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Title: The Prince and the Quakeress (Prince & the Quakeress) by Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Hibbert ISBN: 0-399-13191-4 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 October, 1986 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Little Known Chapter of History
Comment: This is one of my favorite Plaidy books! I had never heard of Hannah Lightfoot before this, so I read this book to find out more about her.
Frederick, Prince of Wales dies, and his son George (later George III) takes the title. He is slow, but tries very hard. He is also kind and gentle, but not thought of as much. One day, while riding out in the street, he gets a glance of Hannah Lightfoot. He instantly falls ion love with her. When one of his mother's ladies in waiting tries to win favor with him, he jumps at the opportunity of meeting Hannah. They meet secretly a few times, and both fall in love. When Hannah is to be married, she decides to run away. She is whisked off to a secluded house where she and George secretly live as man and wife. After a while, they are even secretly married. When Lord Bute, his mother's lover and leader of the household finds out, he finds Hannah and she mysteriously disappears. George is told she is dead. He begins to realize how dangerous it would be to the monarchy if she had lived, so he is in a way grateful.
The King George II, his grandfather, dies, and George III is king. Once again, he falls in love, this time with Sarah Lennox. She isn't really interested in him, and Lord Bute discourages him, so he decides to marry the German princess he is expected to marry, Princess Charlotte.
Rating: 4
Summary: THE EARLY LIFE OF KING GEORGE III, WHEN PRINCE OF WALES...
Comment: Jean Plaidy, beloved author of historical fiction, is known to her millions of fans world wide as Victoria Holt. A masterful storyteller who can weave a tapestry of little known historical facts into an engrossing and well written novel, she tells the story of a young Prince of Wales, who would later go on to become King George III, and a that of a young quakeress named Hannah Lightfoot. When their paths crossed one day, theirs would be a romance that would transcend royal protocol.
This novel, set against a backdrop of political intrigues and aristocrats jockeying for power, tells the story of a young, idealistic Prince of Wales and his deep and abiding affection for a beautiful, young quakeress, Hannah Lightfoot, who happened to catch his eye one day while he was riding through the streets. She, a commoner, would go against all her beliefs for his love, and he, a future King of England, would flout those who would try to control him in order to be with this woman whom he loved with the ardor and devotion of the very young.
Their bittersweet romance provides a birdseye view into the upbringing of the Prince of Wales, as well as a peek into the sybaritic court of George II. Their love is set against a backdrop of manipulative and self-seeking courtiers who would attempt to use their knowledge of the Prince's secret romance with this young quakeress for their personal gain. Theirs would be a love that would disappear into the footnotes of history, until the author wove it into this absorbing and poignant account of a forbidden, first love that would have historical implications.
Rating: 5
Summary: Some more light on the mystery
Comment: Much of Miss Plaidy's historical novel is in line with historical facts collected by my family over the years - we all still have the name Mackelcan, which is referred to on page 233. It is interesting to note that John Mackelcan, Hannah's son, was baptised at St Mary's, Newington, Surrey on 12th April 1759 and at the age of 15, under the wing of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers. In 1795 at the age of 36 and without having seen active service he was promoted to full General. In a Will dated July 1778 Hannah wrote "Provided I depart this life, I commend my two sons and my daughter to their Royal father, my husband." The cover-up began in 1866 when a Mrs Ryves sought to establish her direct descent from George III's brother, the Duke of Cumberland; the case was heard by the Lord Chief Justice and the Baron Justice acting with a special jury. Acting for the Crown were the Attorney General, the Solicitor General and the Queen's Advocate. On the back of what appeared to be a certificate relating to a marriage between Cumberland and Mrs Ryves was the following certificate "This is to certify that I lawfully married George, Prince of Wales to Hannah Lightfoot on 27th May 1759 and that two sons and a daughter are the issue of that marriage " It was signed by J Wilmot ( a Doctor of Divinity and a friend of the Royal Family in the 18th century) and witnessed by Chatham and J Denning. The LCJ forbade Mrs Ryves to speak in Court; no other witnesses were called and the case was put straight to the Jury who found for the Attorney-General. Even as recently as 1997 officials at the Public Records Office told a researcher that the documents were not avaialable but they did eventually produce the impounded marriage certificate. Miss Plaidy's book puts the relationship between George and Hannah into a very readable context but perhaps the sequel is just as fascinating?
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Title: Queen in Waiting by Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Hibbert ISBN: 0449210960 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1987 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: Caroline the Queen by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0449212173 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1988 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Goddess of the Green Room (Georgian Series) by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 039913476X Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Regent's Daughter by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0449218899 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Perdita's Prince (Plaidy, Jean, Georgian Saga, Bk. 6.) by Jean Plaidy ISBN: 0449216586 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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