Author: Walley Chamberlain OULTONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Authentic and impartial Memoirs of Her late Majesty Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland ... including various interesting and original particulars never before published
Author: Walley Chamberlain OULTONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Authentic and Impartial Memoirs of Her Late Majesty, Charlotte
Author: Walley Chamberlain OultonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Authentic and Impartial Memoirs of Her Late Majesty
Author: W. C. OultonAuthentic and Impartial Memoirs of Her Late Majesty, Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
Author: Walley Chamberlain OultonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Waltzing Through Europe: Attitudes towards Couple Dances in the Long Nineteenth-Century
Author: Egil BakkaPublisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783747358
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
From ‘folk devils’ to ballroom dancers, Waltzing Through Europe explores the changing reception of fashionable couple dances in Europe from the eighteenth century onwards. A refreshing intervention in dance studies, this book brings together elements of historiography, cultural memory, folklore, and dance across comparatively narrow but markedly heterogeneous localities. Rooted in investigations of often newly discovered primary sources, the essays afford many opportunities to compare sociocultural and political reactions to the arrival and practice of popular rotating couple dances, such as the Waltz and the Polka. Leading contributors provide a transnational and affective lens onto strikingly diverse topics, ranging from the evolution of romantic couple dances in Croatia, and Strauss’s visits to Hamburg and Altona in the 1830s, to dance as a tool of cultural preservation and expression in twentieth-century Finland. Waltzing Through Europe creates openings for fresh collaborations in dance historiography and cultural history across fields and genres. It is essential reading for researchers of dance in central and northern Europe, while also appealing to the general reader who wants to learn more about the vibrant histories of these familiar dance forms.
Queen Charlotte
Author: Olwen HedleyPublisher: John Murray Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744? 17 November 1818) was the Queen consort of the United Kingdom as the wife of King George III. She was also the electress consort of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire until the promotion of her husband to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814, which made her Queen consort of Hanover. Queen Charlotte was a patroness of the arts, known to Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, among others. She was also an amateur botanist who helped expand Kew Gardens. George III and Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood."--Wikipedia
The Regent and His Daughter
Author: Dorothy Julia BaynesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Duchess Countess
Author: Catherine OstlerPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471172570
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
'A scintillating story superbly told... [Ostler] packs every paragraph with eye-opening detail' The Times 'A rollicking read... [Ostler] tells Elizabeth's story with admirable style and gusto' Sunday Times 'Terrifically entertaining: if you liked Bridgerton, you’ll love this...and her research is impeccable' Evening Standard 'Fascinating. Magnificent. Sensitively told' Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five 'Catherine Ostler’s superb, gripping, decadent biography brings an extraordinary woman and a whole world blazingly to life' Simon Sebag Montefiore When the glamorous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston, Countess of Bristol, went on trial at Westminster Hall for bigamy in April 1776, the story drew more attention in society than the American War of Independence. A clandestine, candlelit wedding to the young heir to an earldom, a second marriage to a Duke, a lust for diamonds and an electrifying appearance at a masquerade ball in a diaphanous dress: no wonder the trial was a sensation. However, Elizabeth refused to submit to public humiliation and retire quietly. Rather than backing gracefully out of the limelight, she embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe, being welcomed by the Pope and Catherine the Great among others. As maid of honour to Augusta, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth led her life in the inner circle of the Hanoverian court and her exploits delighted and scandalised the press and the people. She made headlines, and was a constant feature in penny prints and gossip columns. Writers were intrigued by her. Thackeray drew on Elizabeth as inspiration for his calculating, alluring Becky Sharp. But her behaviour, often depicted as attention-seeking and manipulative, hid a more complex tale – that of Elizabeth’s fight to overcome personal tragedy and loss. Now, in this brilliantly told and evocative biography, Catherine Ostler takes a fresh look at Elizabeth’s story and seeks to understand and reappraise a woman who refused to be defined by society’s expectations of her. A woman who was by turns, brave, loving and generous but also reckless, greedy and insecure; a woman totally unwilling to accept the female status of underdog or to hand over all the power, the glory and the adventures of life to men.