When I’m not wrangling the fictional George Wickham or gadding off to events with Adrian Lukis, I spent my days writing non-fiction tales of Georgian royals.
The newest, Queens of Georgian Britain is released this week in the UK and I’m utterly thrilled to unleash the ladies.
Huge thanks are due to all my friends, readers and those who have encouraged, cajoled and knocked me along. You’re all marvellous!
Queens of Georgian Britain
Once upon a time there were four kings called George who, thanks to a quirk of fate, ruled Great Britain for over a century. Hailing from Germany, these occasionally mad, bad and infamous sovereigns presided over a land in turmoil. Yet what of the remarkable women who were crowned alongside them?
From the forgotten princess locked in a tower to an illustrious regent, a devoted consort and a notorious party girl, the queens of Georgian Britain lived lives of scandal, romance and turbulent drama. Whether dipping into politics or carousing on the shores of Italy, Caroline of Ansbach, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Caroline of Brunswick refused to fade into the background.
Queens of Georgian Britain offers a chance to step back in time and meet the women who ruled alongside the Georgian monarchs, not forgetting Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the passionate princess who never made it as far as the throne. From lonely childhoods to glittering palaces, via family feuds, smallpox, strapping soldiers and plenty of scheming, these are the queens who shaped an era.
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According to Amazon.USA the book isn’t available until Feb 8, 2018. It is available for pre order in hardback but not Kindle format. According to Amazon GB the book is not in stock and there appears to be no way to order it for Kindle from the U.S. (or from England for that matter). I am very much interested in ordering this book for Kindle but don’t know how I can go about doing this. Do I wait until Feb 8 for the USA Kindle version? If you can clarify the ordering procedure for me I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Ignore the previous message please. I figured out how to order it in Kindle format from Amazon USA. Thanks for the heads up!
Jerry
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Oh, fab, I do hope you enjoy it!
Best of luck with your book,Catherine! It sounds intriguing! 😊
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Thank you!
Congrats on the new book!
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Thanks!
Congratulations! I still have your Kings of Georgian Britain in my sights and will now add this one too! I visited the castle in Celle back in the mid 80’s. I loved it! I went over to Germany with my mother-in-law and my daughter who was 4 at the time, to meet her great-grandmother. It was a fascinating trip.
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I would love to visit Celle, it’s probably top of my wish list!
In college I did an independent study course of the first four Georges. I recently read “Princesses:the Six Daughters of George III” by Flora Fraser. I am currently working on “Queen Anne: the Politics of Passion” by Anne Somerset. My DH is a history professor. He does a great job of finding me great history to read when I am not swamped with preschool work. I trained as a history teacher, but once my kids went to preschool, I never left it. (I’m pretty darn good at my job.) In my book, I am in the last decade of Anne’s reign. Anne never wants Sophia of Hanover to come to Britain. She is putting off her heirs as much as possible! I’ll have to put your book on my birthday list. Congratulations!