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The Prince and the Quakeress
The young George, Prince of Wales, becomes fascinated by Hannah Lightfoot, a Quaker woman whose life is far removed from the expectations of the royal court. Their relationship develops in secrecy as George faces pressure from his family and advisers to make a dynastic marriage suited to the future king of Great Britain.
Jean Plaidy builds the novel around the long-standing legend that the future George III secretly married Hannah before his official marriage to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Treating that disputed story as historical fiction, the novel contrasts private affection with royal duty and explores the personal cost of a monarchy in which marriage is inseparable from politics.
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