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Regency Period (1811 – 1820) The Regency period began in 1811, when King George III was deemed unfit to rule Britain, and his son George, the Prince of Wales, took over as Prince Regent. It wasn’t until King George III died in 1820 that the Regency period ended. Late Georgian Period (1820 – 1830) […]
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H.M. King George IV, Sir Thomas Lawrence. C. 1821.
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Georgian Jewelry
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962 Likes, 5 Comments - 🤴His Majesty King George VI (@hismajesty_kinggeorgevi) on Instagram: “Another handsome photo of King George VI. C. 1949 #KingGeorgeVI”
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Royal Signatures
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Georg Ludwig elector of Hanover became George I of England in 1714 simply because he was the Protestant heir nearest in blood to the late Queen Anne & therefore the most credible alternative to a Catholic Stuart restoration under the deposed James II. George never learned to speak English & partly because of that as well as his prioritizing Hanover over Britain, he never won the affection or even respect of the British (portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller)
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Leopoldo I Rey de Belgica / King Leopold I of Belgium (1)
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H.R.H. Prince George, the Prince Regent. (Later H.M. King George IV) in military uniform as painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, c. 1814.
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H.M. King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland (1762-1830) by John Singleton Copley, 1809.
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The 'Calendar' of George IV as Regent and new King 1811-1821
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“"George, Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick, later Duke of York" by Benjamin West, 1778. #art #painting #paintingoftheday @Rebeka80721106 @albertopetro2 @BaroneZaza70 @karmendida @ampomata @neblaruz @BrindusaB1 @marialves53 @ZanelliNadia @AlessandraCicc6”
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For those familiar with this period of history, you will no doubt be well aware of the relationship the Duke of Clarence had with the actress Dorothea Jordan and that she had 10 illegitimate childr…
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Oil painting on canvas, The Hervey Conversation Piece, ‘The Holland House Group’ by William Hogarth (London 1697 – London 1764), signed, on flower pot, right foreground: W. Hogath, probably 1738 - Ickworth
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A century-old letter describing Queen Elizabeth’s father during a youthful love affair is a reminder that the dutiful king did have a brief phase of rebellion.
Today, I am very pleased to welcome royal historian and author Catherine Curzon with a fascinating guest post on the death of King George IV!
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