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George III: A Personal History

by Christopher Hibbert

Pages: 464

Contributors: Christopher Hibbert

Publisher: Basic Books

Place of Publication: New York

Publication Year: 1998

Subjects: George--Iii,--King Of Great Britain,--1738-1820,Great Britain--History--George Iii, 1760-1820,Great Britain--Kings And Rulers--Biography

Table of Contents

Title Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Author's Note

Part One

1: 'The Greatest Beast in the Whole World

2: Father and Son

3: The Pupil and His Tutors

4: The Dearest Friend

5: Death of 'The Old Man'

6: Bride and Bridegroom

7: First Impressions

8: Buckingham House

9: Duties and Diversions

10: A Promising Start

11: Dukes and Ministers

12: Family Life

13: A Turbulent Ministry

14: John Wilkes

15: Troubles in America

16: John Wilkes Returns

17: 'A Man of Admirable Parts'

18: 'An Ugly Job'

19: Surrender at Yorktown

20: The King's Brothers

21: The King's Sisters

22: The Move to Windsor

23: At Mrs. Delany'S

24: The Squire of Windsor

25: 'Gross Abuses in the Expenditure of Public Money'

Part Two

26: The Gordon Riots

27: Attempted Murder

28: King George versus Mr. Fox

29: The Profligate Heir

30: The Defeat of Fox

31: A Secret Marriage

32: The "Medical Tribe"

33: The Lincolnshire Mad-Doctor

34: Doctors' Dilemma

35: The King's Recovery

36: Prayers and Celebrations

37: Weymouth En Fête

38: War with France

39: Relapse and Recovery

40: A Disastrous Marriage

41: The Angry Father

42: A Dreaded Interview

43: 'An Astonishing Change for the Worse'

44: Princess Charlotte and Her Mother

45: The Royal Dukes

46: The Conservative Gentleman

47: The Nunnery

48: Apotheosis

49: Regency

50: Last Days at Windsor

Notes on Sources

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