The Coronation of King George IV in Westminster Abbey. ( Courtesy of The Yale Center for British Art. Charles Turner, after Richard Barrett Davis, 1806. His Majesty King George III returning to Town from Windsor with an Escort of tenth Prince of Wales’ Own Light Dragoons. ( Courtesy Wellcome Library, London, under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 ) To Pippa, Nel and Custard, you bring the snuggles. Mayhem and magic to you, Willow Winsham, keep on keeping on. To friends near and far, to those who list and those who listen, I salute you from here to eternity. To the marvellous musicians and performers who bring the eighteenth century to life, never, ever stop. You have cajoled, encouraged and kept me on the Georgian royal road!Ī special merci must go to Adrian and Caroline for letting me be a small part of Jane Austen’s world. Endless gratitude also goes out across the world to the wonderful folk who stop by my blog once in a while.
My warmest thanks go to all the team at Pen and Sword Books, especially the inestimable Heather, who has more than earned her chocolates, to Lucy, for her good humour and sharp editing nib, and of course, to Kate.Ī huge thank you is due to all at T&Cake and Bex’s in West Yorkshire for keeping me well-fed, full of tea and never at a loss for cake. often whimsical, has a good sense of pace and you can imagine her stifling a smirk while writing this unusual biography.” -History of Royals Read more “ chronological series of amusing anecdotes.
Whether dodging assassins, marrying for money, digging up their ancestors, or sparking domestic disputes that echoed down the generations, the kings of Georgian Britain were never short on drama. Take a step back in time and meet the wives, mistresses, friends, and foes of these remarkable kings who shaped the nation, and find out what really went on behind closed palace doors. After all, being a king isn’t always about grand parties and jaw-dropping jewels, and sometimes following in a father’s footsteps can be the hardest job around. From love affairs to family feuds, political wrangling, and beyond, it is a chance to peer behind the pomp and follow these iconic figures from cradle to grave. Kings of Georgian Britain offers a fresh perspective on the lives of the four Georges and the events that shaped their characters and reigns. From the day the German-speaking George I stepped off the boat from Hanover to the night that George IV, bloated and diseased, breathed his last at Windsor, the four kings had presided over a changing nation.
This royal historian’s “lively study of the four Georges who sat on the English throne for over a century is a joy” (Jane Austen’s Regency World).įor over one hundred years of turmoil, upheaval, and scandal, Great Britain was a Georgian land.
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