Enlightened Princesses

Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World

By: Joanna Marschner (Editor), David Bindman (Editor), Lisa L. Ford (Editor), Cassandra Albinson (Contribution by), Robyn Asleson (Contribution by)

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Hardcover | 7 February 2017 | Edition Number 1

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592 Pages

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28.4 x 25.93 x 4.45

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Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719–1772), and Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1744–1818) were three German princesses who became Queens Consort - or, in the case of Augusta, Queen in Waiting, Regent, and Princess Dowager - of Great Britain, and were linked by their early years at European princely courts, their curiosity, aspirations, and an investment in Enlightenment thought.

This sumptuously illustrated book considers the ways these powerful, intelligent women left enduring marks on British culture through a wide range of activities: the promotion of the court as a dynamic forum of the Hanoverian regime; the enrichment of the royal collection of art; the advancement of science and industry; and the creation of gardens and menageries. Objects included range from spectacular state portraits to pedagogical toys to plant and animal specimens, and reveal how the new and novel intermingled with the traditional.

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"Erudite but accessible and ambitious in scope, it is visually stunning and consistently engaging."-Matthew Dennison, World of Interiors -- Matthew Dennison * World of Interiors *

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