The Imprisoned Princess

The Imprisoned Princess
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Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781473872653
ISBN-13 : 1473872650
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Book Synopsis The Imprisoned Princess by : Catherine Curzon

Download or read book The Imprisoned Princess written by Catherine Curzon and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This royal biography of the 17th century princess and mother of King George II recounts an epic tale of privilege, passion, scandal, and disgrace. When Sophia Dorothea of Celle married her first cousin, the future King George I, she was an unhappy bride. Filled with dreams of romance and privilege, she hated the groom she called “pig snout” and wept at news of her engagement. When she arrived in the austere court of Hanover, the vibrant young princess found herself ignored and unwanted—while her husband openly gallivanted with his mistress. Then Sophia Dorothea plunged into a dangerous affair with the dashing soldier Count Phillip Christoph von Königsmarck, a man as celebrated for his looks as his bravery. When he and Sophia Dorothea fell in love, they were dicing with death. Watched by a scheming countess who had ambitions of her own, it was only a matter of time before scandal gripped the House of Hanover. In the end, Sophia Dorothea was divorced, disgraced, and locked away in a gilded cage for 30 years—whilst her lover faced an even darker fate.


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