The Strangest Family

An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer.

Informationen zum Autor Janice Hadlow is Controller of BBC2 and BBC4. In her previous roles as joint Head of History at the BBC and Head of History at Channel 4, she was responsible for commissioning some of the most influential history series of our time from, among others, Simon Schama, David Starkey and Niall Ferguson. This is her first book. Klappentext A moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family. George III came to the throne in 1760 determined to be a new kind of king, whose power was rooted in the affection and approval of his people; and he also wanted to revolutionise his private life. Now in paperback. Zusammenfassung An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer.

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Janice Hadlow is Controller of BBC2 and BBC4. In her previous roles as joint Head of History at the BBC and Head of History at Channel 4, she was responsible for commissioning some of the most influential history series of our time from, among others, Simon Schama, David Starkey and Niall Ferguson. This is her first book.

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An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer.