Indiscretions of the Queen

Book Description (G. P. Putnum’s Sons, 1988 HC reprint)

Forced to marry Caroline of Brunswick in order to appease an angry Parliament and pay his enormous debts, the Prince of Wales soon regrets his decision. For Caroline is everything the future Queen of England should not be: tactless, coquettish, and outrageous. Dressing in flamboyant clothing, shocking people with her vulgar speech, Caroline seems less a princess than a serving wench.

But if these traits do not endear her to her husband, they do endear her to the people of England, who delight it her antics, appreciate her love of children, and rally to her side in her never-ending battles with the Prince of Wales, who had grown increasingly unpopular with age.

Realizing that divorce would only make him more unpopular, the price determines to gather irrefutable evidence that Caroline is unfit to be queen. Once her indiscretions become public knowledge, he reasons, the people will no longer support the wife he despises. His quest to rid himself of Caroline forever culminates in one of the most famous cases in history, in which a Queen of England stood trial–charged with adultery.

Chapters
A Wedding in Brunswick, Caroline cannot go to the Ball, Caroline in Love, The Miracle, Departure for England, The Meeting, The Unwilling Bridegroom, The Wedding Night, A Child is Born, The Royal Separation, Princess Royal’s Romance, Caroline’s Little Family, The Reunion, Willikin, The Anonymous and the Obscene, The Douglas Affair, Royal Scandals, No Place for Mrs. Fitzherbert, Persecutions, The Spy at Villa d’Este, Tragedy in England, On Trial, Return to Brunswick

Author Note
N/A

Inclusions
Family Tree

Cover Art