The Regent's Daughter

Georgian Saga #9

by Jean Plaidy

Princess Charlotte, heir to the British throne, is torn between the demands of various family members who do not want her to become queen

Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction, 18th Century, British Literature, Royalty, Romance

383 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Eleanor Alice Burford, Mrs. George Percival Hibbert was a British author of about 200 historical novels, most of them under the pen name Jean Plaidy which had sold 14 million copies by the time of her death. She chose to use various names because of the differences in subject matter between her books; the best-known, apart from Plaidy, are Victoria Holt (56 million) and Philippa Carr (3 million). Lesser known were the novels Hibbert published under her maiden name Eleanor Burford, or the pseudonyms of Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow and Ellalice Tate. Many of her readers under one penname never suspected her other identities.
-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Karen Galber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Describes the short life of Charlotte Princess of Wales daughter of George IV and Caroline of Brunswick. Her parents hated each other . As a consequence Charlotte never saw much of any of them.
Charlotte eventually fell in love and married Prince Leopard of Saxe Coburg later to become King of the Belgians. only for Charlotte to die in childbirth.

[Christine Cazeneuve · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sad, sad life that poor Princess Charlotte lived. It was short and ended tragically, but I am happy that she followed her own mind and didn't follow convention. She so longed for love from her parents who detested each other. As always, Jean Plaidy has such a way with words and you find yourself so totally absorbed in each and every book. Honestly, no other author fully brings me into their world like she does. On to book #10 - Goddess of the Green Room - about Dorothy Jordan and William, the Duke of Clarence. Oh no - Dukes of Clarence don't' exactly have a great track record!

[Lynn Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this story of Charlotte Princess of Wales whom I knew little about at the time I read this.
It makes you think what if she had survived the awful 18th century medical practice of child birth? Would she have made a good queen? Victoria may not have even existed!!

The marriage of The Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick was strewn with private skirmish and public scandal, yet it did bear a daughter - Princess Charlotte, heiress presumptive to the English throne. The Regent is still elegant, though moving swiftly into corpulent middle age as his wife Caroline remains determined to shock almost to the point of lunacy. Old George III rambles on into the mists of his madness and stern Queen Charlotte sits at the centre of her web of domestic spies.

Beneath them all sparkles Charlotte, much loved by her mother but kept distant by her father and grandmother. Ever bewildered by her bizarre collection of royal relatives, Charlotte grows up to be honest, forthright and always certain of her destiny, though an unfortunate twist of fate means it is never to occur.

[Elisem007 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good look at a princess who would have been queen- Princess Charlotte. The only problem I had is that it moved a little too fast with too little information on when these events were taking place

[Grinning Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jean Plaidy's work is as always excellent. Charlotte, daughter of the then-Prince of Wales (later George IV), is a rarely remembered Princess who was meant to be Queen instead of Victoria. Plaidy makes her heroine sympathetic and human. An excellent book.

[Adriana Conto · Rating 3 out of 5]

La historia de Carlota hija del príncipe regente Jorge cuarto y Carolina de bronquis en los años 1800 tiempo de Napoleón toda su vida describe la vida de Jorge III y su esposa Carlota y sus 15 hijos con sus esposas intrigas e hijos todo en Inglaterra hasta la muerte de la princesa

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent historical fiction regarding one of England's royal family, the book is poignantly describes the heroine's search for what each of us desires: true love and acceptance.

[Babete · Rating 4 out of 5]

Já li há alguns anos e foi oferecido; lembra-me de ter pena de não saber o que aconteceria a seguir. Factos históricos contados de uma forma muito leve e acessível! ( A Filha do Regente )