First of all I would like to thank Alex at Pen and Sword for being so kind and sending me a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Queens of Georgian Britain by Catherine Curzon was first published in 2017 and the book centres on (official blurb): “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.”
This book was such a brilliant introduction and overview into the Queens of Georgian Britain. It covers the four Georges wives. You have the unfortunate Sophia Dorothea of Celle (George I), Caroline of Ansbach (George II), Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (George III) and finally Caroline of Brunswick (George IV). Each of the four Queens and their lives, families and reigns are presented by Catherine Curzon in a really clever way.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book just as I have enjoyed Catherine’s two previous books (Kings of Georgian Britain & Life in the Georgian Court ). I loved the fact that Catherine uses her lively and chatty style of writing to relate the lives of the four Georgian Queens which also makes this book extremely enjoyable and fun to read.
Overall, Catherine Curzon’s Queens of Georgian Britain is a perfect introductory text to the four brides of the Georgian Kings. It was such a fascinating and entertaining read. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in this fascinating period of British history or the history of the Georgian royal family in general.
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