num_pages: 480
description: In this sumptuous group portrait of the six daughters of “Mad” King George III, acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser takes us into the heart of the British royal family during the tumultuous period of the American and French revolutions.Drawing on their extraordinary private correspondence, Fraser gives voice to these handsome, accomplished, extremely well-educated Princess Royal, the eldest, constantly at odds with her mother; home-loving, family-minded Augusta; plump Elizabeth, a gifted amateur artist; Mary, the bland beauty of the family; Sophia, emotional and prone to take refuge in illness; and Amelia, “the most turbulent and tempestuous of all the Princesses.” Never before has the historical searchlight been turned with such sympathy and acuity on George III and his family.
language: English
title: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III
titlecomplete: Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III
characters: Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, George III of Britain and Ireland, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
genres: British Literature, Historical, History, 18th Century, Biography Memoir, Biography, 19th Century, Georgian, Nonfiction, Womens
ratings_count: 2504
publisher: Anchor