Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his "illegal" marriage to Catholic Mrs Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations and his witty one-liners, including one he uttered when he met his bride-to-be (Caroline of Brunswick) for the first time: "Harris, I am not well, fetch me a brandy." George IV was the son of George III (who went insane and inspired "The Madness of King George") and was the founder of the prestigious King's College in London.
- ISBN10 0140109404
- ISBN13 9780140109405
- Publish Date 31 March 1988 (first published 9 October 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 May 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition Re-issue
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 864
- Language English