King''s Wife - George IV and Mrs Fitzherbert

Informationen zum Autor Valerie Irvine Klappentext One of the most extraordinary episodes in British royal history took place on 15 December 1785 when George, Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent and George IV) secretly married the beautiful, twice-widowed and Roman Catholic Maria Fitzherbert. This marriage was in breach of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 but was almost certainly valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church, and possibly of all Christian churches. If it had been discovered, George might well have forfeited his claim to the throne. As it was, George and Maria remained together for over twenty-five years, staying deeply attached, despite George's disastrous (and probably bigamous) marriage to Princess Caroline of Brunswick. The King's Wife is a highly readable account of a love match that, in part, pre-echoes the later relationship of Prince Charles and Camilla. In the eyes of George IV's own family, Maria was his real wife. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Introduction 1. Mary Anne 2. Thomas Fitzherbert 3. 'Who the Devil is that Pretty Girl?' 4. Marriage 5. The Battle for the Regency 6. Lady Jersey 7. Caroline of Brunswick 8. Reconsiliation 9. Minney 10. Lady Hertford 11. The Prince Regent 12. The Queen's Trial 13. George Dawson 14. MArianne 15. Endings Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Valerie Irvine, Irvine Valerie
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.05.2007
• EAN: 9781847250537
• ISBN: 978-1-84725-053-7
• No. of pages: 270
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, royalty, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: royalty, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800