The king was in a panic that the emboldened Caroline, nicknamed the “Bedlam Bitch of a Queen” by Sir Walter Scott, now had nothing to stop her from storming his coronation.

CAROLINE OF ENGLAND—Peter Quenne//— Viking ($3.75). Few writers can handle an early 18th-Century English subject with a grace and sang-froid that would have passed muster… ...

Dr. Lager says Caroline was an intelligent and attractive woman who was a much sought-after as a bride. He explains, “In 1705, the Queen of Prussia’s nephew, Prince George Augustus of Hanover ...

CAROLINE OF ANSBACH—R. L. Arkell—Oxford University Press ($4.25). For most people who know their English history, Queen Caroline means the unhappy spouse of George IV. But George II’s ...

It resulted in an evidentiary common-law principle — called the Rule in Queen Caroline’s case — that prevented the presentation of surprise evidence, Widener added. This exhibit also sheds light on ...

Queen Caroline of England said it best back in 1795, when she described the moment she first laid eyes upon her fiancé, King George IV: "I find him very fat, and by no means as beautiful as his ...

Maybe the nuttiest coronation wardrobe maneuvering: The dress of Queen Caroline, wife of King George II, was so weighted down with jewels that courtiers had to rig up a pulley system to hoist her ...