Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England

Standard Name: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,, Queen of England
Used Form: Queen Charlotte Sophia
Used Form: Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Family and Intimate relationships Queen Victoria
QV 's father, Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent , was a son of domestic and high-minded parents, George III and Queen Charlotte , but since their day the House of Hanover had become renowned for...
Friends, Associates Frances Trollope
It took several years for the Trollopes' financial difficulties to turn into a financial catastrophe, and during those years, FT entertained many friends and acquaintances, including Lady Milman , whose husband had been Queen Charlotte
Friends, Associates Mary Delany
Back in England in her second widowhood, MD was a frequent visitor to her lifelong, very close friend the Duchess of Portland . The duchess, an amateur scientist of unusual talent and achievement, brought MD
Friends, Associates Mary Delany
MD continued to make new friends late in life (though she was said to have declined to meet Hester Thrale ).
Jones, Mary Gwladys. Hannah More. Cambridge University Press.
60
The king and queen were remarkably attentive to her in her widowhood. Prominent...
Leisure and Society Lady Eleanor Butler
By now the Plas Newydd grounds of Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby , the Ladies of Llangollen, were so famous that, by request, they sent plans to Queen Charlotte .
Mavor, Elizabeth. The Ladies of Llangollen. Michael Joseph.
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Literary responses Barbara Hofland
This work materially furthered BH 's career, since Queen Charlotte admired it enough to give the author permission to dedicate a future book to her.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Occupation Frances Burney
FB betook herself, with a visit en route to Mary Delany , to begin her work as Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte .
Doody, Margaret Anne. Frances Burney: The Life in the Works. Cambridge University Press.
171
Occupation Sarah Trimmer
ST went to advise Queen Charlotte , who wished to establish Sunday Schools in Windsor.
Trimmer, Sarah. Some Account of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Trimmer. F.C and J. Rivington and J. Johnson, and J. Hatchard.
1: 120
Occupation Ellis Cornelia Knight
Lady Aylesbury or Ailesbury , a senior lady of the bedchamber to Queen Charlotte , informed ECK of the queen's desire for her too to be employed at court, without specific duties other than that...
Occupation Mary Delany
Queen Charlotte , a personal friend of MD , recorded Delany's gift to her of one of her most remarkable artefacts, an album of cut-paper portrait silhouettes, which Delany had done from life.
Pelling, Madeleine. “Crafting Friendship: Mary Delany’s Album and Queen Charlotte’s Pocketbook”. Journal 18, a journal of eighteenth-century art and culture.
Occupation Ellis Cornelia Knight
ECK 's transfer of her services to Princess Charlotte (the Regent's only child) was not favoured by the Queen (Princess Charlotte's grandmother), who wished to retain ECK in her current position. In her autobiography Knight...
Occupation Susanna Wright
SW became widely known for her various activities. She not only took care of her family (and later the family of her brother James) but also raised silkworms on a large scale, and was regarded...
Publishing Olaudah Equiano
OE delivered a petition to Queen Charlotte , on behalf of my African brethren, for ending the slave trade.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
He argued that trading in manufactured goods would be more profitable as well as more...
Publishing Cassandra, Lady Hawke
It seems to have been a success, judging from a Dublin edition and a French translation the same year, and a German translation in 1789.
Garside, Peter et al., editors. The English Novel 1770-1829. Oxford University Press.
1: 439
Once the novel was published, CLHdesired permission...
Reception Hannah More
This work became an overnight best-seller. Queen Charlotte dismissed her Sunday hairdresser. A fifth edition was needed by April, and two more followed within a few more months. All had large print-runs.
Jones, Mary Gwladys. Hannah More. Cambridge University Press.
109, 104
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