Maria Fitzherbert
The Secret Wife of George IV
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:18th Oct '02
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The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife
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.
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 *
ISBN: 9781841196169
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 28mm
Weight: 380g
288 pages