Forbidden Wife

The Life and Trials of Lady Augusta Murray

Forbidden Wife
Julia Abel Smith
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 368pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
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9781803990330
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On the night of 4 April 1793, two lovers were preparing to compel a cleric to perform a secret ceremony. The wedding of the sixth son of King George III to the daughter of the Earl of Dunmore would not only be concealed - it would also be illegal. Lady Augusta Murray had known Prince Augustus Frederick for only three months but they had already fallen deeply in love and were desperate to be married. However, the Royal Marriages Act forbade such a union without the King' s permission and going ahead with the ceremony would change Augusta' s life forever. From a beautiful socialite she became a social pariah; her children were declared illegitimate and her family was scorned. In Forbidden Wife Julia Abel Smith uses material from the Royal Archives and the Dunmore family papers to create a dramatic biography set in the reigns of Kings George III and IV against the background of the American and French Revolutions. AUTHOR: Julia Abel Smith is a graduate of Cambridge University with a degree in History of Art, which she has used in a long career with The Landmark Trust and more recently with Art UK. It was while writing a history album for The Pineapple Folly that Julia happened across Augusta' s story and decided to research her biography. She has written for Country Life and House & Garden magazines, and is the author of Augusta' s entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. She lives in Essex. 16 b/w illustrations
Abel Smith is a wonderful storyteller, her descriptions of late-eighteenth-century Virginia, Rome and London are almost novel-like in colour and detail. Meticulously researched and elegantly told, it' s an excellent biography of a woman forbidden, but - thanks to Abel Smith - not forgotten -- Francesca Carington * TATLER * A fascinating and poignant story, beautifully told, of the tumultuous life of Lady Augusta Murray played out against the epic backdrop of Europe and America in the age of revolution. A wonderful read -- Anna Keay, author of THE LAST ROYAL REBEL This is a terrific story - well told -- John Martin Robinson, author of BUCKINGHAM PALACE: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
JULIA ABEL SMITH is a graduate of Cambridge University with a degree in History of Art, which she has used in a long career with The Landmark Trust and more recently with Art UK. It was while writing a history album for The Pineapple Folly that Julia happened across Augusta' s story and decided to research her biography. She has written for Country Life and House & Garden magazines, and is the author of Augusta' s entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. She lives in Essex.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781803990330
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The History Press
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 368

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