[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars King George III was certainly having problems – with the Americans, with his wandering brothers and with his mental health. He was of a nervous disposition and he and his Queen Charlotte believed strongly in decorum and tradition. When both of his brothers married secretly without his permission – and to commoners ! - he banished them. He pushed the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 through Parliament in hopes of keeping his many children in line as well as the rest of his siblings. He and Queen Charlotte had fifteen children! And they all survived birth. This book discusses their six daughters. Charlotte, Princess Royal, was not considered to be attractive or pretty, but she was very intelligent. She was quick to anger and had to write out apologies frequently. The princesses were all raised in a closed and insular court, away from their brothers. The years were passing Charlotte by and she still wasn't married. No wonder because the princesses were so overprotected... Read more
NetGalley, Joyce Fox
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars King George III was certainly having problems – with the Americans, with his wandering brothers and with his mental health. He was of a nervous disposition and he and his Queen Charlotte believed strongly in decorum and tradition. When both of his brothers married secretly without his permission – and to commoners ! - he banished them. He pushed the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 through Parliament in hopes of keeping his many children in line as well as the rest of his siblings. He and Queen Charlotte had fifteen children! And they all survived birth. This book discusses their six daughters. Charlotte, Princess Royal, was not considered to be attractive or pretty, but she was very intelligent. She was quick to anger and had to write out apologies frequently. The princesses were all raised in a closed and insular court, away from their brothers. The years were passing Charlotte by and she still wasn't married. No wonder because the princesses were so overprotected... Read more
NetGalley, Joyce Fox
A book that introduces us to an atmosphere of neoclassical beauty, with an extremely exciting figure to rediscover.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2020/04/napoleons-downfall-madame-recamier-and.html?m=0]here[/link]
On The Old Barbed Wire
A book that introduces us to an atmosphere of neoclassical beauty, with an extremely exciting figure to rediscover.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2020/04/napoleons-downfall-madame-recamier-and.html?m=0]here[/link]
On The Old Barbed Wire
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Michael J Rochford has in the past written a book about Nostell Priory, but here he expands upon that somewhat with this receipt book. I must admit quite recently that I was surprised when someone claimed that there was a misspelling in a 19th Century classic because the text said receipt instead of recipe. I thought everyone knew that this was quite common and only really changed near the end of the 19th Century into recipe for universal usage. So, we start off here with a short biographical piece on Sabine Winn, and then we are taken into a selection of recipes from her receipt books. There are some other remedies in the second section here, added from some later books, which take us into the early 19th Century but the pieces here are all Georgian. As you can see with the recipes sugar is used a lot and was gradually coming down to a more affordable price, although not quite cheap enough yet for the poorer classes. As is pointed out by the author not everything.. Read more
NetGalley, Martin Dowden
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars Michael J Rochford has in the past written a book about Nostell Priory, but here he expands upon that somewhat with this receipt book. I must admit quite recently that I was surprised when someone claimed that there was a misspelling in a 19th Century classic because the text said receipt instead of recipe. I thought everyone knew that this was quite common and only really changed near the end of the 19th Century into recipe for universal usage. So, we start off here with a short biographical piece on Sabine Winn, and then we are taken into a selection of recipes from her receipt books. There are some other remedies in the second section here, added from some later books, which take us into the early 19th Century but the pieces here are all Georgian. As you can see with the recipes sugar is used a lot and was gradually coming down to a more affordable price, although not quite cheap enough yet for the poorer classes. As is pointed out by the author not everything.. Read more
NetGalley, Martin Dowden
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Rosalind Anderson has undertaken a piece of history, that is so often overlooked, and given it a breath of fresh air. Scottish history of any type can be difficult to write. Thankfully, the Jacobite Rebellion has been well documented.
The role of the Murray family was profound, and the many different nuances that they underwent. I was fully drawn into this book, as the details given flowed perfectly throughout.
In many books, it is easy to get lost, especially when there are so many names and places to remember. While this book is full of each, I didn't find myself losing where I was, or who was who.
Well worth the read!
NetGalley, Rebecca Hill
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Rosalind Anderson has undertaken a piece of history, that is so often overlooked, and given it a breath of fresh air. Scottish history of any type can be difficult to write. Thankfully, the Jacobite Rebellion has been well documented.
The role of the Murray family was profound, and the many different nuances that they underwent. I was fully drawn into this book, as the details given flowed perfectly throughout.
In many books, it is easy to get lost, especially when there are so many names and places to remember. While this book is full of each, I didn't find myself losing where I was, or who was who.
Well worth the read!
NetGalley, Rebecca Hill
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
History for the non-historian! A first-rate recounting of Marlborough's pivotal campaigns and epic battles, with the added pleasure of many excerpts from not only the subject's letters but those of other officers and common soldiers. The letter describing the depredations of the billeted Grenadiers Rouge was a highlight. The author has not fallen into the I-know-more-than-you trap. Reading thiis excellent history was like talking to a (very knowledgeable) friend.. I cannot speak to scholarly accuracy, but for sheer readability and enjoyment, Marlborough's Wars would be hard to top.
NetGalley, Shayla McBride
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
History for the non-historian! A first-rate recounting of Marlborough's pivotal campaigns and epic battles, with the added pleasure of many excerpts from not only the subject's letters but those of other officers and common soldiers. The letter describing the depredations of the billeted Grenadiers Rouge was a highlight. The author has not fallen into the I-know-more-than-you trap. Reading thiis excellent history was like talking to a (very knowledgeable) friend.. I cannot speak to scholarly accuracy, but for sheer readability and enjoyment, Marlborough's Wars would be hard to top.
NetGalley, Shayla McBride
