George III : a personal history
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- ISBN: 0465027237
- ISBN: 9780465027231
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 463 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, c1998.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-[443]) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 'The Greatest Beast in the Whole World' -- Father and Son -- The Pupil and His Tutors -- The 'Dearest Friend' -- Death of 'the Old Man' -- Bride and Bridegroom -- First Impressions -- Buckingham House -- Duties and Diversions -- A Promising Start -- Dukes and Ministers -- Family Life -- A Turbulent Ministry -- John Wilkes -- Troubles in America -- John Wilkes Returns -- 'A Man of Admirable Parts' -- 'An Ugly Job' -- Surrender at Yorktown -- The King's Brothers -- The King's Sisters -- The Move to Windsor -- At Mrs Delany's -- The Squire of Windsor -- 'Gross Abuses in the Expenditure of Public Money' -- The Gordon Riots -- Attempted Murder -- King George versus Mr Fox -- The Profligate Heir -- The Defeat of Fox -- A Secret Marriage -- The 'Medical Tribe' -- The Lincolnshire Mad-Doctor -- Doctors' Dilemma -- The King's Recovery -- Prayers and Celebrations -- Weymouth en fete -- War with France -- Relapse and Recovery -- A Disastrous Marriage -- The Angry Father -- A Dreaded Interview -- 'An Astonishing Change for the Worse' -- Princess Charlotte and her Mother -- The Royal Dukes -- The Conservative Gentleman -- The Nunnery -- Apotheosis -- Regency -- Last Days at Windsor. |
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Subject: | George III, King of Great Britain 1738-1820 Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820 Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography |
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