The First Iron Lady
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The First Iron Lady by Matthew Dennison
'A brilliant study of a brilliant woman' LUCY WORSLEY History has forgotten Caroline of Ansbach, yet in her lifetime she was compared frequently to Elizabeth I and considered by some as the cleverest queen consort Britain ever had.‘A scintillating, thoroughly researched biography’ The Times
'Queen Caroline has been fortunate in attracting a seasoned and perceptive biographer of powerful women… Matthew Dennison's judgements are always nuanced and well contextualized, particularly on the timing and type of her cultural patronage… Dennison undoubtedly succeeds thoroughly in rescuing Caroline from historical limbo' Clarissa Campbell Orr, TLS
‘A brilliant study of a brilliant woman’ Lucy Worsley
'Matthew Dennison's sparkling new biography should do much to bring Caroline out of the shadows to which she has for so long been consigned… Energetic and ambitious, brilliant and divisive, Queen Caroline would have been a remarkable figure in any ageIt is fortunate that, in Dennison, she has found a writer able to do justice to her formidable talents’ Country Life
‘Finely judged and entertaining biography’ Spectator
‘Matthew Dennison’s compelling and deftly narrated study of Caroline of Ansbach … Dennison is a talented biographer who can bring alive even the densely populated genealogies of which German princelings were inordinately proud’ Daily Telegraph
‘Illuminating’ Literary Review
Matthew Dennison is the author of seven critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, including ‘Behind the Mask: The Life of Vita Sackville-West’, a Book of the Year in The Times, Spectator, Independent and Observer. His most recent book is ‘Over the Hills and Far Away: The Life of Beatrix Potter’. He is a contributor to Country Life and Telegraph.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008121990 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008121990 |
| Title | The First Iron Lady |
| Author | Matthew Dennison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-11-02 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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