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001 2014024707
003 DLC
005 20150715124302.0
008 140623s2014 nyuafj b 001 0beng
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020 $a9780805096569 (hardback)
020 $a9780805096576 (electronic copy)
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050 00 $aDA506.A2$bH34 2014
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100 1 $aHadlow, Janice.
240 10 $aStrangest family
245 12 $aA royal experiment :$bthe private life of King George III /$cJanice Hadlow.
246 30 $aPrivate life of King George III
250 $aFirst U.S. edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bHenry Holt and Company,$c2014.
300 $axvii, 682 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aOriginally published as The Strangest Family in the U.K. in 2014 by William Collins.
520 $a"The surprising, deliciously dramatic, and ultimately heartbreaking story of King George III's radical pursuit of happiness in his private life with Queen Charlotte and their 15 children. In the U.S., Britain's George III, the protagonist of A Royal Experiment, is known as the king from whom Americans won their independence and as "the mad king," but in Janice Hadlow's groundbreaking and entertaining new biography, he is another character altogether--compelling and relatable. He was the first of Britain's three Hanoverian kings to be born in England, the first to identify as native of the nation he ruled. But this was far from the only difference between him and his predecessors. Neither of the previous Georges was faithful to his wife, nor to his mistresses. Both hated their own sons. And, overall, their children were angry, jealous, and disaffected schemers, whose palace shenanigans kick off Hadlow's juicy narrative and also made their lives unhappy ones. Pained by his childhood amid this cruel and feuding family, George came to the throne aspiring to be a new kind of king--a force for moral good. And to be that new kind of king, he had to be a new kind of man. Against his irresistibly awful family background--of brutal royal intrigue, infidelity, and betrayal--George fervently pursued a radical domestic dream: he would have a faithful marriage and raise loving, educated, and resilient children.The struggle of King George--along with his wife, Queen Charlotte, and their 15 children--to pursue a passion for family will surprise history buffs and delight a broad swath of biography readers and royal watchers. "--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"In the U.S., Britain's George III, the protagonist of A Royal Experiment, is known as the king from whom Americans won their independence and as "the mad king," but in Janice Hadlow's groundbreaking and entertaining new biography, he is another character altogether--compelling and relatable. He was the first of Britain's three Hanoverian kings to be born in England, the first to identify as native of the nation he ruled. But this was far from the only difference between him and his predecessors. Neither of the previous Georges was faithful to his wife, nor to his mistresses. Both hated their own sons. And, overall, their children were angry, jealous, and disaffected schemers, whose palace shenanigans kick off Hadlow's juicy narrative and also made their lives unhappy ones. Pained by his childhood amid this cruel and feuding family, George came to the throne aspiring to be a new kind of king--a force for moral good. And to be that new kind of king, he had to be a new kind of man. Against his irresistibly awful family background--of brutal royal intrigue, infidelity, and betrayal--George fervently pursued a radical domestic dream: he would have a faithful marriage and raise loving, educated, and resilient children. The struggle of King George--along with his wife, Queen Charlotte, and their 15 children--to pursue a passion for family will surprise history buffs and delight a broad swath of biography readers and royal watchers"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [650]-654) and index.
600 00 $aGeorge$bIII,$cKing of Great Britain,$d1738-1820.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xKings and rulers$vBiography.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge III, 1760-1820.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/569/9780805096569/image/lgcover.9780805096569.jpg