Queen Charlotte Sophia
On sale
13th June 2025
Price: £9.99
Genre
Classic Fiction (pre C 1945) / European History / Historical Fiction / Historical Romance / Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945) / Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 / True Stories
Selected:
Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781914344879
Newly crowned King George III must marry, but he can’t wed the woman he loves – Catholic Lady Sarah Lennox. Thus a search begins for an appropriate German Protestant royal.
For years Charlotte has hidden her ethnicity using white Elizabethan makeup to help her title-rich but cash-poor family survive. An opportunity to marry the British king is one that she can’t pass up, but Charlotte is also in love with someone else – the talented but poor commoner, Johann Christian Bach (son of JS Bach).
Does King George give up Lady Sarah? Will Queen Charlotte ever see Bach again? And what of her family secret and quest for answers?
For years Charlotte has hidden her ethnicity using white Elizabethan makeup to help her title-rich but cash-poor family survive. An opportunity to marry the British king is one that she can’t pass up, but Charlotte is also in love with someone else – the talented but poor commoner, Johann Christian Bach (son of JS Bach).
Does King George give up Lady Sarah? Will Queen Charlotte ever see Bach again? And what of her family secret and quest for answers?
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Reviews
Queen Charlotte Sophia - A Royal Affair is a beautifully written novel, rich in detail. This sweeping tale bridges kingdoms, countries, and lives. It is full of rumours and secrets that must be hidden at all costs. Tina Andrews takes us on quite a journey as Charlotte travels to England to become George 111's Queen. Andrews adroitly brings alive complicated histories through the eyes of imperfect but resilient characters and leaves us thirsty for more. Queen Charlotte's story of romance and intrigue continues to fascinate us and Andrews has written an important historical novel with an excellent eye for accuracy. This is a novel that must not be ignored.
...This novel may very well be telling the truth of the story of England's first black Queen... It's extraordinary and wonderful...
Andrews' Charlotte Sophia becomes a wily, cunning woman learning to navigate her arranged marriage to "mad" King George III who had no knowledge of her Moorish roots until their wedding night. I could hardly wait to read what Charlotte did next!
A compelling examination of the life of the German princess of color and Knights Templar descendant forced to hide her identity to ensure her power as she ascends to the seat of British queen consort. A thrilling page-turner.
If you enjoyed Bridgerton's take on Queen Charlotte's story, you'll love this reimagining of the life of the first mixed-race Queen of England.