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Title: Sophia: Mother of Kings
Author: CURZON CATHERINE
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/12/2019
Imprint: PEN & SWORD
Price: $55.00
Publishing status: Active
Sophia, Electress of Hanover, was born to greatness. Granddaughter of James I and mother to
George I, she was perhaps the finest queen that Britain never had. As daughter of Frederick V of
the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart, Sophia emerged from an impoverished, exiled childhood as
the Winter Princess, a young woman of sparky intelligence, cutting wit and admirable
determination. Once courted by Charles II, Sophia eventually gave her heart to Ernest Augustus,
at whose side she became the first Electress of Hanover and the mother of the first Georgian
king of Great Britain. Sophia: Mother of Kings, brings this remarkable woman and her tumultuous
era vividly to life. In a world where battles raged across the continent and courtiers fought
behind closed doors, Sophia kept the home fires burning. Through personal tragedy and public
triumph, Sophia raised a family, survived illness, miscarriage, and accusations of conspiracy, and
missed out on the British throne by a matter of weeks. Sophia of Hanover became the mother of
one of the most glittering dynasties the world has ever known. From the House of Stuart to the
House of Hanover, this is the story of her remarkable life.
32 b/w illustrations
ISBN: 9781526755346
Dimension: 234mm X 156mm