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Author : Janice Hadlow
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805096566
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)
Download or read book A Royal Experiment written by Janice Hadlow and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published as The strangest family in the U.K. in 2014 by William Collins"--Title page verso.
Author : Janice Hadlow
Publisher : Picador
ISBN 13 : 9781250075147
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (751 download)
Download or read book A Royal Experiment written by Janice Hadlow and published by Picador. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning debut of an important new history writer In this magnificent biography of a marriage-between Great Britain's King George III and Queen Charlotte-Janice Hadlow exposes with astonishing emotional force King George's attempt to achieve what none of his forebears had accomplished: a happy family life. To Americans, King George III has long been doubly famous-as the "tyrant" from whom colonial revolutionaries wrested their nation's liberty and, owing to his late-life illness, as "the mad king." In A Royal Experiment, he is also a man with a poignant agenda, determined to be a new kind of king, one whose power will be rooted in the affection and approval of his people, and a new kind of man, a faithful husband capable of companionship and domestic harmony. For a long time, it seems as if, against the odds, George's great experiment might succeed. Queen Charlotte shares his sense of moral purpose, and together they do everything they can to raise their tribe of thirteen sons and daughters in a climate of loving attention. But in a rapidly more populous and prosperous England, through years of revolution in America and in France, the struggle to achieve a new balance between politics and privacy places increasing stress on George and Charlotte. The story that roils across the long arc of George's life and reign is high drama-tragic and riveting.
Author : Miranda Carter
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1400043638
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book George, Nicholas and Wilhelm written by Miranda Carter and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2010 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell their tragicomic stories.
Author : George Catlin
Publisher : BBS Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The George Catlin Book of American Indians written by George Catlin and published by BBS Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1988 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproductions of Catlin's famous paintings.
Author : Andrew C. Thompson
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300118929
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book George II written by Andrew C. Thompson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This landmark biography uncovers extensive new evidence in British and German archives, making possible the most complete and accurate assessment of this thirty-three-year reign. Andrew C. Thompson paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Born in Hanover in 1683, George Augustus first came to London in 1714 as the new Prince of Wales. He assumed the throne in 1727, held it until his death in 1760, and has the distinction of being Britain's last foreign-born king and the last king to lead an army in battle. With George's story at its heart, the book reconstructs his thoughts and actions through a careful reading of the letters and papers of those around him. Thompson explores the previously underappreciated roles George played in the political processes of Britain, especially in foreign policy, and also charts the intricacies of the king's complicated relationships and reassesses the lasting impact of his frequent return trips to Hanover. George II emerges from these pages as an independent and cosmopolitan figure of undeniable historical fascination.
Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Screenplays
ISBN 13 : 9780571176168
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (761 download)
Download or read book The Madness of King George written by Alan Bennett and published by Screenplays. This book was released on 1995 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 30 years into his reign, the King of England starts to go a little mad; his court hires a new, radical doctor to try to cure him, but what he really needs in the love of a good queen.
Author : Hilary L. Rubinstein
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526765004
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Catastrophe at Spithead written by Hilary L. Rubinstein and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating historical inquiry sheds new light on the mysterious sinking of an 18th century warship and its lingering effect on British naval culture. On August 29th, 1782, the mighty flagship HMS Royal George suddenly capsized while anchored in the calm, familiar waters of Spithead on the English Channel. In one of the most sensational and perplexing incidents in naval history, Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, an outstanding veteran officer, drowned along with more than 800 crew and many civilian visitors. Catastrophe at Spithead is the first comprehensive account of the sinking, drawn from a variety of archival sources, including reports by survivors and eyewitnesses. Hilary L. Rubinstein examines the mysterious cause and tragic cost of the disaster, as well as its lingering aftereffects, including its treatment in literature. As well as describing the sinking, Rubenstein uncovers new information on the life and career of Rear Admiral Kempenfelt, ranging from his familial relation to the great Admiral Rodney to accounts of his whereabouts when the ship sank. These call into question the scenario in William Cowper's famous poem, “On the Sinking of the Royal George,” which depicts Kempenfelt writing in his cabin when she foundered.
Author : Andrew Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984879278
Total Pages : 1033 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)
Download or read book The Last King of America written by Andrew Roberts and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 1033 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck. In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.
Author : Rosalyn Schanzer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426300424
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book George Vs. George written by Rosalyn Schanzer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.
