Book Overview
This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king's contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving dilettante and a feeble and ineffective ruler who was responsible for the decline of the power and reputation of the monarchy in the early nineteenth...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B019VKWTSA
ISBN13:9780300088021
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Too focused on politics
Published by Marie , 9 months ago
The politics made it tedious. Not a captivating read.
Party King
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This guy was the epitome of decadents. The author described in 3D so it seams the parties,the spending, the frustration, the many mistresses of this unpopular king. No one was sorry when he passed away. That is sad indeed. The author also showed that this king was a great patron of the arts. He built schools. Great book.
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