Lady Anne Hamilton

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Lady Anne Hamilton

1766–1846

A sharp-eyed witness to royal scandal, this Scottish aristocrat wrote from close experience at the court of Caroline of Brunswick. Her memoirs and political writings offer a vivid glimpse of Regency power, loyalty, and controversy.

2 Audiobooks

Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte

Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 2 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte

by Lady Anne Hamilton

Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 1 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte

Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume 1 (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte

by Lady Anne Hamilton

About the author

Born on 16 March 1766, she was the eldest daughter of Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton. She became a lady-in-waiting to Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, and was known as one of Caroline's loyal supporters during the bitter public conflicts that surrounded the princess and later queen.

She is best remembered as a writer of court memoirs and political works, especially Secret History of the Court of England, which drew on her insider's view of royal life in the age of George III and George IV. Her work is still of interest for the way it captures the drama, rumor, and factional politics of the period.

Lady Anne Hamilton died on 10 October 1846. Today she is remembered as both a court insider and a determined chronicler of one of Britain's most turbulent royal eras.