Tag: Consorts

Free Download Hanoverian to Windsor Consorts: Power, Influence, and Dynasty (Queenship and Power) by Aidan Norrie, Carolyn Harris, J.L. Laynesmith
English | February 25, 2023 | ISBN: 3031128281 | 331 pages | MOBI | 3.43 Mb
This book examines the lives and tenures of the consorts of the Hanoverian, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Windsor monarchs from 1727 to the present. Some of the consorts examined in this volume―such as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, consort to George VI―are well known while others, including Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, consort to William IV, are more obscure. These innovative and authoritative biographies bring a fresh approach to the consorts of this period, revealing their lasting influence on the monarchy. In addition to covering a period that has seen the development of constitutional monarchy and increased media scrutiny of the whole royal family, this volume also looks to the future of the British monarchy, suggesting ways that future consorts can learn from the example of their predecessors. This volume and its companions reveal the changing nature of British consortship from the Norman Conquest to today.

Free Download Born to rule : five reigning consorts, granddaughters of Queen Victoria By Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901; Viktoria (Großbritannien, Königin); Gelardi, Julia P.; Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
2005 | 457 Pages | ISBN: 0312324235 | EPUB | 1 MB
Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is an historical tour de force that weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the 20th century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the modern world. Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose enduring love story, controversial faith in Rasputin, and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain’s very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband’s family-with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII’s daughter, who was independent Norway’s reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s much maligned sister, daughter of an Emperor and herself the mother of no less than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile.Born to Rule evokes a world of luxury, wealth, and power in a bygone era, while also recounting the ordeals suffered by a unique group of royal women who at times faced poverty, exile, and death. Praised in their lifetimes for their legendary beauty, many of these women were also lauded-and reviled-for their political influence. Using never before published letters, memoirs, diplomatic documents, secondary sources, and interviews with descendents of the subjects, Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is an astonishing and memorable work of popular history.

Free Download Women in the Medieval Court : Consorts and Concubines
by Rebecca Holdorph
English | 2022 | ISBN: 152673981X | 289 Pages | True ePUB/pdf | 9.6 MB