*review copy* *contains affiliate links* The future King George IV was famously married twice, once illegally to Maria Fitzherbt and once legally to Caroline of Brunswick. Maria Fitzherbert, already twice a widow, was basically harassed into becoming his wife. Their wedding went against the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 and was thus never valid. Even [read more]
The Kingdom of Hanover began its life in 1814, before then it had been the Electorate of Hanover. The Electorate had been in personal union with the Kingdom of Great Britain when the Elector of Hanover succeeded as King George I of Great Britain through the Act of Settlement 1701. His mother was Sophia, a granddaughter [read more]
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born on 17 May 1768 as the daughter of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. She was raised in Brunswick and was known to be a bold young woman. As she grew up, her boldness became to be appreciated a lot less. Once, Caroline had pretended to [read more]
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ story is a tragic one. She was born on 7 January 1796 from a disastrous marriage that deteriorated even more after she was born. She was the daughter of the future George IV and Caroline of Brunswick. Despite this unfortunate start in life she was raised to be the future Queen [read more]
As you may remember, I reviewed part one of this book, England’s Queens from Boudica to Elizabeth of York, earlier this year. This second part came out just last month in the UK and is due to be released in the US next month. We begin with Catherine of Aragon, who’s first marriage to Prince [read more]
The Succession to the Crown Act of 2013 finally came into force on 26 March 2015. This means that a girl born into the British royal family is no longer overtaken in the line of succession by a younger brother. It also changes some other things; Royals can now marry Catholics without losing their place [read more]
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