George IV of the United Kingdom

King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on this day in London, on 3 November 1777. Her Royal Highness was the fifth daughter of the royal couple. Christening still happened in the olden days because Princess Sophia was christened on 1 December 1777, in the Great Council Chamber at St James's Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury who was known as Frederick Cornwallis. It should be noted that HRH had three godparents, all of whom were represented by proxies. King George III

of the reign of Prince Regent, later crowned as George IV. The era lasted from 1811 to 1820 and can be considered a sub-period of the Georgian era. In 1811 the Prince of Wales seized the power and became Prince Regent. It happened so, because the behaviour of King George III, his father, became erratic due to a mental illness. The era officially ended in 1820, when George III deceased and Prince Regent acceded to the throne and became King George IV. Unofficially, much longer period of time can be

The most recent George was born Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge on July 22, 2013 to Prince William of Wales and Duchess Catherine of Cambridge. His birth placed him third in line to the throne behind his father, Prince William, and grandfather, Prince Charles . Prince George joined a royal family tree shaken by Georges, and the new prince’s name called back to the Hanoverian times when four Georges headed the throne successively. This period was one where men of foreign descent reigned

The Royal Pavilion The Royal Pavilion was a very fashionable building in it's day. The architecture was quite fashionable as it used the idillic style which was fashionable and the farmhouse idea was fashionable, however the Indian style the Royal Pavilion used was unfashionable. On the outside of the Pavilion the Prince also used the neo-classical style which was fashionable back then. Trompe l'oeil was a fashionable interior design

Why was Pitt able to dominate politics between 1783 and 1793? In the late 18th century, William Pitt managed to turn what looked like an unstable political situation, the government being known as the “Mince-pie administration”, into a period of dominance for him and his supporters. So strong was his hold on politics at the time that he was able to pass an India Bill in 1784, just two years after Fox’s version of the bill had been rejected and forced the Fox-North coalition out of power. Pitt also

when George IV became the Prince Regent in 1811 due to his father King George III’s becoming unfit to rule. The Prince enjoyed living a lavish and extravagant lifestyle and had a desire to create grandeur in arts and architecture while in power. The Regency may have officially ended in 1820 when Prince Regent became King George IV, but the era of Regency Architecture has loosely defined boundaries and can be considered from the beginning of the 19th century until 1830 when King George IV died.

John Nash was born in 1752,(1) his professional career took place during the transition between the Neo-classism and Picturesque movements. He never really gained respect as an architect during his 83 year life before his death in 1835(2) as a result of his tendency to disobey the architectural rules left many believing he was a “rogue with no artistic excellence.” (2) (SUMMERSON, J. 1991, page 9) During his career, Nash transitioned from a fashionable country house architect in England and Wales

others. Her mother’s struggle to make the child dependent have the opposite effect as Victoria grew to be independent and encouraged herself to do new things. Queen Victoria was eighteen-years-old when she ascended to the throne. As the Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, Victoria reigned for sixty-four years; she left a great mark on Great Britain. Queen Victoria was very headstrong as well as the longest reigning British monarch from 1837-1901. Queen Victoria

of the King George III faced off against a few citizens of Boston which became recognized as the start of the Revolutionary War. It is recorded that Patrick Henry said, “We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists.” King George III influenced the Revolutionary war through his lapses in judgement, his overbearing hold on the colonies and his hunger for more power. King George III was well

The strategic and tactical decision for the United Kingdom in the protracted conflict was to limit the expansion of Communism. Since the establishment of the Bolshevik state through the October Revolution of 1917, Britain feared the expansion of Communism not only in the British Empire and the European continent but also the domestic threat. The Communist threat within Britain was a concern for British decision makers. This was evident with the increased membership in the Communist Party of Great