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Sophia: Mother of Kings, Hardback Book

Sophia: Mother of Kings Hardback

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Sophia, Electress of Hanover, was born to greatness.

Granddaughter of James I and mother to George I, she was perhaps the finest queen that Britain never had. As daughter of Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart, Sophia emerged from an impoverished, exiled childhood as the Winter Princess, a young woman of sparky intelligence, cutting wit and admirable determination.

Once courted by Charles II, Sophia eventually gave her heart to Ernest Augustus, at whose side she became the first Electress of Hanover and the mother of the first Georgian king of Great Britain. Sophia: Mother of Kings, brings this remarkable woman and her tumultuous era vividly to life.

In a world where battles raged across the continent and courtiers fought behind closed doors, Sophia kept the home fires burning.

Through personal tragedy and public triumph, Sophia raised a family, survived illness, miscarriage, and accusations of conspiracy, and missed out on the British throne by a matter of weeks. Sophia of Hanover became the mother of one of the most glittering dynasties the world has ever known.

From the House of Stuart to the House of Hanover, this is the story of her remarkable life.

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