Categotry Archives: George IV – The Regency
By George! It's a Jail Break!
Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, was ordered by her father to marry a man she could not tolerate. When she refused, her father replaced all her servants and brought her before a bishop. What is poor Charlotte to do? Having resolved not to submit to her fathers demands, Charlotte did the only thing she could think to do. She ran away from home. Her own home no less. Leaving dad and the Bishop of […]
By George! What's Charlotte's Beef?
Previously in By George! Mr. Al left a little cliff hanger regarding the marriage of Princess Charlotte. With her father, George IV, pushing one of his drinking buddies on her and her mother sensing and opportunity to get under George’s skin, Charlotte is certainly put on the spot. While desiring to remain in England was the public face of Princess Charlotte’s refusal to marry William, there were other issues as well. Williams drinking was but one. One of Charlotte’s biggest […]
By George! Princess Charlotte to Marry?
As Gereorge IV’s wife, Princess Caroline was so sure she knew her place that she took a bribe from him to quit her public life and leave England. Then she turned around and attended one of his parties without his invitation. Princess Caroline finally left England in the first week of August, 1814. I say finally because there was a slight hitch before she could leave. Namely, her daughter had become convinced, with reason, that dad was trying to force […]
By George! The Wrath of a Princess
I believe last week’s post about the newspapers during the Regency was a digression. Mr. Al takes up this week with another look at Princess Caroline and her relationship with George IV. Things had not been going well for the Princess at all. She had been growing more and more concerned with the public aspects of her life as the Princess of Wales. I should say she had been growing more concerned with her husbands ability to thwart what she […]
By George! I have no idea
Mr. Al sent this week’s By George! in last night. I know I should have stayed up for it, but I didn’t so it’s late and I haven’t even read it yet. Forget about having a picture with it. Anyway, I hope it’s good. In our time when communication with anyone nearly anywhere on the planet instantaneously is a fact of life, it’s hard to imagine a time when communication was more or less limited to the people one could […]
By George! What to Do With The Woman?
Mr. Al has now brought us well into the Regency, touching on such topics as Tsar Alexander, and Boue Brummel, but what of his dear wife, Princess Caroline? The Prince’s treatment of his wife netted her a great deal of public sympathy. While he could exclude her from his personal life and from official functions, his control over her personal life was limited. He had to support her, parliament made sure of that. As long as she had her own […]
By George! What to Do With a Tsar.
Last week Mr. Al talked about how poorly George IV got along with a certain Tsar’s sister, and hinted there might be problems because of it. Let’s see what he meant. The Prince saw King Louis off for his return to France at Dover, then returned to London to begin preparations for the arrival of Frederick William III, King of Prussia, Prince Metternich, who was representing the Emperor of Austria, and Tsar Alexander I. Having already received an unhealthy dose […]
By George! Just Who Is This Grand Duchess?
Just how much of a fat slob could George IV be, now that he is Regent? – Alice If the Prince was put out by the behavior of his socially inferior chums, it was nothing compared to what he experienced at the hands of his equals. And at a time when he should have been enjoying wide acclaim. The year was 1814, Napoleon had been defeated and packed off to Elba. British arms, and gold, had proved decisive in the […]
By George! What did Beau Say?
But let us turn for a moment to a question that my readers are sure to be wondering about. What did the Prince look like at this stage of the game? Funny you should ask. I’ll give you a hint. This little ditty was making the rounds during the time he assumed the Regency. Not a fatter fish than he flounders around the Polar sea. See his blubbers-at his gills What a world of drink he swills… Every fish of […]
By George! Let's Play King!
The first thing Prince George did on his appointment as Regent was to throw a party. But what does he do once the party is over? After the party, the Prince opened Carlton House to the public for three days. God only knows what he was thinking in doing so, The Public couldn’t wait to see what His Sorta Majesty had been pissing away taxpayer gold on for all those years. They got an eyeful. “There was not a spot […]
By George! It's Time to Party!
At long last Prince George had been made regent. (See last week’s post for details) Any guesses what he did first? And now that the long awaited Regency had finally begun, there was but one thing on the Prince’s mind. Napoleon? Don’t be silly. Reconciling the Whigs and Tories for the sake of better government? Oh puleeeeeeeeze! The Prince Regent wanted a party. The grandest party that ever was, ever had been or ever would be. Alas, it was pointed […]
By George! He Would Be King! Almost.
With so many unpleasant things happening in the royal family; Amelia’s death, the Duke of Cumberland’s scandal, you know something has to give, and it won’t be the Prince. The death of Princess Amelia, following so closely on the Duke of Cumberland scandal, had a very bad effect on the King. His relapse was so severe than many feared for his life. Even before the relapse, he was almost completely blind and deaf. No one held serious hopes that he […]
By George! Welcome to England, Highness-To-Be.
If Princess Caroline needs a moral compass which the dissolute Prince George isn’t able to provide, what is to become of her? Let’s see how she is greeted on arrival. While Princess Caroline was underway, her reception was taking shape. The Princesses arrival would be a big deal, of course. It had to be done right, as befitting a new Princess of Wales. And not just the public functions. Her household had to be put in order. A million details […]