Author : John Dunton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Royal Gratitude; or King George's promise never to forget his obligations to those who have distinguish'd themselves in his service, critically considered, in a letter to ... R. Walpole ... occasion'd by a general report that Mr. J. Dunton ... will speedily be rewarded ... Written by that Person of Honour that sent Mr. Dunton those early discoveries of Oxford's and Bolingbroke's treason ... which he ... called Neck or Nothing. To which is added, The High Church Gudgeons: or a day's ramble to catch the foolish Jacks with their own treason, with Mr. Dunton's speech to the Lord Mayor ... upon this occasion, etc written by John Dunton and published by . This book was released on 1716 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Austin Teutsch
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781456364779
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (647 download)
Download or read book King George written by Austin Teutsch and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KING GEORGE The Triumphs and Tragedies In The Life of George Strait THE KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC THE TRAGEDIES ---George's mother left him as a child when he was in the third grade. She took his little sister with her. His mother died in 2010 estranged from her famous son. ---George's beautiful 13 year old daughter, Jennifer was killed in an automobile accident in 1986. ---George's older brother, John "Buddy" Strait was found dead in a San Antonio, Texas motor inn in 2009. The Autopsy was immediately sealed. THE TRIUMPHS ---57 number one hit records...a record that may never be broken by any artist of any musical genre...more than Elvis, Michael Jackson or the Beatles. ---The 1981 birth of George's namesake, George Harvey "Bubba" Strait, Jr., his rodeo-ridin son who is writing songs for a career of his own. ---George's nearly 40 year marriage to his high school sweetheart, Norma Voss, the lady that keeps him coming back for more. "An amazing story of an amazing life!" ----Texas Music Magazine
Author : George MacDonald Fraser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101633875
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Royal Flash written by George MacDonald Fraser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Horse riding, sword fighting, fistfights, escapes, chases... If anyone is looking for a successor to James Bond, Flashy is the one."—The New York Times In Volume II of the Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck in a battle of wits which will decide the destiny of a continent. In this volume of The Flashman Papers, Flashman, the arch-cad and toady, matches his wits, his talents for deceit and malice, and above all his speed in evasion against the most brilliant European statesman and against the most beauiful and unscrupulous adventuress of the era. From London gaming-halls and English hunting-fields to European dungeons and throne-rooms, he is involved in a desperate succession of escapes, disguises, amours and (when he cannot avoid them) hand-to-hand combats. All the while, the destiny of a continent rests on his broad and failing shoulders.
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Author : Julian SLIGHT
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)
Download or read book A narrative of the loss of the Royal George ... Fifth edition. [The preface signed: J. S., i.e. Julian Slight.] written by Julian SLIGHT and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kenneth Rose
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9781842120019
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (2 download)
Download or read book King George V written by Kenneth Rose and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2000 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Whitbread (and Wolfson and Yorkshire Post) Prize Winning account of the king whose life spanned the centuries. Grandfather of the present Queen, George V bridged the century from the ¿glories¿ of the Victorian and Edwardian eras through the horrors of the Great War. His life is recounted here drawing on letters and diaries of the Royal family as well as intimates and social observers of the time. As his funeral cortege turned into New Palace Yard the Maltese Cross fell from the Crown and landed in the gutter. ¿A most terrible omen¿ wrote Harold Nicolson. And indeed it was.
Author : John Brooke
Publisher : Harvill Press
ISBN 13 : 9780586039441
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (394 download)
Download or read book King George III written by John Brooke and published by Harvill Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Fritz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698114027
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)
Download or read book Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? written by Jean Fritz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-09-09 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Great fun and fascinating history." —School Library Journal, (starred review) This entertaining volume, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, sheds light on the life of England's King George III. It begins when he was a bashful boy who blushed easily, goes on to his early days as king, and finally examines his role in the American Revolution - when Americans ceased to think of him as good King George. Fascinating history made accessible for young readers. "The lively text includes plenty of amusing, personality-revealing anecdotes . . ." —Children's Literature
Author : Jane Ridley
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062567519
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (625 download)
Download or read book George V written by Jane Ridley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnership The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, "he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater. However, though it lasted only a quarter-century, George’s reign was immensely consequential. He faced a constitutional crisis, the First World War, the fall of thirteen European monarchies and the rise of Bolshevism. The suffragette Emily Davison threw herself under his horse at the Derby, he refused asylum to his cousin the Tsar Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution, and he facilitated the first Labour government. And, as Jane Ridley shows, the modern British monarchy would not exist without George; he reinvented the institution, allowing it to survive and thrive when its very existence seemed doomed. The status of the British monarchy today, she argues, is due in large part to him. How this supposedly limited man managed to steer the crown through so many perils and adapt an essentially Victorian institution to the twentieth century is a great story in itself. But this book is also a riveting portrait of a royal marriage and family life. Queen Mary played a pivotal role in the reign as well as being an important figure in her own right. Under the couple's stewardship, the crown emerged stronger than ever. George V founded the modern monarchy, and yet his disastrous quarrel with his eldest son, the Duke of Windsor, culminated in the existential crisis of the Abdication only months after his death. Jane Ridley has had unprecedented access to the archives, and for the first time is able to reassess in full the many myths associated with this crucial and dramatic time. She brings us a royal family and world not long vanished, and not so far from our own.
