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Author of 'American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry' attacks Prince William

Author of ‘American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’ attacks Prince William

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George Ludwig couldn't get past the fact that his gorgeous wife had been born a bastard, and Sophia Dorothea couldn't get past the fact that her husband was just a bastard period.

Royal Romances, Leslie Carroll So George Ludwig is better known as George I of England and Ireland, first of the House of Hanover. Sophia Dorothea had an affair and lost everything, her tomb had become a shrine for royal women wronged by the law it remains so centuries later.

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Leslie Carroll ,1956.

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Written By: Leslie Carroll Narrated By: Andi Arndt Publisher: HarperAudio Date: April 2018 Duration: 7 hours 26 minutes

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Royal Romances: Titillating Tales of Passion and Power in the Palaces of Europe by Leslie Carroll

Read time: 35 Days (intermittent) Rating: 2.5/5

The quote: In a world where marriages were arranged for political and dynastic reasons, the lover in a true royal romance is the person the sovereign or concert would likely have selected as a spouse, had he or she been permitted the choice. - Leslie Carroll

I enjoyed this but it felt terribly long-winded. I was only reading it intermittently and found that it was more than occasionally putting me to sleep. The more interesting romances for me were definitely the ones where it was a queen or woman of status taking the risk. Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Catherine the Great, Caroline Matilde and Marie Antionette. What I will say is the Swedes had a way with the women.

I think it's one for the history buffs. Goodreads

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It goes a lot deeper than bling and big houses. If you were to say “trophy wives,” you’d be warm, but the Medici women were prizes themselves, at least as wealthy and glamorous in their own right as any starlet or supermodel. The rather sordid and sinister answer is: domestic violence.

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Yet there were occasions when the King showed himself to be a true romantic — even in public. One day when he was riding through the Bois de Boulogne he saw the queen sitting on the grass with his aunts, enjoying a repast of strawberries and cream, an image straight out of the pastoral canvases of Fragonard. He alit from the saddle, clasped his wife by her waist, and kissed her. All who witnessed this charming display of domestic bliss and marital harmony applauded.

Notorious Royal Marriages - Leslie Carroll