Queen Charlotte: America’s Biracial, Abolitionist Queen
May 5, 2021
Think you know all there is to know about Queen Charlotte? Think again.
Ever since Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018 (which is coincidentally Queen Charlotte’s birthday – the Queen was born in 1744), the public has been obsessed with uncovering the history of the monarchy’s controversial, and highly debatable, first biracial Queen. Many have drawn comparisons between her and the Duchess of Sussex, Mrs. Markle herself. The Queen’s popularity and questions about her identity continue to surge since Netflix’s hit Bridgerton series debuted in December 2020. Was Queen Charlotte as whimsical as her recent on-screen portrayal? Was she a doting and adoring wife to her husband, King George III?
It’s time to finally find out.
In celebration of the Queen City namesake’s birthday on May 19, 2021, Dr. Stephanie Myers, author of the book Invisible Queen, will explore the remarkable and unexamined parts of the Queen’s life. The conversation on Wednesday, May 19 kicks off online at 7 p.m. and will discuss Queen Charlotte as an accomplished and multilingual queen with African heritage, a mother of 15 children, an abolitionist, a patron of the arts and a defender of the impoverished. Participants are sure to learn a story about the Queen they weren't told in standard history class.
Interested in attending this program? Find program details below:
Queen Charlotte: America’s Biracial, Abolitionist Queen
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
7 p.m., online
Click here to register (registration is FREE).
Read Invisible Queen: Biography of Sophia Charlotte, Queen of Britain and Ireland, 1761-1818 by Dr. Stephanie Myers today. Find the book in our catalog here.
Questions about the event? Please contact Rachel Kubie, reference librarian at SouthPark Regional Library, by phone at (704) 416-5400 or by email at rkubie@cmlibrary.
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Portrait of Queen Charlotte by Allan Ramsay