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On the night of 4 April 1793, two lovers were preparing to compel a
cleric to perform a secret ceremony. The wedding of the sixth son
of King George III to the daughter of the Earl of Dunmore would not
only be concealed - it would also be illegal. Lady Augusta Murray
had known Prince Augustus Frederick for only three months but they
had already fallen deeply in love and were desperate to be married.
However, the Royal Marriages Act forbade such a union without the
King's permission and going ahead with the ceremony would change
Augusta's life forever. From a beautiful socialite she became a
social pariah; her children were declared illegitimate and her
family was scorned. In Forbidden Wife Julia Abel Smith uses
material from the Royal Archives and the Dunmore family papers to
create a dramatic biography set in the reigns of Kings George III
and IV against the background of the American and French
Revolutions.
On the night of 4 April 1793, two lovers were preparing to compel a
cleric to perform a secret ceremony. The wedding of the sixth son
of King George III to the daughter of the Earl of Dunmore would not
only be concealed - it would also be illegal. Lady Augusta Murray
had known Prince Augustus Frederick for only three months but they
had already fallen deeply in love and were desperate to be married.
However, the Royal Marriages Act forbade such a union without the
King's permission and going ahead with the ceremony would change
Augusta's life forever. From a beautiful socialite she became a
social pariah; her children were declared illegitimate and her
family was scorned. In Forbidden Wife Julia Abel Smith uses
material from the Royal Archives and the Dunmore family papers to
create a dramatic biography set in the reigns of Kings George III
and IV against the background of the American and French
Revolutions.
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