Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge--Steadfast Son of King George III, 1774-1850.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review) From: Albion | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Lester, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2004 North American Conference on British Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Grace E. Moremen. Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge--Steadfast Son of King George III, 1774-1850. (Studies in British History, Vol. 71.) Lewiston, N. Y: The Edwin Mellen Press. 2002. Pp. xxxvii, 442. $139.95. ISBN 0-7734-6836-6.

Grace Moremen's biography of Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge is a significant revision of Whig and Radical views of the sons of George III. Shelley's description of them as "princes, the dregs of thy dull race" who "leach like to their ...