Rebel Queen: The Trial of Caroline.

New York:: Simon & Schuster, 2006.. 1st Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: red binding; a tiny bit of edge damage to two leaves, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 8vo (9.5 inches tall) . Notes, bibliography, index. Description: Frontis portrait, chapter head illustrations, plus a section of color plates. ''The marriage of Caroline of Brunswick to the foppish and unpopular George, Prince of Wales began disastrously and soon got worse. He was repulsed by her vulgar looks and habits; she was disenchanted by his manners and his immediate call for brandy. They did not speak the same language. Three years later they were locked in enmity. Caroline moved to Europe where she lived life in flamboyant style, entering into scandalous associations. After the death of their only daughter; George determined that when he became King his wife would be barred from being crowned as Queen. In an attempt to divorce her, he brought Caroline to trial for adultery. The trial that followed was one of history's most sensational episodes. The event was manipulated by republicans and rabble-rousers of every political shade, and brought the country to the brink of rebellion. Queen Caroline was idolized by the popular press, which raised its voice in anger for the first time, and was adored by the common people. She became a surprising and unlikely political symbol; a revolutionary Queen, a people's princess. A vivid and entertaining account of the trial and of Britain in turmoil.''