of persecuted wife but Fraser, with access to previously unavailable documents, provides a complex portrait of a spirited woman who refused to be victimized.
Synopsis
Flora Fraser recounts the fascinating story of Caroline of Brunswick and the son of King George III, a mismatched Prince and Princess of Wales, married in 1795 and separated less than a year later. 27 illustrations.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-518) and index.
About the Author
Flora Fraser, daughter of the biographer Antonia Fraser and granddaughter of the biographer Elizabeth Longford, is the author of Emma, Lady Hamilton (1987). She lives in London.