Description
The Queen’s Physician by Edgar Maass is a compelling historical novel based on the remarkable true story of Johann Friedrich Struensee and the Danish royal court of the eighteenth century.
When the gifted physician Johann Friedrich Struensee is appointed personal doctor to the mentally unstable King Christian VII of Denmark, he soon becomes one of the most influential men in the kingdom. As his political reforms reshape the nation, he embarks on a forbidden romance with Queen Caroline Matilda, placing both their futures in jeopardy. Against a backdrop of court intrigue, ambition, and betrayal, Struensee’s rise to power leads to dramatic and far-reaching consequences.
Blending historical fact with vivid storytelling, The Queen’s Physician is an absorbing novel of politics, passion, and royal scandal that brings one of Europe’s most fascinating historical episodes to life.
