Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of the Original People's Princess
by James Chambers
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This is the story of the doomed romance between Charlotte, heir to the English throne, and Leopold, uncle of Queen Victoria and first King of the Belgians. Charlotte was the only legitimate royal child of her generation, and her death in childbirth was followed by an unseemly scramble to produce a substitute heir. Queen Victoria was the product. Chambers brilliantly demonstrates how the personal and the political collide in scheming post-Napoleonic Europe, offering a vivid and sympathetic show more portrait of a couple whose lives are in many ways not their own. Charlotte & Leopold is a moving and always entertaining royal biography with an alluring contemporary resonance. show lessTags
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A quick and engaging read, it covers the basic points of Charlotte's life and Leopold's involvement without much depth. A good starting point for someone expanding their knowledge of the Regency period.
Engaging biography of Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate heir of George IV, and her husband Prince Leopold. Almost totally forgotten now, in her time Princess Charlotte was a very popular figure, the only truly popular member of the Hanoverian royal house. Her early death triggered widespread public mourning. "Charlotte and Leopold" is a quick, interesting read written in an accessible style.
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- Canonical title
- Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of the Original People's Princess
- Original publication date
- 2008-07
- People/Characters
- Princess Charlotte of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
- Important places
- Claremont House, London, England, UK; Claremont Landscape Garden, Elmbridge, Surrey, England, UK
- Important events
- Georgian Era (1714 | 1837)
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 941.073092 — History & geography History of Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1714-1837 Period of House of Hanover George III 1760-1820
- LCC
- DA538 .A4 .C53 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485-
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- Members
- 116
- Popularity
- 280,600
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.92)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
