Raising Royalty
1000 Years of Royal Parenting
by Carolyn Harris
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Pub Date May 02 2017 | Archive Date Mar 31 2017
Dundurn | Dundurn Press
Description
William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting trends for millions of parents around the world. The upbringing of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, is the focus of intense popular scrutiny. Royalty have always raised their children in the public eye and attracted praise or criticism according to parenting standards of their day.
Royal parents have faced unique challenges and held unique privileges. In medieval times, raising an heir often meant raising a rival, and monarchs sometimes faced their grown children on the battlefield. Conversely, kings and queens who lost their thrones in wars or popular revolutions often found solace in time spent with their children. In modern times, royal duties and overseas tours have often separated young princes and princesses from their parents, a circumstance that is slowly changing with the current generation of royalty.
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How to raise the kids? It is a question that has confounded parents for centuries. Imagine how parenting has been for royalty throughout the ages? Royal historian Carolyn Harris’s newest book focuses on this very topic. In Raising Royalty, Harris’s detailed research [explores] how royal parenting has evolved throughout the last thousand years. Harris focuses on twenty royal parents — from Edgar the Peaceable and Elfrieda of Northampton to Prince William and Catherine Middleton. This book is delightfully readable, infused with the brilliance of pure scholarship. Marlene A. Eilers Koenig, author of Queen Victoria's Descendants
Carolyn Harris’s encyclopedic knowledge infuses Raising Royalty with fascinating insights into the lives of Europe’s Royal Families. Moving through the centuries, Harris highlights unique and evolving family dynamics and traditions right up to our present day. An essential addition to any royal enthusiast’s collection, Raising Royalty provides a captivating look at the families occupying the centre of some of the world’s greatest monarchies. Nathan Tidridge, author of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781459735699 |
| PRICE | $35.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 248 |
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Reviewer 269869
Raising Royalty by Carolyn Harris is a readable book that shows how different royal parents managed to raise their royal children while managing to survive the public spotlight. Her book seems to be well research and contains endnotes showing the research the author undertook to write her book.
Raising Royalty features the following royal families:
Edgar "The Peaceable" and Elfrida of Northampton
William I "The Conqueror" and Matilda of Flanders
Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Henry III and Eleanor of Provence
Edward III and Philippa of Hanault
Richard III and Anne Neville
Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile
Henry VIII and Catharine of Aragon
Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of England and Scotland
Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France
Peter I "The Great" of Russian and Catherine
Anne and George of Denmark
George II and Caroline of Ansbach
Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette of Austria
Victoria and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Nicholas II of Russia and Alexandra of Hesse-Darmstadt
Juliana of the Netherlands and Berhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Elizabeth II and Phillip of Greece and Denmark
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
Prince William and Catherine Middleton
If you enjoy reading history, and want to learn more about how royal families managed their children, you will like this book.
Review written after downloading a galley from Net Galley.
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