In this episode, host Ellie Woodacre interviews Natalee Garrett about her new biography of Queen Charlotte (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III of Britain). We discuss Charlotte's enhanced visibility in popular culture thanks to Bridgerton, her role and reputation as a mother, and the challenges of being a queen consort.  GUEST BIO:Natalee Garrett received a PhD in History from the University of St Andrews in 2021 for a thesis on satirical prints of the monarchy and nobility in eighteenth-century France and Britain.  She began teaching at the Open University in 2021 and is currently a Lecturer in Early Modern History. Her research explores popular political culture, visual culture, and concepts of identity, including social class and gender. Her first monograph, <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Queen-Charlotte-Family-Duty-Scandal/Garrett/p/book/9781032280417">a biography of Queen Charlotte</a>, was published by Routledge in December 2024.   Find out more about Natalee's research:<ul><li>Follow Natalee on Bluesky: @nemgarrett.bsky.social</li><li>Natalee's <a href="https://www.open.ac.uk/people/ng5644">Open University staff page</a>  </li><li>Natalee's <a href="https://linktr.ee/nataleegarrett.historian">linktree</a> with links to other projects and publications</li></ul>

In this episode, host Ellie Woodacre interviews Natalee Garrett about her new biography of Queen Charlotte (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of George III of Britain). We discuss Charlotte's enhanced visibility in popular culture thanks to Bridgerton, her role and reputation as a mother, and the challenges of being a queen consort.   GUEST BIO: Natalee Garrett received a PhD in History from the University of St Andrews in 2021 for a thesis on satirical prints of the monarchy an...

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