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Mistress of the Court

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Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakeseverything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne.Henrietta's beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and hermercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is the lastthing on the hot-blooded young prince's mind. Dare Henrietta give into his advances and anger herviolent husband? Dare she refuse?Whatever George's shortcomings, Princess Caroline is determined to make the family a success. Yetthe feud between her husband and his obstinate father threatens all she has worked for. As Englanderupts in Jacobite riots, her family falls apart. She vows to save the country for her children to inherit –even if it costs her pride and her marriage.Set in the turbulent years of the Hanoverian accession, Mistress of the Court tells the story of tworemarkable women at the centre of George II's reign.


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Series: Georgian Queens Publisher: Myrmidon Books

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 25, 2015

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781910183083
  • File size: 548 KB
  • Release date: September 25, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781910183083
  • File size: 548 KB
  • Release date: September 25, 2015

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Orphaned and trapped in an abusive marriage, Henrietta Howard has little left to lose. She stakeseverything on a new life in Hanover with its royal family, the heirs to the British throne.Henrietta's beauty and intelligence soon win her the friendship of clever Princess Caroline and hermercurial husband, Prince George. But, as time passes, it becomes clear that friendship is the lastthing on the hot-blooded young prince's mind. Dare Henrietta give into his advances and anger herviolent husband? Dare she refuse?Whatever George's shortcomings, Princess Caroline is determined to make the family a success. Yetthe feud between her husband and his obstinate father threatens all she has worked for. As Englanderupts in Jacobite riots, her family falls apart. She vows to save the country for her children to inherit –even if it costs her pride and her marriage.Set in the turbulent years of the Hanoverian accession, Mistress of the Court tells the story of tworemarkable women at the centre of George II's reign.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Myrmidon Books

    Kindle Book
    Release date: September 25, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781910183083
    File size: 548 KB
    Release date: September 25, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781910183083
    File size: 548 KB
    Release date: September 25, 2015

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
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