Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell : a study in royal patronage and classical scholarship / Jason Thompson.

"This book explores the relationship between Queen Caroline, one of the most enigmatic characters in Regency England, and Sir William Gell, the leading classical scholar of his day. Despised and rejected by her husband, Caroline created a sphere and court of her own through patronage of scholarship....

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Queenship and power.
Main Author: Thompson, Jason, 1950- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland ; Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Series:Queenship and power.
Subjects:
Caroline, > Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, > 1768-1821 > Correspondence.
Caroline, > Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, > 1768-1821.
Gell, William, > Sir, > 1777-1836.
Learning and scholarship > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > History > George IV, 1820-1830.
Learning and scholarship.
Great Britain.
1800-1899
History.
Personal correspondence.
Genre:
Correspondence.
History.
Personal correspondence.
Physical Description:xxiii, 266 pages ; 21 cm.
Format: Book

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