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Maria Fitzherbert: The Secret Wife of George IV
James Munson
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Description for Maria Fitzherbert: The Secret Wife of George IV
paperback. The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy showing light toning and shelf wear
The affair of George IV and Maria Fitzherbert is notorious. A young Catholic widow became the secret wife of the heir to the throne because she had refused to become his mistress.
Munson reveals a genuine love story between the spoilt, egocentric prince and the older woman who brought peace and order to his life of restlessness and excess; resulting in a marriage that defied English law and broke all the rules of monarchy. Two themes dominate - the love of a kind-hearted woman for a charming but faithless prince, and the perilous state of the monarchy.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Constable & Robinson London
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841196169
SKU
KMK0024757
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About James Munson
James Munson has a doctorate in 19th-century history from Oxford and taught there,1970-9. He has written historical and biographical scripts for the BBC and is literary editor of Contemporary Review.
Reviews for Maria Fitzherbert: The Secret Wife of George IV
A fascinating investigation into an irregular royal marriage.
Publishing News
It sheds much new light on the nature of a woman whose ambition and pride almost altered the line of succession.
Sunday Telegraph
Publishing News
It sheds much new light on the nature of a woman whose ambition and pride almost altered the line of succession.
Sunday Telegraph