Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Father of the Canadian Crown

Name: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Father of the Canadian Crown
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ISBN: 9781459707894

ISBN-10: 1459707893

ISBN-13: 9781459707894

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nathan Tidridge, J. J. Grant, J. J. Grantham

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It was to the old capital of New France that the 24-year-old Prince Edward Augustus arrived with his regiment, the Royal Fusiliers (7th Regiment of Foot), in 1791. Exiled from court for his lavish spending habits, the Prince was accompanied by his long-time mistress Julie de St. Laurent. Together they found themselves immersed in a society struggling for an identity.Even though much of his time on the continent was filled with pleas to be sent away from it, Prince Edward's life became woven into the fabric of a highly-charged society, deeply scared by social and political divisions. If only Edward, shivering in the cold of his first Canadian winter, could have foreseen that seventy years…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 5/4/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Nathan Tidridge was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal for his fifteen years of volunteer support in the education of Canadians on the role of the Crown. He teaches Canadian history and government at Waterdown District High School and was awarded the Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence (Teacher of the Year) in 2007. Nathan is the author of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy . He lives in Carlisle, Ontario.



Foreword



Acknowledgements


Background: Political Divisions of British North America: During the Duke of Kent's Time on the Continent, 1791-1800


Introduction


Forms of address used for Prince Edward



Fourth Son of the King, 1767



Exiled to the Rock, 1791



Quebec, 1791



The 1792 Royal Tour of Upper Canada



Life in Lower Canada and War in the West Indies, 1792-1794



Prince Edward's Golden Age of Halifax, 1794-1800



After Canada and Nova Scotia, 1800-1820



Offspring of King George III (1738-1820) and Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) of the House of Hanover



Key Figures During Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent's Association with Canada (1790-1820)



The Canadian Legacy of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent


Chronology of Prince Edward


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index