Catherine Curzon > Quotes

“The king and queen were devastated but for George there was one small, perhaps odd comfort. He loved his son, of course, but his favourite child was Octavius, and he wrote, ‘I am very sorry for Alfred, but if it had been Octavius, I should have died too.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“I love you, Robert. No matter what happens, I always will.”

“Wherever we may be, I shall never love another but you.” Thornes voice trembled, just enough for Jack to sense the trepidation in him. “And I never have until I saw you.”

Jack pressed his lips to Thornes neck.

“I loved you from the moment you first smiled at me.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Captain and the Cavalry Trooper

“On 5 February 1811, the Prince of Wales was appointed Prince Regent and Queen Charlotte was compelled to face the sad truth that the husband she had known and loved was gone forever. She drew her daughters closer than ever and their small, isolated cabal became the most exclusive female club in England. It was one to which nobody would want to belong.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“It won’t come as a surprise to learn that Princess Sophia, the fifth of the six daughters of George and Charlotte, had the same unremarkable upbringing as her sisters.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“The thing with Augusta is that one could never tell what she was really thinking behind her placid smile. As her father once noted of her, ‘she looks interesting – she looks as if she knew more than she would say.’4 Such was the cabal of the Georgian princesses.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

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― Catherine Curzon, Queens of Georgian Britain

“The Act ruled that, should no Stuart heir survive, then the crown would pass to Sophia, Electress of Hanover or her successor. The Act also contained the vital clause that no Catholic could sit on the English throne and, should the heir or Sovereign marry a Catholic, then they would be removed from the line of succession.”
― Catherine Curzon, Life in the Georgian Court

“As the daughter of John VI of Portugal and his wife, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, the young infanta’s parents always intended that she would have a vital part to play in the European marriage market. To their eye, the ideal candidate appeared to be Maria Isabel’s maternal uncle, Ferdinand VII, who was to acquire something of a hobby for marrying his nieces. Worries about inbreeding and familial relations were nowhere on the horizon and after a decade as a widower with no heir, the King of Spain was in need of a young, childbearing wife.”
― Catherine Curzon, Life in the Georgian Court

“In other words, the queen intended to make her daughters suffer. What better way than withdrawing into isolation to lick her wounds? Thanks, mum.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“In 1775 she wrote to the governess of the children, Lady Charlotte Finch, and told her, ‘if every body is well behaved, at the Queens House of the Female party I should be glad to see my Daughters on Wednesday morning between 10 and 11.’20 Before your eyebrows hit your hairline, remember that this was the Queen of Great Britain. Even her children needed an appointment.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“He finally passed away in the early hours of 11 June, ending the reign of the first monarch of the Georgian era. Melusine couldn’t quite accept the loss, and following the death of the man she adored, she devoted herself to the care of a pet raven that she believed was the spirit of the king returned to her side.”
― Catherine Curzon, Life in the Georgian Court

“On a personal level, the king liked Spencer and even appointed him as an equerry. Now at least Spencer was nearby, if still unobtainable, and at some point, it seems that he and Augusta became lovers when she was in her early thirties. She called him ‘the secret of her heart’ and she knew that there could be no marriage between them, but it didn’t stop her from hoping.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“In the years to come, Elizabeth would use her talent for illustration to benefit her favourite charities, producing books of illustration and donating the profits from their sale.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“It was at this point that Parliament took action to focus their considerable resources on preventing the dreaded Catholic restoration. Their response to the crisis was to legislate and in 1701, the Act of Settlement was passed. The Act ruled that, should Anne or the current incumbent, her brother-in-law, William III, fail to provide an heir, then the crown would pass to Sophia, Electress of Hanover; should Sophia predecease Anne, then the English crown would pass to her nearest descendent. The Act also contained the vital clause that no Catholic could sit on the throne, and should the heir or Sovereign marry a Catholic then they would be removed from the line of succession.”
― Catherine Curzon, Life in the Georgian Court

“It is a mistake my living at Court; it was certainly intended that I should live in the Country, and been a younger brother’s Wife, for I do not understand Court quarrels; kiss and make friends should be one of the mottos for a Palace.’15”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses

“When Marie Antoinette signed her name to the register a blot of ink dripped onto the page, obscuring part of her signature whilst outside the palace, a violent storm raged. All of this was taken as an omen of ill things to come by some who witnessed the wedding but for most, the day was a roaring success.”
― Catherine Curzon, Life in the Georgian Court

“If you did a double take, you could be forgiven. Queen Charlotte not hating the idea of one of her daughters marrying and leaving home? It was virtually unheard of.”
― Catherine Curzon, The Daughters of George III: Sisters & Princesses