"One of the most satisfying biographies of an English king: it is ample, convincing and well written"-from the acclaimed author of
The House of Medici (
The Times Literary Supplement).
Christopher Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his "illegal" marriage to Catholic Mrs. Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations and his witty one-liners, including one he uttered when he met his bride-to-be (Caroline of Brunswick) for the first time: "Harris, I am not well, fetch me a brandy." George IV was the son of George III (who went insane and inspired
The Madness of King George) and was the founder of the prestigious King's College in London.
"A delight to read... an enormously enjoyable and skillful portrait." -Philip Ziegler,
The Spectator
"Christopher Hibbert's George IV is at once soundly based on research in the Royal Archives at Windsor and a rollicking good read. I found it invaluable when I was researching The Unruly Queen, my life of George IV's wife, Queen Caroline, and I recommend it to anyone interested by George IV's flamboyant and outrageous personality." -Flora Fraser, author of
Flora Macdonald: "Pretty Young Rebel"
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978-1-250-10279-9 (9781250102799)
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