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Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell

A Study in Royal Patronage and Classical Scholarship

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Authors:
  1. Jason Thompson

    1. Copper Hill, USA

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  • Presents the first scholarly transcription of Queen Caroline’s letters to Sir William Gell
  • Offers the first substantial study of Sir William Gell and his scholarly achievements
  • Appeals to scholars of Regency political and cultural history, classical studies, and gender studies

Part of the book series: Queenship and Power (QAP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. A Princess and Her Chamberlain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Princess Caroline

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 3-15

    3. Sir William Gell

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 17-30

    4. A Princess and Her Chamberlain

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 31-49

    5. Sir William Gell in Italy

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 51-64

    6. Caroline’s Adventures

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 65-96

    7. The Trial of Queen Caroline

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 97-117

    8. Sir William Gell’s Later Years

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 119-151

  3. Queen Caroline’s Letters to Sir William Gell

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. The Letters

      • Jason Thompson
      Pages 155-256

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 257-266
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About this book

This book explores the relationship between Queen Caroline, one of the most enigmatic characters in Regency England, and Sir William Gell, the leading classical scholar of his day. Despised and rejected by her husband, Caroline created a sphere and court of her own through patronage of scholarship.  The primary beneficiary was Gell, a pioneering scholar of the classical world who opened new dimensions in the study of ancient Troy, mainland Greece, and Ithaca.  Despite his achievements, Gell had scarce financial resources.  Support from Caroline enabled him to establish himself in Italy and conduct his seminal work about ancient Rome and, especially, Pompeii, until her sensational trial before the House of Lords and premature death. Concluding with the first scholarly transcription of the extraordinary series of letters that Caroline wrote to Gell, this volume illuminates how Caroline sought power through patronage, and how Gell shaped classical scholarship in nineteenth-century Britain.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Copper Hill, USA

    Jason Thompson

About the author

Jason Thompson is a historian of the British Empire and the author of Sir Gardner Wilkinson and His Circle, A History of Egypt: From Earliest Times to the Present, and most recently, the three-volume Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell

  • Book Subtitle: A Study in Royal Patronage and Classical Scholarship

  • Authors: Jason Thompson

  • Series Title: Queenship and Power

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98008-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-98007-2Published: 12 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07437-1Published: 11 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-98008-9Published: 25 September 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2730-938X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 266

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Intellectual Studies, Cultural History, Women's Studies

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