Succession
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Douglas Schofield. Succession
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Richmond, England – 1759
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By the same author
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I first conceived this story in the mid-1990’s, while I was living in British Columbia. A television documentary on the life of George III made a fleeting reference to Hannah Lightfoot, the so-called “Fair Quaker” who – the narrator alleged – George had secretly married eighteen months before he ascended the throne. On further research, I discovered that the story of George and Hannah’s clandestine marriage, if it was mentioned at all, was dismissed by most historians as mischievous myth-making.
That may be so, but the potential consequences of such a union led me to imagine the story you are about to read.
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“Ah. Our Lord Bute…”
Bute bowed, straightened.
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