Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 1


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(4.5 stars; 1 reviews)

Caroline moved to England from Hanover when her father-in-law became George I and her husband Prince of Wales. She had a tumultuous relationship with the King, who was unpopular and ineffective. When her husband became George II, the relationship between the King and his people was even worse, a situation his Queen Consort attempted to mediate. For the ten years from his accession until her death, it was Caroline who, in effect, ruled the country. Wilkins argues that, apart from Elizabeth I, Caroline was the most powerful woman in English history. - Summary by LynneT (10 hr 33 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:38 Read by Amanda Leung
BOOK I. Electoral Princess of Hanover.:Ansbach and its Margraves 14:28 Read by Mairi MacLean
The Court of Berlin 34:30 Read by Yi Fan
The Wooing of the Princess 39:36 Read by Gloria Loughry
The Court of Hanover 49:21 Read by BritishNickVO
The Heiress of Great Britain 29:08 Read by Gloria Loughry
The Last Year at Hanover 51:02 Read by Gloria Loughry
BOOK II. Princess of Wales.: The Coming of the King 38:15 Read by jenno
The Court of the First George 46:27 Read by BritishNickVO
The Reaction 42:37 Read by BritishNickVO
The White Rose 39:18 Read by Kate Freeland
After the Rising 48:10 Read by BritishNickVO
The Guardian of the Realm 26:55 Read by jenno
The Royal Quarrel 27:18 Read by jenno
Leicester House and Richmond Lodge 40:00 Read by Cbteddy
The Reconciliation 38:05 Read by Kate Freeland
The South Sea Bubble 36:18 Read by Keith Salis
To Osnabrück! 27:00 Read by Cbteddy

Reviews

long, but detailed history


(4.5 stars)

very interesting...the minute detail is probably necessary to an author who is purporting to write history?! Clair!! could you mind your pronunciation?? Your mis-pronunciation of Leicester, which occurs so frequently in this history, was jarring. Slow down and look up these words.