Queen Charlotte - Family, Duty, Scandal

This biography provides a well-rounded analysis of Queen Charlotte by considering her own perspectives on queenship and her role in Britain.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Chapter 2: Becoming Queen Charlotte
Chapter 3: 'The Constant Couple'
Chapter 4: Mother and Matriarch
Chapter 5: An Apolitical Queen?
Chapter 6: Faith, Charity, and Patronage
Chapter 7: Death and Legacy
Conclusion
Appendix 1: The Hanoverians
Appendix 2: The House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Bibliography

About the author

Natalee Garrett is a Lecturer at the Open University, focusing on the history of public opinion, the press, and social elites in eighteenth-century Europe. Her recent publications include: 'Royalty, Celebrity, and the Press in Georgian Britain, 1770-1820', Royal Studies Journal, 9, no.2 (2022): 99-115 and ' "Albion's Queen by All Admir'd": Reassessing the Public Reputation of Queen Charlotte, 1761-1818', Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 45, no. 3 (2022): 351-370.

Summary

This biography provides a well-rounded analysis of Queen Charlotte by considering her own perspectives on queenship and her role in Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Natalee Garrett
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032280417
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3228041-7
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Lives of Royal Women
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Women, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Diplomacy, Social and cultural history, Biography: historical, political and military, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, England;Royalty;History;Charlotte;Medieval