Queen Caroline - Cultural Politics At the Early Eighteenth-Century Court

As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society.

A propos de l'auteur

Joanna Marschner is Senior Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, with responsibility for the State Apartments and Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, Kensington Palace.

Résumé

As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Joanna Marschner, Marschner Joanna
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.03.2014
• EAN: 9780300197778
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19777-8
• Pages: 232
• Thèmes: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (YUP); The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Général, dictionnaires; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, The arts: general issues, ART / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 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, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800, The arts: general topics