The Queen of Bushy House

Author(s): Molly Gartland

Location(s): England

Genre(s): Historical, Fiction

Era(s): 1818

One house. Two women. Both determined to endure.

In 1818, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen arrives in England to marry the Duke of Clarence – a man twice her age, burdened by scandal, debt, and ten illegitimate children, the FitzClarences. Her duty is clear: restore order to his household and produce an heir to secure the future of the British monarchy.

But Bushy House belongs to another woman.

For fifteen years, Dorothea Jordan – celebrated actress and the duke’s former companion – filled its rooms with life. Now her restless spirit lingers within its walls. As her portraits are removed and her daughters sent away to make room for the royal bride, she fears her children will lose the duke’s favour.

Adelaide struggles to claim her place as duchess in a house shaped by another woman’s love – and begins to sense she is not alone.

Inspired by true events, The Queen of Bushy House is a dual-narrative novel of love, loss, motherhood, and the desperate desire to be remembered.

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