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Queen Caroline: Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court
Joanna Marschner
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Description for Queen Caroline: Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court
Hardback. As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. Known for her intelligence and strong character, Queen Caroline wielded considerable political power until her death in 1737. She was enthusiastic and energetic in her cultural patronage, engaging in projects that touched on the arts, architecture, gardens, literature, science, and natural philosophy. This meticulously researched volume will survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. ... Read more
As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. Known for her intelligence and strong character, Queen Caroline wielded considerable political power until her death in 1737. She was enthusiastic and energetic in her cultural patronage, engaging in projects that touched on the arts, architecture, gardens, literature, science, and natural philosophy. This meticulously researched volume will survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300197778
SKU
V9780300197778
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About Joanna Marschner
Joanna Marschner is senior curator at Historic Royal Palaces.
Reviews for Queen Caroline: Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court
Shortlisted for the Longman-History Today Book of the Year 2015
Longman-History Today Book Award
Longman-history
`These new biographies are in keeping with this eighteenth-century drive to treat cultural history as seriously as political and military history. They are major advances - both in scholarship and human empathy - on the standard works'-Ophelia Field, TLS.
Ophelia Field ... Read more
Longman-History Today Book Award
Longman-history
`These new biographies are in keeping with this eighteenth-century drive to treat cultural history as seriously as political and military history. They are major advances - both in scholarship and human empathy - on the standard works'-Ophelia Field, TLS.
Ophelia Field ... Read more