Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Queen Caroline

Published in the 1820s, this contemporary life of Caroline of Brunswick follows her marriage to George, Prince of Wales, the birth of Princess Charlotte, the couple's separation, and the inquiries into Caroline's household. Nightingale traces her years on the Continent, her return to England when George became king, the Bill of Pains and Penalties in the House of Lords, and the public demonstrations for and against her. Letters, parliamentary scenes, and street feeling are set beside court etiquette. The book is a political biography of a royal scandal, written while the quarrel was still recent, not a later synthesised history of the reign.

Bound in orange buckram blocked on cover and spine with a gilt design. Yellow endleaves printed in orange with a design. Pale yellow-brown slipcase.