A royal affair : George III and his scandalous siblings / Stella Tillyard.
The story of a regal family plagued by scandal and notoriety and trapped by duty, desire, and the protocols of royalty. History remembers King George III of England as the mad monarch who lost America. But as a young man, this poignant figure set aside his own passions in favor of a temperate life a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | The story of a regal family plagued by scandal and notoriety and trapped by duty, desire, and the protocols of royalty. History remembers King George III of England as the mad monarch who lost America. But as a young man, this poignant figure set aside his own passions in favor of a temperate life as guardian to both his siblings and his country. He would soon learn that his prudently cultivated harmony would be challenged by the impetuous natures of his sisters and brothers. Historians have always been puzzled by George's refusal to give up on America, which forced his government to drag out the Revolutionary War long after it was effectively lost. Biographer Tillyard suggests that the king, seeing the colonists as part of his family, sought to control them in the same way he had attempted to rule his younger siblings.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 352 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits (some color)) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-334) and index. |