Author: Catherine Curzon
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526762730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
When George I arrived in England he found a kingdom in turmoil. Mistrustful of the new monarch from Hanover, his subjects met his coronation with riots. At George’s side was his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenberg, whilst his ex-wife languished in prison. Known as the Maypole thanks to her eye-catching figure, Melusine was the king’s confidante for decades. She was a mother to his children and a queen without a crown. George II never forgave his father for tearing him from his mother's arms and he was determined to marry for love, not duty. Though his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, proved to be a politically gifted queen, George II turned to another for affection. She was Henrietta Howard, the impoverished Countess of Suffolk, and she was desperate to escape her brutish husband. As the years passed, the royal affair became a powerplay between king and queen and the woman who was mistress to one and servant to another. Melusine and Henrietta's privileged position made them the envy of every courtier. It also made them a target of jealousy, plotting and ambition. In the tumultuous Georgian court, the bedroom and the throne room weren't so far apart.
The Mistresses of George I & II
Author: Catherine Curzon
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526762730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
When George I arrived in England he found a kingdom in turmoil. Mistrustful of the new monarch from Hanover, his subjects met his coronation with riots. At George’s side was his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenberg, whilst his ex-wife languished in prison. Known as the Maypole thanks to her eye-catching figure, Melusine was the king’s confidante for decades. She was a mother to his children and a queen without a crown. George II never forgave his father for tearing him from his mother's arms and he was determined to marry for love, not duty. Though his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, proved to be a politically gifted queen, George II turned to another for affection. She was Henrietta Howard, the impoverished Countess of Suffolk, and she was desperate to escape her brutish husband. As the years passed, the royal affair became a powerplay between king and queen and the woman who was mistress to one and servant to another. Melusine and Henrietta's privileged position made them the envy of every courtier. It also made them a target of jealousy, plotting and ambition. In the tumultuous Georgian court, the bedroom and the throne room weren't so far apart.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1526762730
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
When George I arrived in England he found a kingdom in turmoil. Mistrustful of the new monarch from Hanover, his subjects met his coronation with riots. At George’s side was his mistress, Melusine von der Schulenberg, whilst his ex-wife languished in prison. Known as the Maypole thanks to her eye-catching figure, Melusine was the king’s confidante for decades. She was a mother to his children and a queen without a crown. George II never forgave his father for tearing him from his mother's arms and he was determined to marry for love, not duty. Though his wife, Caroline of Ansbach, proved to be a politically gifted queen, George II turned to another for affection. She was Henrietta Howard, the impoverished Countess of Suffolk, and she was desperate to escape her brutish husband. As the years passed, the royal affair became a powerplay between king and queen and the woman who was mistress to one and servant to another. Melusine and Henrietta's privileged position made them the envy of every courtier. It also made them a target of jealousy, plotting and ambition. In the tumultuous Georgian court, the bedroom and the throne room weren't so far apart.
Memoirs. Publ. by lord Mahon and E. Cardwell
Author: sir Robert Peel (2nd bart.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Catalogue
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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Category : Catalogs, Booksellers'
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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Catalogue
Author: Maggs Bros
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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The Quarterly Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Pages : 672
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Subject-index to the author-catalogue. 1908-10. 2 v
Author: Imperial Library, Calcutta
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Memoirs by the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M.P., Etc. Published by the Trustees Os His Papers, Lord Mahon (now Earl Stanhope) and the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P.
Author: Robert Peel
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Pages : 394
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Memoirs by the r. h. Sir Robert Peel, published by the trustees of his papers
Author: Robert Peel
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Pages : 394
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Memoirs by Sir Robert Peel
Author: Peel
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Pages : 394
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Memoirs by the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel
Author: Robert Peel
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Category : Corn laws (Great Britain)
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Category : Corn laws (Great Britain)
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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