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Georgian QueensSeries

This series delves into the lives and struggles of Georgian queens, positioned at the crossroads of political intrigue and personal drama. Witness their strength in the face of royal madness, wars, and societal constraints. These narratives highlight the indomitable spirit of women forced to protect their families and thrones during tumultuous eras. It offers a compelling look at the real women whose lives were profoundly impacted, yet never broken, by history.

Mistress of the Court
Queen of Bedlam

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  1. 1

    Queen of Bedlam

    • 384 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    3.7(323)Add rating

    London 1788. The calm order of Queen Charlotte's court is shattered by screams. The King of England is going mad. Left alone with thirteen children and with the country at war, Charlotte has to fight to hold her husband's throne. It is a time of unrest and revolutions but most of all Charlotte fears the King himself, someone she can no longer love or trust. She has lost her marriage to madness and there is nothing she can do except continue to do her royal duty. Her six daughters are desperate to escape their palace asylum. Their only chance lies in a good marriage, but no prince wants the daughter of a madman. They are forced to take love wherever they can find it, with devastating consequences. The moving true story of George III's madness and the women whose lives it destroyed

    Queen of Bedlam
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    Mistress of the Court

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    4.0(137)Add rating

    Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakes everything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne. Henrietta's beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and her mercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is the last thing on the hot-blooded young prince's mind. Dare Henrietta give into his advances and anger her violent husband? Dare she refuse?. Set in the turbulent years of the Hanoverian accession, Mistress of the Court tells the story of the two remarkable women at the centre of George II's reign.

    Mistress of the Court