Blood Royal - The Illustrious House of Hanover (Paperback, Main)

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.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-28889-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours > General
LSN:	0-571-28889-8
Barcode:	9780571288892

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