num_pages: 288
description: A novel based on the life of George III's sister, Princess Caroline-Matilda, whose marriage brought her to the throne and whose secret love brought her to disaster. This is a story of high romance and tragedy, a moving drama of human frailty set against the implacable demands of a royal crown. With careful attention to the historical record, Norah Lofts has recreated Caroline-Matilda's life in a tale that vividly evokes the stark contrasts of 18th century Denmark; the cruelty, poverty and oppression of existence under an absolute monarch sinking into madness; the royal court with its pomp and pageantry, and the hatreds and intrigues that swirled around the young, lovely figure who was, briefly, its queen.
language: English
title: The Lost Queen
titlecomplete: The Lost Queen
characters: Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Christian VII of Denmark
genres: Fiction, 18th Century, British Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Denmark
ratings_count: 789
publisher: Fawcett