The Lost Queen, Anne M. Stott
The Lost Queen, Anne M. Stott
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The Lost Queen
The Life & Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter

Author: Anne M. Stott

Narrator: Anne Flosnik

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/05/2020

Synopsis

As the only child of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817) was the heiress presumptive to the throne. Her parents' marriage had already broken up by the time she was born. She had a difficult childhood and a turbulent adolescence, but she was popular with the public, who looked to her to restore the good name of the monarchy. When she broke off her engagement to a Dutch prince, her father put her under virtual imprisonment and she endured a period of profound unhappiness. But she held out for the freedom to choose her husband, and when she married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg she finally achieved contentment. Her happiness was cruelly cut short when she died in childbirth at the age of twenty-one only eighteen months later. A shocked nation went into mourning for its "people's princess", the queen who never was.

About Anne M. Stott

Anne Stott graduated with first class honors in history from UCL, since then she has mainly taught in adult education. She has been a part-time tutor for Birkbeck, University of London and the Open University. She is now a tutor for the WEA (Workers' Educational Association). She has written biographies of the Evangelical philanthropist, Hannah More, and William Wilberforce. She has had media appearances with Moira Stuart, Melvyn Bragg, and Amanda Vickery. Anne and her husband have two grown-up children and three grandchildren. They live in Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois

I know little of this time period, so I can't vouch for the accuracy of this text, but it aligns with what I do know of this time period. This is a tiny bit dry and I think could've been shorter. George IV was a turd of epic proportions. šŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļø......more

Goodreads review by Moniek

Princess Charlotte of Wales was born into tragedy as the only child of parents who had been at war since the moment they married. That Charlotte was born at all seems to be nothing short of a miracle. As the only legitimate child of the Prince of Wales (the future George IV) and Caroline of Brunswic......more

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