1st Edition

Queen Charlotte Family, Duty, Scandal

By Natalee Garrett Copyright 2025
390 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

390 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

390 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This biography provides a well-rounded analysis of Queen Charlotte by considering her own perspectives on queenship and her role in Britain. It explores her relationships within the royal family and the court, how she was perceived in the British public sphere and in the press during her reign as queen consort, and the impact of the ‘madness’ of her husband, King George III. This book provides... Read more

Introduction

Chapter 1: Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Chapter 2: Becoming Queen Charlotte

Chapter 3: ‘The Constant Couple’

Chapter 4: Mother and Matriarch

Chapter 5: An Apolitical Queen?

Chapter 6: Faith, Charity, and Patronage

Chapter 7: Death and Legacy

Conclusion

Appendix 1: The Hanoverians

Appendix 2: The House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Bibliography

Biography

Natalee Garrett is a Lecturer at the Open University, focusing on the history of public opinion, the press, and social elites in eighteenth-century Europe. Her recent publications include: ‘Royalty, Celebrity, and the Press in Georgian Britain, 1770–1820’, Royal Studies Journal, 9, no.2 (2022): 99–115 and ‘ “Albion's Queen by All Admir'd”: Reassessing the Public Reputation of Queen Charlotte, 1761–1818’, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 45, no. 3 (2022): 351–370.