This book, while it concentrates on the lives of the six daughters of King George III of England, does take in quite a bit of King George and his consort Queen Charlotte, as well as the princesses' brothers, including the future George IV. One problem, which Fraser largely battles successfully, is keeping the massive cast straight, inclusive of the fact that many personages have the same or similar names. The family tree in the front of the book certainly gets a workout! The biggest problem is that Fraser isn't really able to make the princesses interesting; you get the strong impression from the book that they led crashingly dull lives. Most of the drama seems to have come from various illnesses that they suffered, mixed here and there with largely failed romantic efforts. Fraser thus seems to have put an enormous amount of effort into a work that, in the final analysis, doesn't really shed a great deal of light, save for some of the dysfunctions of the Hanoverian royal family. Worth it if you're a fan of the royal family; not so much if you're not. ( )

A wonderful biography of King George III's many daughters. This book takes a look at the lives of a most unfortunate group of princesses. The ladies were subject to their parents' moods and fancies. Their father seemed to never want them to marry, and their mother was happy to have them near her. As they grew older, some of them acted out, causing scandal. Indeed, there were rumors of illegitimate children, lovers, and secret marriages.

The book delves into the relationships that the princesses had with many of their relations, including their numerous nieces and nephews. Among the most talked about are Princess Charlotte of Wales and the future Queen Victoria. The sisters looked on their siblings' progeny as the children that life denied them.

A fascinating look at Georgian life and a wonderful biography of these six women. ( )

The “madness of King George” has been fodder for plays, movies and numerous books, but the fate of his fifteen children is rarely discussed. FIFTEEN children. This is a well-written, well-documented examination of the lives of the king’s six daughters, none of whom were allowed to marry during his lifetime. As a result, they remained cloistered in their palaces until their forties, at which point he died and they married left, right and center. ( )

Ho hum...... on & on & on & on about everything surrounding the Princesses in minute detail. So much so, I gave up, because I don't care that one of the Nannies was a drunk, they really were not allowed to eat much meat, the King's brother married a Whig "Commoner"..... Needless to say I was very put off.

Also the writing style and tone was as if the author was writing back in the 18th Century, very affected.

I wanted to know about them, and I just didn't have the patience to wade through the history of George III, his family, England & the poorly behaved Colonies.

What I did find interesting was that George III & wife were very family oriented & preferred to spend much time w/ their children rather than court.

The book would have been better had she followed the writing style of: "Victoria's Daughters" by Jerrod Packard. ( )

Raccontare la vita di ben sei principesse, dalla nascita alla morte, si rivela un compito quanto mai arduo, se non altro per la gran quantità di materiale da gestire. Oltre alle vicende delle sei figlie di Giorgio III, assistiamo per forza anche a quella delle loro dame di compagnia, del Re, della regina Caroline, degli altri sette principi reali e delle loro consorti, di almeno una decina tra cugini e nipoti, alle travagliate vicende matrimoniali del Reggente, uno scorcio delle guerre napoleoniche, il regno di Giorgio IV e Guglielmo IV, la nascita l'ascensione al trono il matrimonio di Vittoria e per finire ancora una manciata di nipoti dell'ultima generazione.

Tenere dietro a tutti questi personaggi è a dir poco impegnativo, se si considera oltretutto che buona parte viene nominata a volte per nome, a volte per titolo (per esempio il principe Adolphus è chiamato anche Dolly e Duca di Cambridge). Troppo spesso non ho capito assolutamente di chi si stesse parlando in quel momento. ( )