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 1403983798
- ISBN13 9781403983794
- Publish Date 12 June 2007 (first published 9 October 1972)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 851
- Language English