Name: Blood Royal. The Illustrious House of Hanover
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Author: Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson
ISBN: 9780571288892

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Blood Royal. The Illustrious House of Hanover

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Author

Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson

Year

2012

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.50 x 16.90 x 1.50 cm

ISBN13

9780571288892

Blood Royal. The Illustrious House of Hanover

Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson (Author) · Faber & Faber · Paperback

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Synopsis "Blood Royal. The Illustrious House of Hanover"

The four Hanoverian King Georges may have become fixed in history as 'faintly absurd, certainly unattractive, figures' but in this colourful account of their lives and times, families and courts, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson restores a sprinkling of credit where it has been due.

The four Hanoverian King Georges may have become fixed in history as ''faintly absurd, certainly unattractive, figures'' but in this colourful account of their lives and times, families and courts, Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson restores a sprinkling of credit where it has been due. His account does not neglect the marital discords of George I, the towering paternal disdain of George II or the tragically misunderstood ''madness'' of George III. But the reader is also encouraged to consider how the Hanoverian monarchs reacted to the climate of art and fashion in their times, from George II''s espousal of Handel to George IV''s patronage of Beau Brummell. By its own admission not a comprehensive history, Blood Royal is nevertheless an elegant and shining string of linked vignettes and short studies.