Mulatto Queen: England's Black Queen

by Gary Lloyd

History reveals two curious details about Queen Charlotte consort to George III: first, her official coronation portrait shows a woman with distinct mulatto features; second, the Royal Physician to her granddaughter, Queen Victoria, wrote about her in his memoir: “She had a true mulatto face.”

But if Queen Charlotte was a mulatto, how did this happen?

Mulatto Queen answers this question. Along the way we meet Voltaire, Samuel Johnson, Czar Peter the Great, Liebniz; and finally, the mysterious African long-rumored to be Queen Charlotte's biological father.

No stodgy historical drama, Mulatto Queen is a hypnotic, breakneck romp through King George III’s England. Think: The Da Vinci Code meets Roots …

The characters are heroic, cowardly, desperately funny, disturbingly neurotic. What with their wedding-cake high wigs, rampant alcoholism, bloodlust for public executions, addiction to snuff, penchant for gluttony, the appearance of a 17-year old mulatto girl and King George’s instant attraction to her caused a scandal – and a cover-up! – that persists to this day.

278 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 5, 2010

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 2 out of 5]

the premise of this book was SO good, but the sloppy editing/time lines/inappropriate language for the time rather ruined it for me. research into the language of the time, as well as how fast it actually took to travel/send messages would have been helpful.

[Roderick Brunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kind of light humor people don't write anymore -- plus, there's serious history to this story, so you're learning something too. Engaging from page one. The author has a talent for voices and accents. Generally, I don't like historical fiction because they're too heavy on history and too light on story. This one has the right mix of humor and history.

The first comparison you want to make is "The Mad King George" since this book is about George III too. But if you saw the movie you know it was more of a costume party than a page-turner. Thin on plot and the humor was stuffy British fare.

Not Mulatto Queen!

This has a modern American style to it. Every line of dialog is in-your-face funny without being stupid or silly. In fact, I've got an alternate title for the book: "On the Road with King George III."

Will historical fiction ever be the same? Nope -- and that's OK by me.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Yunalesca Harley Romanov Renaldi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always wanted to know more about Charlotte but not worth the money I paid

[Jen hankshaw · Rating 1 out of 5]

An interesting concept but disappointing. I understand that many ebooks are poorly edited, sadly this is one. Hard to take the historical information seriously if the author does not take a professional attitude in writing it. Then again I am used to the likes of McCullough, Rakove, Toll and Brand. Purhaps I am expecting too much, but that is my standard.

[Artifactzartandclothingyahoo.com]

I appreciate having this book available to educate myself and allow me to pass information about the history of Black people that is often hidden from the general population. Great Job Gary Lloyd, I look forward to seeing more.

[Donald Mcfarland · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book very poorly written. The language and dialect is out of context for the time frame. The author should consider engaging the services of a professional editor for his next writing endeavor.