Author: Philip Ziegler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Sketches the life of the British king and examines his attitudes towards political reform in the early-nineteenth century.
King William IV.
Author: Philip Ziegler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Sketches the life of the British king and examines his attitudes towards political reform in the early-nineteenth century.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Sketches the life of the British king and examines his attitudes towards political reform in the early-nineteenth century.
William IV
Author: John Van Der Kiste
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399098586
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the British throne. A brief career in the navy, followed by several years of semi-obscurity and a liaison with the actress Dorothea Jordan that gave them a family of ten children, came to an end with the ‘royal race for the crown’, requiring him and several of his other similarly unmarried brothers to find wives and ensure the royal succession after the unexpected death of their only legitimate niece Charlotte, daughter of the Prince Regent. William’s wife, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, failed to produce any children who survived infancy, but despite their great difference in ages she succeeded in taming his previously uncouth manners. By the time he ascended the throne in 1830, the formerly outspoken prince had proved himself fitted to be a conscientious and astute if occasionally eccentric sovereign who successfully weathered the storms engendered by the passage of the Great Reform Bill. Between them, King William and Queen Adelaide helped to restore the popularity of a somewhat tarnished crown and lay the foundations for a modern monarchy under the auspices of their niece who succeeded them as Queen Victoria. This book portrays the life and character of ‘Good King Billy’, one of Britain’s most endearing sovereigns. An affable character of straightforward honesty and common sense, an occasionally tactless, blundering character with an instinctive dislike of pomp and ceremony but with the common touch, he was arguably the most human, down-to-earth of the Hanoverians.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399098586
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the British throne. A brief career in the navy, followed by several years of semi-obscurity and a liaison with the actress Dorothea Jordan that gave them a family of ten children, came to an end with the ‘royal race for the crown’, requiring him and several of his other similarly unmarried brothers to find wives and ensure the royal succession after the unexpected death of their only legitimate niece Charlotte, daughter of the Prince Regent. William’s wife, Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, failed to produce any children who survived infancy, but despite their great difference in ages she succeeded in taming his previously uncouth manners. By the time he ascended the throne in 1830, the formerly outspoken prince had proved himself fitted to be a conscientious and astute if occasionally eccentric sovereign who successfully weathered the storms engendered by the passage of the Great Reform Bill. Between them, King William and Queen Adelaide helped to restore the popularity of a somewhat tarnished crown and lay the foundations for a modern monarchy under the auspices of their niece who succeeded them as Queen Victoria. This book portrays the life and character of ‘Good King Billy’, one of Britain’s most endearing sovereigns. An affable character of straightforward honesty and common sense, an occasionally tactless, blundering character with an instinctive dislike of pomp and ceremony but with the common touch, he was arguably the most human, down-to-earth of the Hanoverians.
King William IV
Author: Walter Gore Allen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9787250009304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9787250009304
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV
Author: Charles Greville
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King William IV
William IV, Mrs. Jordan, and the Family They Made
Author: Daniel A. Willis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781941072035
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In the 21st Century, most people know the life story of young Prince William who will be King one day. But what about the last King William? King William IV reigned from 1830 - 1837 and Came to the Throne with a full family of children. However, none were by his wife. Who was this brood of illegitimate children and what became of them? Follow the story of King's 20-year affair with celebrated actress Mrs. Jordan, and the children they raised together, as well as the descendants that continue to the present day.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781941072035
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In the 21st Century, most people know the life story of young Prince William who will be King one day. But what about the last King William? King William IV reigned from 1830 - 1837 and Came to the Throne with a full family of children. However, none were by his wife. Who was this brood of illegitimate children and what became of them? Follow the story of King's 20-year affair with celebrated actress Mrs. Jordan, and the children they raised together, as well as the descendants that continue to the present day.
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV
Author: Charles Greville
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368826735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368826735
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV
Author: Charles Greville
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368826719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368826719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV. and King William IV. by the Late C.C.F. Greville
Sailor King
Author: Tom Pocock
Publisher: Sinclair Stevenson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Biografie over de Engelse koning (1765-1837)
Publisher: Sinclair Stevenson
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Biografie over de Engelse koning (1765-1837)