Mulatto Queen edition by Kimba Hudson Literature Fiction eBooks
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German Princess Charlotte was just 17 when she arrived in England to meet her betrothed King George III for the first time. We're told of the pomp and circumstance of this auspicious meeting; the nobility in attendance, and why it was so vitally important the 21-year-old king fulfill his duty to God and country by marrying Charlotte who by all accounts was a German princess of no less than 72 quarterings.
The royal painter sent to her remote duchy to paint her portrait was the only Englishmen to see her before her arrival. From his portrait the young king evaluated her against the portraits of three other German princesses. We should assume George found her portrait pleasing. Later reports tell us that upon their meeting noted above, he was so smitten he gave the order the wedding was to be held the next day, which it was.
“Mulatto Queen” fills in the gaps. It names the black African father of Charlotte and details exactly how he seduced the German duchess who gave birth to a mulatto girl who goes on to become “The Grandmother of all Europe.”
Mulatto Queen edition by Kimba Hudson Literature Fiction eBooks
A lot of imagination mixed with a few facts and a lot of ignorant racism. The author supposes that mulatto Queen Charlotte has only seen a Negro once and assumed he suffered from some strange skin condition. Also Charlotte's mulatto hair is referred to as "queer hair". The fact is Blacks and Moors were known throughout Europe and were not considered oddities. If you're going to write a fictionalized account of a real event at least try to do some research on the period. Don't just superimpose your own prejudices on the situation.Product details
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Mulatto Queen edition by Kimba Hudson Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Mulatto Queen England's black queen is an interesting fictional story set in the historical court of King George III of England. The character of Charlotte is at the heart of this controversial part of English history and I have no idea if it is true or not but for a story plot it was developed into an enjoyable book. The writing style and character development made the reader feel this little known part of history of the Royal Family could be possible but it is a fiction.
First of all, I love historical novels - from any time in history - and this...well this...is VERY well written. I was so intrigued by the blurb about it that I wiki'd it just to make sure there was such a rumour and then I dug right into it. So basically, it's about the grandmother of Queen Victoria of England who allegedly had `mulatto' features. Many painters are `alleged' to have painted her with Caucasian features because to do otherwise would bring you certain death but the rumour persists that she had some negroid genes running through her royal self! Charlotte is the princess of Meklenburg-Strelitz and her brother Duke Frederick, hot-tempered and not very rich is desperate to marry off this sister who has frizzy hair. Mr. Shackleton, the painter to the British Aristocracy has been sent to paint some German princesses (seemed every British King had to have a German princess for a wife...good genes apparently!) and he is distraught to find that Charlotte Meklenberg is ...well...not quite white. Duke Frederick knowing the conundrum the poor painter is in (for he sees his sister every day!), bids him drink...tankard after tankard of German beer (pray, does anyone know what this tastes like?) until the poor man is so drunk that he paints Charlotte as a gorgeous Aryan beauty! Suffice it to say that when the portraits of the German Beauties are revealed, Charlotte is the favorite of all four decision makers Prince George (Heir apparent and he of the "The Madness of King George" fame), Princess Augusta (his bossy mother who is very powerful), Lord Bute (powerful Lord of the realm and rumored to be Princess Augusta's bedfellow) and King George 2nd, grandfather of the heir apparent and very very concerned old man! The dialogue is very good and appropriately written in the language of the time period. It's also caused me to go and search historical documents e.g. what was the relationship between Samuel Johnson (the first writer of the dictionary) and his manservant/assistant Barber? I love it when stories do this to me - cause me to research!
I think the part about the childhood of Ganibal, presumed father of Charlotte should have been a prologue of sorts. It gave insight and yet because it was set in Africa and sandwiched between English aristocratic skedaddles and Ukrainian battlefieds (by the way, this part was a bit of a dud), it lost some of its potency. Yah...the war in Ukraine with the Berserkers..woof! Totally lost me so I skipped those pages only to find that Ganibal had something to do with using Trig to solve a problem to win the war! I was beginning to wonder why I needed to know how a `bayonet slices through a man's body to produce a sound that the Greeks need to invent a word for'!
Gary Lloyd is a talented writer. It is suspenseful e.g. when Charlotte first met King George, when Stricker got paid back with his own medicine, when the whole story of Charlotte's conception was revealed...brilliantly done. Some things that made me laugh
1. `...man root for consummation...' I know what that is but it shows the skill of the writer that he had done so much research to know that this was an appropriate way to call it!
2. How awful to have others watch you on your wedding night? [And Charlotte saying 'thank you sir' in ecstasy was hilarious and hearing it in German would leave me in stitches!]
This story initially got a 3 star from me (2010) because of typos, name mixes and some incongruous stuff. However, since the author has now taken care of these, I am gladly upping the ante to 5 stars...yup...
I would definitely want to read more of Gary's works...Bravo!
A very engaging story with unexpected twists. There were minor typographical and grammatical errors which could have been addressed by a good editor or proof reader.
Not what i expected. Thought it was non-fiction but its fiction mixed with a few facts and other really odd events that had nothing to with Queen Charlotte and alot of it didnt make any sense or was really reaching. confusing timelines. I ended up skipping through alot of it.
I was hoping for this would be a biography type of book, but it's really a story based on a real Queen. It was fine, light reading but I think I'll try to find a book on her life written from a more historical, less fluffy point of view.
The book was rather entertaining in certain parts but a little light on the historical perspective as pertains to The Queens formative years living in Germany prior to becoming Queen. Totally omitted was her love for Christian Bach throughout their lives. The Queen was also a botanist and an abolitionist which was never mentioned.
A lot of imagination mixed with a few facts and a lot of ignorant racism. The author supposes that mulatto Queen Charlotte has only seen a Negro once and assumed he suffered from some strange skin condition. Also Charlotte's mulatto hair is referred to as "queer hair". The fact is Blacks and Moors were known throughout Europe and were not considered oddities. If you're going to write a fictionalized account of a real event at least try to do some research on the period. Don't just superimpose your own prejudices on the situation.
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