Janice Hadlow
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007165209
- author:
- Janice Hadlow
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- William Collins
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 704
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 4.6 x 13.1 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Britain
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
George III's attempt to create a happy, harmonious family was a mission that ultimately proved doomed. Janice Hadlow's account is an intensely moving exploration of the king's private life, written with astonishing emotional force. The king's desire to revolutionise his family life was rooted in his desire to be a better ruler, and he was determined to break with the dysfunctional home lives of his Hanoverian forbears. His wife, Queen Charlotte, shared his sense of moral purpose, and together they raised their large family in a climate of loving attention. However, as the children grew older and developed their own wishes and desires, the illusion of domestic harmony began to unravel. The lives of the women in George's life, particularly the princesses, were shaped by a kind of undaunted emotional resilience that many modern women will recognise. This is a story of how the best intentions can produce unhappy consequences, and a powerful exploration of the complexities of family life in the 18th century.
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